Located near the capital of Delaware, these two teams have battled 66 times since 1935 and been playing consistently since 1961. The stadium would exceed capacity tonight on the biggest night of the year for both teams, topped off by being Caesar Rodney’s Senior Night. This game had a big stake at hand: a playoff berth for Caesar Rodney was on the line, and Dover was trying to stop them in their tracks.

MVP

Julian Trammell

Caesar Rodney

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Bailey DeAtley

Caesar Rodney

Bailey is a three-year letterman on the varsity football team. Bailey was named 1st State All-Conference Tight End and was on the All-State Academic Team in the 2016 season. Bailey plans to attend college upon graduation and pursue a degree in business.

Nadeem Boggerty

Dover

Nadeem is a three-year letterman in football and lacrosse. Nadeem is the Senior Class President and President of the National Honor Society. He also received the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism in 2017. Nadeem plans to attend college upon graduation and pursue a degree in nursing or biology.

HALL OF FAME

Miles Hunter

Caesar Rodney

Miles played in the rivalry game since his sophomore year in 2008. His senior year, Miles was a captain and was named a 1st Team All-State linebacker. He went on to play at Liberty University and win three conference championships, and graduated with a degree in psychology, and finished with a master’s in education. Miles currently works as a diversity coordinator, and is proud to call Caesar Rodney his home.

Hameen Ali

Dover

Hameen played in the rivalry game since his sophomore year in 1994. Hameen is an American former college football player for the College of William & Mary who is known for being the 2000 recipient of the Disney Sports Spirit Award. The award is presented annually to “college football’s most inspirational athlete, who displays a sense of courage and an undying love for the game, while overcoming adversity on or off the field.” Hameen is currently a coach at Dover, where he serves as a role model to his athletes.

GAME SUMMARY

Game MVP #7 Julian Trammell started off the game by scoring on a 20-yard run in the first quarter, while Dover answered right back with a 50-yard rushing touchdown by Javon Peace and a two-point conversion by Jordan Magee to make the score 8-7 going into halftime. In the second half, Caesar Rodney’s Trammell scored on a 46-yard run in the third quarter making the score 13-8. The teams did not score again until the fourth quarter when Caesar Rodney quarterback, Jared Wagenhoffer, connected with Forrest Booker on a 9-yard TD pass to make the score 20-8. Dover answered the touchdown on a screen pass from quarterback Jordan Magee to Eden Davis to break free into a 38- yard TD reception. After a defensive stop, the Senators got the ball back on their own 20-yard line still trailing 20-14 with 3:27 remaining. Caesar Rodney made a defensive stop and tacked on another TD to make the final score 27-14.