Smryna Is After A Three-Peat In Delaware

August 21, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Football, Local Sports

Two key losses on offense make Smyrna’s defense of their 2016 state championship challenging for head coach Mike Judy. He must replace the Delaware Player Of The Year in quarterback Nolan Henderson who has taken his talents to the college level at the University of Delaware. That was expected due to graduation. Somewhat of a surprise was the transfer of the Eagles second leading rusher Leddie Brown. The West Virginia commit will play this season at Nuemann Goretti in Philadelphia.

Not all is bleak for Smyrna. Returning for his senior season, one of the state’s best running backs, Will Knight. He gained 1,339 yards and rushed for 24 touchdowns in the 2016 championship season. On defense the Eagles will rely on end Hunter Moyer whose ten sacks were tops on the team.

2017 Smyrna Schedule
9/8 @ Middletown
9/15 Franklin (MD)
9/22 Irvington (NJ)
9/29 Cape Henlopen
10/6 @ Caesar Rodney
10/13 Sussex Central
10/20 @ Dover
10/17 Sussex Tech
11/3 @ Salesianum
11/10 @ Polytech

Tags: Delaware high school football Henlopen Conference Hunter Moyer Inside the Huddle leddie brown Mike Judy Nolan Henderson smyrna eagles smyrna football Sports wboc sports Will Knight

About Matt Pencek

Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.