Sussex Academy boys’ soccer team receives state championship rings
On the day of winter’s final stand, it was fitting that Sussex Academy’s state championship-winning boys’ soccer team received some ice for their brilliant run.
Going 17-2 overall and winning the Henlopen South, Henlopen Conference and DIAA Division II state title for the first time in the program’s history, Seahawks players were presented with their championship rings during halftime of the girls’ season opener against Cape.
Their path to all three was dramatic. They came from behind to beat Indian River in-season en route to the division title, clinched the conference in penalty kicks over Sussex Central, came from behind again to eliminate IR in the semifinals, and came from behind to win in penalty kicks for the title game over Saint Mark’s.
Ethan Couch said it was a good feeling to put the ring on.
“It felt like a closing to the final chapter of my high school career,” Couch said. “I knew it was going to happen since I was in sixth grade.”
The senior said the ring itself is rather heavy.
