Predicting Week 1 winners, scores

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

We’re off to a good start, as each of our four experts were correct on at least 80% of the games last week.

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

We use a proprietary combination of algorithms, biorhythms, synthesizers, inside information, gut feelings, crystal balls, meteorology, dart boards and Magic 8 Balls to make our selections. For the first time this year, we may even use AI (if Allen Iverson returns our calls).

More coverage: Delaware High School Football 2024: Everything you need to know about the season

Here we go with this week’s selections:

Thursday’s game

Hodgson at Caravel, 7

MYERS: Caravel 27-22. TRESOLINE: Caravel 28-20. HOLVECK: Caravel 21-14. THICK: Caravel 22-18.

NEW FACES Meet 65 potential breakout stars in Delaware high school football this season

Friday’s games

Charter of Wilmington at First State Military Academy, 4

MYERS: FSMA 15-14. TRESOLINE: FSMA 14-12. HOLVECK: FSMA 18-7. THICK: FSMA 20-16.

Tower Hill at St. Andrew’s, 4

MYERS: Tower Hill 33-20. TRESOLINE: Tower Hill 27-19. HOLVECK: Tower Hill 34-14. THICK: Tower Hill 28-18.

Saint Mark’s at St. Georges, 4

MYERS: St. Georges 19-17. TRESOLINE: St. Georges 22-20. HOLVECK: St. Georges 31-27. THICK: St. Mark’s 30-14.

Canarsie (NY) at Dover, 6

MYERS: Dover 35-14. TRESOLINE: Dover 20-14. HOLVECK: Dover 21-8. THICK: Dover 48-7.

AI du Pont at Indian River, 6

MYERS: Indian River 42-6. TRESOLINE: Indian River 34-6. HOLVECK: Indian River 42-14. THICK: Indian River 42-6.

Polytech at James M. Bennett (Md.), 6

MYERS: Polytech 41-28. TRESOLINE: Polytech 26-22. HOLVECK: Polytech 36-23. THICK: Bennett 21-20.

Odessa at Appoquinimink, 7

MYERS: Appoquinimink 34-14. TRESOLINE: Appoquinimink 24-20. HOLVECK: Appoquinimink 31-20. THICK: Appoquinimink 40-8.

Delmar at Delaware Military Academy, 7

MYERS: Delmar 28-26. TRESOLINE: Delmar 27-20. HOLVECK: Delmar 23-20. BOLD: DMA 32-14.

Caesar Rodney at Lake Forest, 7

MYERS: Lake Forest 19-17. TRESOLINE: Caesar Rodney 20-16. HOLVECK: Caesar Rodney 27-23. THICK: DMA 32-14.

Brandywine at Laurel, 7

MYERS: Laurel 36-17. TRESOLINE: Laurel 30-14. HOLVECK: Laurel 24-14. THICK: Laurel 30-12.

Salesianum at Smyrna, 7

MYERS: Salesianum 21-6. TRESOLINE: Salesianum 35-22. HOLVECK: Salesianum 28-15. THICK: Salesianum 40-16.

Middletown at Sussex Central, 7

MYERS: Middletown 34-21. TRESOLINE: Middletown 28-24. HOLVECK: Middletown 34-20. THICK: Middletown 26-20.

Saturday’s games

McKean at Conrad, 11 a.m.

MYERS: Conrad 34-22. TRESOLINE: Conrad 28-14. HOLVECK: Conrad 30-23. THICK: Conrad 28-18.

Sussex Tech at Delcastle, 11 am

MYERS: Sussex Tech 35-21. TRESOLINE: Sussex Tech 34-28. HOLVECK: Sussex Tech 34-20. THICK: Sussex Tech 30-22.

Red Lion Christian at Glasgow, 11am

MYERS: Red Lion Christian 42-20. TRESOLINE: Red Lion Christian 33-12. HOLVECK: Red Lion Christian 35-10. THICK: Red Lion Christian 40-6.

Christiana at Newark, 11 a.m.

MYERS: Newark 34-14. TRESOLINE: Newark 28-14. HOLVECK: Newark 20-8. THICK: Newark 44-6.

Archmere at St. Elizabeth (Abessinio Stadium), 11 am

MYERS: Archmere 34-21. TRESOLINE: Archmere 34-13. HOLVECK: Archmere 24-8. THICK: Archmere 40-8.

Concord at Mount Pleasant, noon

MYERS: Mount Pleasant 20-16. TRESOLINE: Mount Pleasant 14-8. HOLVECK: Mount Pleasant 24-20. THICK: Mount Pleasant 26-18.

Penn Wood (Pa.) at William Penn, noon

MYERS: William Penn 20-12. TRESOLINE: Penn Wood 20-14. HOLVECK: William Penn 20-16. THICK: William Penn 28-14.

Tatnall at Wilmington Friends, 2

MYERS: Friends 17-8. TRESOLINE: Friends 27-16. HOLVECK: Tatnall 26-22. THICK: Friends 42-6.

LAST WEEK: Tresolini 14-1 (.933), Myers 13-2 (867), Holveck 12-3 (.800), Kalin 12-3 (.800).

Contact Brad Myers at [email protected]. Follow on X (aka Twitter): @BradMyersTNJ. Follow us on Instagram: @DEGameDay