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Fearless forecast: Experts predict winners, scores of Week 2 Delaware HS football games

Brad Myers, Delaware News Journal
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We are back for another year of predicting the winners and scores for high school football games throughout Delaware each week.

Over the years, our three experts have consistently picked more than 80% of the games correctly.

Brad Myers and Kevin Tresolini cover high school sports for Delaware Online/The News Journal. Defending champion Matt Kalin, who generates the Kalin Ratings for Delaware high school football, is a Mount Pleasant and recent University of Maryland graduate.

Here we go with this week’s selections:

Thursday’s games

Concord at Brandywine, 6

MYERS: Concord 22-15. TRESOLINI: Concord 21-14. KALIN: Concord 27-17.

Brandywine's Anthony Drummond scores a touchdown against Laurel on Sept. 8. The Bulldogs lost 44-19, and all three of our experts are forecasting Concord to top Brandywine on Thursday night.
Brandywine's Anthony Drummond scores a touchdown against Laurel on Sept. 8. The Bulldogs lost 44-19, and all three of our experts are forecasting Concord to top Brandywine on Thursday night.

Wilmington Friends at Dickinson, 6

MYERS: Friends 42-6. TRESOLINI: Friends 31-6. KALIN: Friends 49-6.

Dover at Appoquinimink, 7

MYERS: Dover 31-28. TRESOLINI: Dover 28-21. KALIN: Dover 27-14.

Odessa at Middletown, 7

MYERS: Middletown 42-7. TRESOLINI: Middletown 42-12. KALIN: Middletown 49-6.

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Friday’s games

McKean at Mount Pleasant, 3:30

MYERS: Mount Pleasant 21-8. TRESOLINI: Mount Pleasant 14-12. KALIN: Mount Pleasant 27-16.

Christiana at First State Military Academy, 6

MYERS: FSMA 28-8. TRESOLINI: FSMA 28-6. KALIN: FSMA 32-12.

First State Military Academy's Mark Lawrence (right) gets past A.I. du Pont's Devon Lewis to score on Sept. 1. All three of our experts are picking the Bulldogs to down Christiana on Friday night.
First State Military Academy's Mark Lawrence (right) gets past A.I. du Pont's Devon Lewis to score on Sept. 1. All three of our experts are picking the Bulldogs to down Christiana on Friday night.

A.I. du Pont at Early College HS@DSU, 6

MYERS: Early College 14-6. TRESOLINI: Early College 18-14. KALIN: Early College 25-24.

Delcastle at Cape Henlopen, 7

MYERS: Cape Henlopen 38-20. TRESOLINI: Cape Henlopen 30-20. KALIN: Cape Henlopen 44-12.

Howard at Caravel, 7

MYERS: Caravel 31-20. TRESOLINI: Caravel 34-14. KALIN: Caravel 31-12.

Washington (Md.) at Delmar, 7

MYERS: Delmar 42-6. TRESOLINI: Delmar 36-6. KALIN: Delmar 49-6.

Caesar Rodney at Laurel, 7

MYERS: Laurel 28-22. TRESOLINI: Laurel 28-14. KALIN: Laurel 35-13.

Charter of Wilmington at Polytech, 7

MYERS: Polytech 19-17. TRESOLINI: Polytech 22-20. KALIN: Polytech 27-20.

Indian River at St. Elizabeth (Abessinio Stadium), 7

MYERS: Indian River 21-20. TRESOLINI: St. Elizabeth 26-14. KALIN: St. Elizabeth 28-21.

Lake Forest at Red Lion Christian, 7:30

MYERS: Lake Forest 35-31. TRESOLINI: Lake Forest 28-26. KALIN: Lake Forest 31-21.

Red Lion Christian's Jacque Wilson (19) is tackled by Cape Henlopen's Brenn Scott (6) on Aug. 31. The Lions are facing a tough home game against Lake Forest on Friday night, and all three of our experts are picking the Spartans to win.
Red Lion Christian's Jacque Wilson (19) is tackled by Cape Henlopen's Brenn Scott (6) on Aug. 31. The Lions are facing a tough home game against Lake Forest on Friday night, and all three of our experts are picking the Spartans to win.

Saturday’s games

Saint Mark’s at Archmere, 11 a.m.

MYERS: Saint Mark’s 17-14. TRESOLINI: Archmere 21-17. KALIN: Archmere 21-20.

Sussex Tech at Conrad, 11 a.m.

MYERS: Sussex Tech 36-30. TRESOLINI: Conrad 20-18. KALIN: Sussex Tech 34-17.

Tower Hill at Newark, 11 a.m.

MYERS: Newark 28-15. TRESOLINI: Newark 19-17. KALIN: Tower Hill 24-21.

Seaford at Kent County (Md.), 11:30 a.m.

MYERS: Seaford 28-7. TRESOLINI: Seaford 26-20. KALIN: Seaford 40-8.

Hodgson at St. Georges, noon

MYERS: St. Georges 17-15. TRESOLINI: St. Georges 27-20. KALIN: St. Georges 24-21.

St. Georges running back Camron Montgomery tries to outrun Saint Mark's Logan Klein (left) and Liam MacDonald on Sept. 8. The Hawks rallied for a 20-9 victory, and all three of our experts believe St. Georges will win a close one over Hodgson on Saturday.
St. Georges running back Camron Montgomery tries to outrun Saint Mark's Logan Klein (left) and Liam MacDonald on Sept. 8. The Hawks rallied for a 20-9 victory, and all three of our experts believe St. Georges will win a close one over Hodgson on Saturday.

Woodbridge at Glasgow, noon

MYERS: Woodbridge 34-14. TRESOLINI: Woodbridge 34-6. KALIN: Woodbridge 38-8.

Tatnall at St. Andrew’s, noon

MYERS: Tatnall 34-28. TRESOLINI: Tatnall 24-14. KALIN: Tatnall 27-20.

Milford at William Penn, noon

MYERS: William Penn 21-20. TRESOLINI: William Penn 24-19. KALIN: Milford 27-20.

LAST WEEK’S RECORDS: Myers 20-2, Tresolini 17-5, Kalin 18-4.

SEASON RECORDS: Myers 32-5 (.865), Tresolini 29-8 (.784), Kalin 29-8 (.784).

Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on X (a.k.a. Twitter): @BradMyersTNJ

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