Kent County Football Wins Home Opener, Has Rival Queen Anne’s Up Next

The Kent County High School Varsity Football team scored plenty and often against Snow Hill Friday, September 27th, winning the contest 42-0.

The Trojans now sit at .500 halfway through the 2019 season, improving to 2-2 with a blowout victory in their home opener over the Eagles.

Captains Peyton Taylor, Kolby Walters, and Jose Olavarria hype up the team as they run out on to the field.

Running backs Kolby Walters and WIll Ashmore both scored touchdowns on the ground, as did quarterback Thomas Goldsborough. The Trojans scored once through the air, when Goldsborough and wide receiver Taylor Lyons connected on a 28 yard score early in the third quarter. The Trojans added 2 touchdowns on defense as well. Walters recovered and returned a fumble for a score, and cornerback Gary Emory ran 1 of 2 of his interceptions back into the endzone. Kicker Ryan Argo connected on 5 of his 6 extra point attempts.

During the win, senior offensive and defensive lineman Josh Medford suffered a hand injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the game. He plans to limit his activity in practice this week, but should be ready to go for the Trojans Week 5 matchup at Queen Anne’s County High School. “I got cleared yesterday (Tuesday). I’m going to play”, Medford said.

The Trojans and the Queen Anne’s County Lions are set to face off this Friday, October 4th. The Lions come into the matchup at 1-3 overall, the win coming in their home opener against Stephen Decatur High School with a score of 31-19, and the losses at Wicomico High School 35-13, at Delmar High School in Delaware 40-27, and at home this past week vs. Parkside High School 41-18.

Besides the border rivalry that makes this game special every year, there is extra motivation for both sides this week. For the Lions, this game is their homecoming game, a game every school wants to win. And for the Trojans, this game is an opportunity to show the rest of the Bayside Conference that they are back in business. The Trojans, 2-2, are on pace to at least tie their win totals from the 2017 (1-9) and 2018 (3-6) seasons combined. Furthermore, Kent County hasn’t won the annual rivalry game since 2015, when the current senior classes for both schools were in 8th grade.

“It would mean a lot for the school and the community and finally put Kent back on the map”, senior and captain Jose Olavarria said when asked what winning this game would mean for the Trojans. “Everyone would stop looking down on us as a football team and as a school.”