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Halftime was highlight of Cape's 53-0 home win over Cape May

The late Jeff Burnham, Cape class of 1986, was honored at halftime in the Vikings vs. Cape May game as his family was presented with his No. 74 jersey. In front center, Jeff's mother, Faye; wife, Tammy; and sister, Cindy hold the framed jersey. Jeff, a Vikings football and baseball standout, passed away June 21 from colon cancer. BY DAN COOK
Dave Frederick
September 16, 2014
Former Lewes mayor and current Delaware River and Bay Authority Commissioner Jim Ford tosses the coin to start the Cape vs. Cape game. BY DAN COOK
Cape linebacker Bill Gibbs lines up Cape May ball carrier Isaac Whitmore. BY DAN COOK
Cape running back Michael Williams slams through a Tigers defensive back. Williams scored two touchdowns in the Vikings' 53-0 win. BY DAN COOK
Cape quarterback Tavon Scott, right, celebrates his touchdown pass to wide receiver Jason Wiberg. BY DAN COOK
Jason Wiberg catches a pass from Tavon Scott for a Vikings touchdown. BY DAN COOK
The Cape defense didn't allow Cape May a single point in the contest. BY DAN COOK
Cape running back Michael Williams gets control and carries for a 35-yard touchdown. BY DAN COOK
Members of the Jeff Burnham family and Cape football team gather at midfield for the halftime presentation of a jersey with Burnham's number. BY DAN COOK
BY DAN COOK
Cape lineman Devin Miller presents the framed jersey to Jeff Burnham's wife Tammy (blue shirt) as Burnham's father Skip, mother Faye, brother Mike and sister Cindy look on. BY DAN COOK

The highlight of the Cape versus Cape Saturday afternoon football game was the halftime presentation to the family of the late Jeff Burnham, a Vikings lineman class of '86 who passed away June 21 this year, of his framed No. 74 football jersey. Sept. 13 would have been Jeff’s 46th birthday. Current Vikings linemen Anthony Elgin, Tyre Maull, Julius Tyler, Devin Miller, Brandon Nixon and Shamar Moore presented the jersey to the family after words from Jeff’s head coach, Rob Schroeder.

The game: The number played on the Cape Henlopen pigskin piano is 88-0 over the first two games of the season. At Legends Stadium Sept. 14, the Vikings sank Cape May 53-0 after leading 43-0 at halftime.

The victory comes on the heels of a 35-0 opening-night win over Milford. And perhaps a more telling number is the one that never moved - Absolute Zero.

“We are doing what we need to do to get better at all positions on both sides of the football," said coach Bill Collick. “If we want to be part of the story when the leaves start falling, we have to be solid at every position on the field. But the season hasn’t even started yet."

Cape got started in the first quarter taking it downhill to the field house with three touchdown runs by different backs including Mike Williams with 35 yards, Bill Gibbs 41 yards and Ja’Von Currie 7 yards.

Cape flipped directions in the second quarter with three more touchdowns by Gibbs, 35 yards; Williams, 15 yards on a fumble recovery; and a Tavon Scott to Jason Wiberg 25-yard touchdown pass.

With the clock running in the second half, Cape dialed it down with scores coming on a Richard Cary 27-yard field goal and a 50-yard fourth quarter touchdown run by sophomore Robert Neall.

Sophomore soccer guy Carey scored 7 points in the game including 4 PATs and a field goal. The Vikings also converted on a pair of two-point plays: LeArris Griffin to Wiberg and Griffin to Brent Reed.

Cape’s opening two wins were against Division II opponents. Friday, Sept. 19, the Vikings play at Indian River, also a Division II school. The Indians lost at Smyrna 35-14 Sept. 12.

Notes: A look at Cape’s upcoming opponents in order of rotation: Indian River lost to Smyrna 35-14, now 1-1 on season; Caesar Rodney lost at Middletown 17-7, 0-2;  Cambridge beat Kent County 23-14 to go 2-0;  Dover lost at Concord 41-14, now at 1-1;  Polytech lost to Woodbridge 35-21, 1-1; Sussex Tech lost at Saint Mark’s 35-34, 1-1; Sussex Central lost at Lake Forest 23-20, 1-1; Smyrna 35-14 over Indian River; 1-1. Cape’s head coach Bill Collick, offensive coordinator Herky Billings and defensive coordinator John Parker total over 100 years of coaching experience.  They are matched by the Indian River big three of Ray Steele as head coach, Paul Kmetz as offensive coordinator and Mike Norton, defensive coordinator.

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