Bulldogs' Jones breaks record as rival Wildcats record victory
Jones did not disappoint on the epic night as he broke the rushing record, but Delmar, on the strength of a 23-7 run in the second half, wound up with the 37-28 victory Friday.This was one of those Delmar-Laurel games that was a very good and entertaining one, said Delmar coach David Hearn. This type of game feeds to any football team and it was something that lifted both teams up and you couldn't ask for a better game.
The Bulldogs (3-6, 3-2 Henlopen) wasted no time trying to get Jones the record as he had nine carries on the opening drive including a 1-yard plunge into the end zone for a touchdown. Jones accumulated 41 yards, leaving him 10 short of the record.
Delmar (8-1, 4-1) started their drive with several big runs including a huge 31-yard run by Shaquor Majors. During that play, several flags were thrown as two pairs of offsetting penalties were called eventually leading to Majors being ejected for throwing a punch. After order was restored, the Wildcats knotted the score when quarterback Kevin Trader hit Tavon Smiley for a 13-yard touchdown pass. The point after attempt was good.
Reputations die hard in NFL
Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.
Reputations die hard in the NFL, but they are fading rapidly this season. Philadelphia under Andy Reid eschews the run, you say. Well, the Eagles lead the league in rushing.
The Jets put fear of running the ball into opposing offenses with their myriad schemes and unpredictability. That's another accepted bromide since Rex Ryan became their coach in 2009. Look at the rankings: New York has yielded 4.2 yards a carry on the ground per game, ranked 25th in the NFL. The Jets also have allowed nearly 22 points a game.
And this one: San Francisco can't win on the road. True, perhaps, before Jim Harbaugh was hired as coach this year. These 49ers are 3-0 away from Candlestick Park, all impressive victories: at Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Detroit.
Most noteworthy in all this upheaval is what's happening with the Steelers and Patriots. Neither trend is a one-season phenomenon, either.
For all its success and all its legacy as a pound-the-rock team, the Steelers have adapted as well as anyone to the NFL's current pass-first and pass-often mentality. Never was that more on display than in last Sunday's 25-17 victory over the Patriots, in which Ben Roethlisberger threw 50 times in 78 plays — as many passes as New England's total snaps.
