Athletes of the Week March 28

Geoff Davis

Geoff began wrestling in eighth grade at Mariner Middle School in Milton. Last year, he wrestled at 118 pounds and finished 8-8, but did not place at the middle school tournament. “He is athletic and hard working, never misses practice and is very coachable,” said Cape wrestling coach Chris Mattioni. This year, he compiled a JV record of 22-2, was the runner-up at the Newark Charter and Polytech JV state tournament. “He was thrust into the varsity lineup after Austin [Guerrieri’s] injury,” Mattioni said. “He competed well at the Henlopen Conference tournament, finishing in eighth place. He is raw with lots of potential. He has been committed so far in the offseason training in the room.” This weekend, he will join several Cape wrestlers competing in the NHSCA National Wrestling Tournament in Virginia Beach. Geoff is a high-character kid with tremendous athletic upside. Geoff will find a spot in the varsity lineup the next year. 

Kingston Davis

This Cape junior won medalist honors March 25 in the Vikings’ first match of the season against Smyrna on the front nine at Rehoboth Beach CC. His four-over par 40 total combined with three other Cape golfers for a 165 score, three strokes above the best team scores Cape posted during the entire 2024 season. Davis is in his third year with the varsity golf team. He has earned medalist or co-medalist honors four times previously, both as a freshman and sophomore. Known originally for his long ball hitting, Kingston has learned to love to hit drives with a tiny bit of fade. They are still plenty long but also more accurate than his draw shots, which sometimes turned into bad hooks. His amiable character out on the course makes him a favorite playing partner of his teammates. Being pleasant to hang around with has not affected his intense competitiveness, however. When not competing for Cape, he can often be found playing golf at Kings Creek CC, his home course.

Natalie Roblero 

Natalie  kicked off her senior year with Sussex Academy by scoring the third and final goal of Seahawks’ 3-0 victory over Sussex Tech March 26 in the season-opening match. She said it was a surreal moment in her career. After scoring three goals as a winger last season, Natalie will now move inside and outside in the system of new coach Chase Humphrey. She is enjoying life in the middle because it allows her to be more creative and techy, as opposed to the straightforwardness of life on the flanks. Natalie has played soccer for seven years and has donned the jerseys of River Soccer Club and Delaware Futbol Academy. She hopes to continue her soccer playing career in college while studying biology. She enjoys spending time with her family, especially playing soccer with her dad and little sister.

Ryder Van Horn

A junior honors and Advance Placement student at Cape, this outside hitter is impressing his coach in just his first year as a true varsity player. "Ryder had a great varsity debut versus Delmarva Christian," said Cape coach Tyler Coupe. "He continues to show improvements in his all-around game with a diversity of offensive abilities that allow him to attack efficiently from the left pin along with the middle. His serve-receive in our two days of scrimmages really allowed our offense to run smoothly. Versus the Royals, he did a lot of small, non-statistical things really well. He covered our attackers brilliantly, allowing us to run our offense again and again, along with communication to his hitters about what shots are available to them." Ryder been a girls’ volleyball manager the last two season, and he's also a member of the Cape JROTC, where he holds the rank of sergeant.