2009 Henlopen Conference football season
The 2009 season of the Henlopen Conference sees the schools trying to continue their winning ways after one of the most successful in the conference's history. In 2008, both Delaware high school state football champions came from the Henlopen Conference with Caesar Rodney winning the Division 1 title and Milford winning the Division 2 title. All four teams in the state championship games came from the Henlopen Conference with Sussex Central and Laurel also advancing through the playoffs, as the Henlopen Conference sent 5 teams total to the state championship tournament.
2009 Regular Season Football Standings
(Bold is conference champ and get automatic berth into state tournament, italics also made tournament as an at-large bid)
Henlopen North Conference
School |
Team (current state ranking) |
Conference Record |
Overall Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Milford |
Buccaneers (Div. I - 3) |
3 - 0 |
3 - 2 |
Dover |
Senators |
1 - 0 |
3 - 1 |
Sussex Tech |
Ravens |
1 - 1 |
3 - 1 |
Caesar Rodney |
Riders |
0 - 0 |
2 - 2 |
Sussex Central |
Golden Knights (Div. I - 4) |
0 - 1 |
3 - 1 |
Cape Henlopen |
Vikings |
0 - 1 |
1 - 3 |
Smyrna |
Eagles |
0 - 2 |
0 - 4 |
Henlopen South Conference
School |
Team (current state ranking) |
Conference Record |
Overall Record |
|---|---|---|---|
Indian River |
Indians (Div. II - 4) |
1 - 0 |
3 - 1 |
Laurel |
Bulldogs |
1 - 0 |
3 - 1 |
Seaford |
Blue Jays |
1 - 0 |
3 - 1 |
Lake Forest |
Spartans |
1 - 1 |
2 - 2 |
Delmar |
Wildcats |
0 - 0 |
1 - 3 |
Woodbridge |
Blue Raiders |
0 - 1 |
3 - 1 |
Polytech |
Panthers |
0 - 2 |
0 - 4 |
Henlopen North Schedules and Results
Caesar Rodney Riders
Cape Henlopen Vikings
Dover Senators
Milford Buccaneers
The week one meeting between Milford and St. Marks (Wilmington, Delaware) was ranked the #10 matchup in the nation by MaxPreps.
Smyrna Eagles
Sussex Central Golden Knights
The week four loss to Milford was Sussex Central's first conference loss since 2005.