Cape’s defense lines up to try to stop Smryna’s two-point attempt in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter Oct. 25. The Eagles scored 30 points in the second half to beat the Vikings 46-20. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Vikings senior Gawain Curtis tries to close in before sophomore Drew Marks gets off a pass.
Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney did a little bit of everything to help his team win, including punting.
Cape senior Brendan Staggs races into the end zone on a 57-yard touchdown reception to put the Vikings up early.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick introduces himself to Smyrna sophomore Jason Caserta while Eagles lineman Boe Evans gets acquainted with Cape linebacker Robbie Payton.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle tosses a ball to the outside.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick picks up one of his six tackles against Smryna quarterback Drew Marks.
Vikings senior Zane Coulbourn didn’t give up on this play, but Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney isn’t the easiest to tackle. Coulbourne led the team with 12 tackles.
Cape junior Ty Handy finished with nine tackles but couldn’t quite beat Smyrna junior Phoenix Henriquez to the corner.
Cape Sal Sartori gets held up rushing the passer. The junior was all over the field and collected eight tackles.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick starts to hit the hole.
Cape junior Dell Richards carries the ball.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick tries to shake Kyrin Timmons off his back.
Cape junior Ant Francis tackles Eric Dorsey III.
Cape defensive linemen (l-r) Tre Batson, Sal Sartori and Gawain Curtis prepare to lock horns with the Smyrna line.
One of the keys to Smyrna’s success was its sell and execution of the option. Kahmaj Kearney kept the ball on this play, but Eric Dorsey III was deceptive.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle launches another long pass to Brendan Staggs.
Shortly after scoring on a 10-yard catch, Cape junior Dell Richards prevented a longer gain with this tackle.
Cape’s defense lines up to try to stop Smryna’s two-point attempt in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter Oct. 25. The Eagles scored 30 points in the second half to beat the Vikings 46-20. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Vikings senior Gawain Curtis tries to close in before sophomore Drew Marks gets off a pass.
Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney did a little bit of everything to help his team win, including punting.
Cape senior Brendan Staggs races into the end zone on a 57-yard touchdown reception to put the Vikings up early.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick introduces himself to Smyrna sophomore Jason Caserta while Eagles lineman Boe Evans gets acquainted with Cape linebacker Robbie Payton.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle tosses a ball to the outside.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick picks up one of his six tackles against Smryna quarterback Drew Marks.
Vikings senior Zane Coulbourn didn’t give up on this play, but Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney isn’t the easiest to tackle. Coulbourne led the team with 12 tackles.
Cape junior Ty Handy finished with nine tackles but couldn’t quite beat Smyrna junior Phoenix Henriquez to the corner.
Cape Sal Sartori gets held up rushing the passer. The junior was all over the field and collected eight tackles.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick starts to hit the hole.
Cape junior Dell Richards carries the ball.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick tries to shake Kyrin Timmons off his back.
Cape junior Ant Francis tackles Eric Dorsey III.
Cape defensive linemen (l-r) Tre Batson, Sal Sartori and Gawain Curtis prepare to lock horns with the Smyrna line.
One of the keys to Smyrna’s success was its sell and execution of the option. Kahmaj Kearney kept the ball on this play, but Eric Dorsey III was deceptive.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle launches another long pass to Brendan Staggs.
Shortly after scoring on a 10-yard catch, Cape junior Dell Richards prevented a longer gain with this tackle.
In a tale of two halves, Smyrna football (4-4) went to the air to emerge victorious over visiting Cape (5-3) 46-20 Oct. 25.
“I thought we had a really good plan coming in; we felt really good about it,” Cape coach Mike Frederick said. “We had a good week of practice, and that's usually a good sign when it comes to how your team's going to play Friday.”
Frederick thought the Vikings’ plan to run through the middle did not work out as well as they hoped. Things started positively for Cape, with the Vikings scoring first on a 57-yard touchdown pass from Jameson Tingle to Brendan Staggs. Smyrna took the lead when Kahmaj Kearney scored a 20-yard rushing touchdown and followed it up with a successful run on the two-point try.
Cape responded with another Tingle touchdown pass, this time 27 yards to Dell Richards. Smyrna duplicated its initial response when Eric Dorsey III got on the end of a 51-yard pass from Drew Marks. Kearney converted the two-point try by passing to Wendell Smallwood. The Eagles took the 16-14 lead into the half.
Marks added two more touchdown passes in the third, one to Kearney and another to Phoenix Henriquez, to put the Vikings down two scores, 30-14. Cape was able to stop the second two-point try of the third quarter.
“We’ve got to be able to get some turnovers – we didn't get those – and we’ve got to be able to stop the two-pointers,” Frederick said. “When you play Smyrna, you’re gonna have to score 35 or 40 points, because their offense is pretty dynamic.”
Smyrna added another eight points on Kearney runs for the touchdown and subsequent two-point try to open the fourth with a 38-14 advantage. Cape answered with a long pass from Tingle to Staggs and punched it in when Tingle found Richards again for a touchdown. The Vikings were unsuccessful on their two-point try, keeping Smyrna’s advantage at three scores, 38-20.
Marks threw his fourth touchdown of the game, second to Henriquez to ice the game 46-20 after Kearney ran in for another two points. Smryna controlled the ball for the final 10 minutes and 20 seconds of the game.
“[Smryna] was making plays,” Frederick said. “Maybe their guys were beating our guys, or the plan coming in wasn't as good. I kind of felt like I let our guys down today. I take responsibility for it.”
Cape will look to pick itself up on Senior Night at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, against a 2-4 Dover squad that won nine games last year.
“We gotta think about Dover and try to go 1-0 this week,” Frederick said. “Win the play, win the drive, win the series, win the quarter, win the game and then finish out the season.”
Game Notes
Jameson Tingle’s 11 completions went for 185 yards and three of them were for touchdowns.
Brendan Staggs caught four passes, one for a touchdown, and finished with 125 yards receiving.
Dell Richards’ two touchdowns were part of a four-catch, 47-yard performance. He also had 10 tackles on defense.
Zane Coulbourne led the team in tackles with 12
Cape’s defense lines up to try to stop Smryna’s two-point attempt in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter Oct. 25. The Eagles scored 30 points in the second half to beat the Vikings 46-20. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Vikings senior Gawain Curtis tries to close in before sophomore Drew Marks gets off a pass.
Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney did a little bit of everything to help his team win, including punting.
Cape senior Brendan Staggs races into the end zone on a 57-yard touchdown reception to put the Vikings up early.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick introduces himself to Smyrna sophomore Jason Caserta while Eagles lineman Boe Evans gets acquainted with Cape linebacker Robbie Payton.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle tosses a ball to the outside.
Vikings senior Bodie Frederick picks up one of his six tackles against Smryna quarterback Drew Marks.
Vikings senior Zane Coulbourn didn’t give up on this play, but Smyrna junior Kahmaj Kearney isn’t the easiest to tackle. Coulbourne led the team with 12 tackles.
Cape junior Ty Handy finished with nine tackles but couldn’t quite beat Smyrna junior Phoenix Henriquez to the corner.
Cape Sal Sartori gets held up rushing the passer. The junior was all over the field and collected eight tackles.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick starts to hit the hole.
Cape junior Dell Richards carries the ball.
Vikings junior Jayden Messick tries to shake Kyrin Timmons off his back.
Cape junior Ant Francis tackles Eric Dorsey III.
Cape defensive linemen (l-r) Tre Batson, Sal Sartori and Gawain Curtis prepare to lock horns with the Smyrna line.
One of the keys to Smyrna’s success was its sell and execution of the option. Kahmaj Kearney kept the ball on this play, but Eric Dorsey III was deceptive.
Cape quarterback Jameson Tingle launches another long pass to Brendan Staggs.
Shortly after scoring on a 10-yard catch, Cape junior Dell Richards prevented a longer gain with this tackle.Event Details :
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