Smyrna and Delmar are celebrating state championships in high school football.
Smyrna captured its third straight Division I state crown, outlasting Middletown 30-27 at Delaware Stadium.
Will Knight led the Eagles to the title. Delaware’s all-time leading rusher put on another show, rushing for 237 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also threw for one TD. His 79-touchdown run with just over two and half minutes to play was the decisive score. Smyrna is only the second Division I team to win 3 consecutive state titles, joining Newark, which won five in a row from 1997-2001.
The 2017 Division II belongs to Delmar, which edged Milford 14-7 at Delaware Stadium.
It’s Delmar’s 7th state crown, and first since its last trip to the final in 2009.