The Beacon Middle School football squad defeated district rivals Mariner Middle 35-12 on Oct. 25 at Cape Henlopen’s Legends Stadium.
Beacon’s Jeremiah Jackson scored four touchdowns in the victory and Jamez West added one score. Brandon Somoza-Lima kicked three extra points and Tajear Freeman added a two-point conversion.
Mariner’s scores were by Maurki James and Keishawn Mansfield.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.