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Strong Defensive Effort Leads Woodbridge To First Ever State Title

December 4, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Football, Local Sports

Newark, DE – The old football saying, “defense wins championships.”  The Woodbridge Blue Raiders are a great example of that.  Defense has been their calling card all season.  Saturday night in the Delaware Division II High School Football Championship Game, it was the main reason why Woodbridge defeated Wilmington Friends 14-9 to win their first ever state title.

Friends only touchdown on the night was the result of a pick six.  The Blue Raiders’ needed every amount of effort from that side of the ball.  Woodbridge’s offense was bottled up a good portion of the game.  Their biggest play occurred in the first quarter when quarterback Troy Haynes hit Gabriel Wescott in stride on a pass play that covered 75 yards.  On the next play Terrique Riddick’s spin move produced a four yard touchdown.  The extra point try was no good and the Raiders led 6-0.

The defense saved the day late in the fourth quarter.  With Woodbridge holding a 14-9 lead, Friends recovered a fumble at the Blue Raider 13.  The Quakers could not capitalize as Woodbridge completes a perfect 13-0 season.

Tags: 2016 Delaware Division II Football Championship GameDelaware high school footballGabriel WescottHenlopen ConferenceSportsTerrique RiddickTroy Hayneswboc sportsWilmington Friendswoodbridge footballWoodbridge High School
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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.

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