Vick And Other Pro Athletes To Visit Delmarva

June 27, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Local Sports

Michael Vick was named to four Pro Bowls during a 13 year NFL career. He owns the league records for rushing yards by a quarterback in a season and in a career. Vick will have some of the skills on display this Saturday (July 1) at James M. Bennett High School. Vick is leading a team in the Celebrity Basketball Classic.

The event is coordinated by current Bennett boy’s basketball coach Andre Collins. Collins was a dominant high school player at Crisfield, averaging 30.5 points per game his senior season. He played on the 2002 national champion Maryland Terrapins.
In the course of an international pro career Collins developed a network of athletes, several of them will participate with Vick.

Scheduled to appear are:

Former NFL running back Ben Tate (2,069 yards rushing in his senior season at Snow Hill)
Former NBA players – Donte’ Greene and Jamar Smith

Gates open at 4:30 PM.

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.