Henlopen Conference
Henlopen Conference
Schools and Teams
The schools and teams that make up the Henlopen Conference are divided into two divisions. The Henlopen North Conference and Henlopen South Conference. Despite the name, the schools are not divided by geographical location, but rather by enrollment numbers, with the larger schools in the Northern Conference and the smaller schools in the Southern Conference. The Northern Conference is considered the more powerful and competitive of the two due to the size of the schools and athletic base. The conferences are re-arranged every few years based on enrollment numbers.
The schools and teams along with the city they are located in are:
Henlopen North Conference
| School | Team | City |
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| Caesar Rodney | Riders | Camden |
| Cape Henlopen | Vikings | Lewes |
| Dover | Senators | Dover |
| Polytech | Panthers | Woodside |
| Smyrna | Eagles | Smyrna |
| Sussex Central | Golden Knights | Georgetown |
| Sussex Tech | Ravens | Georgetown |
Henlopen South Conference
| School | Team | City |
|---|---|---|
| Delmar | Wildcats | Delmar |
| Indian River | Indians | Dagsboro |
| Lake Forest | Spartans | Felton |
| Laurel | Bulldogs | Laurel |
| Milford | Buccaneers | Milford |
| Seaford | Blue Jays | Seaford |
| Woodbridge | Blue Raiders | Bridgeville |
History
The Henlopen Conference as it is today was created in the mid 1960's. Of the schools now comprising the Henlopen Conference, most were original members of the Diamond State Conference, which then consisted of Middletown, Smyrna, Dover, Caesar Rodney, Milford, Seaford, Lewes, and Georgetown. Lewes and Georgetown defected first, with every team but Middletown eventually ending up in the Henlopen Conference. Middletown, the only New Castle County school, moved to a conference comprised entirely of New Castle County schools with the school district mergers of 1969-70 when it became a part of the Appoquinimink School District.
The original teams of the Henlopen Conference were the Rehoboth Beach Seahawks, Milton Warriors, Lewes Pirates (from Diamond State), Greenwood Foresters, Dover Air Force Base Falcons, Harrington Lions, Felton Green Devils, Delmar Wildcats, Millsboro Blue Devils, John M. Clayton Bears, Laurel Bulldogs, Lord Baltimore Lords, Selbyville Rebels, and Georgetown Golden Knights (from Diamond State).
With the school district mergers of 1969-70, several teams changed. Lewes, Milton, and Rehoboth Beach merged to form the Cape Henlopen Vikings. Georgetown, John M. Clayton, and a large part of the Millsboro School District merged to become the Sussex Central Golden Knights (the other portion of Millsboro was absorbed into Cape Henlopen). Greenwood and Bridgeville merged to become the Woodbridge Blue Raiders. Harrington and Felton merged with Frederica to become the Lake Forest Spartans. Lord Baltimore and Selbyville were merged with Frankford and Dagsboro to become the Indian River Indians. The Milford School District also joined the conference after merging with the Ellendale and Houston school districts, keeping the Milford Buccaneers name. Dover Air Force Base was absorbed into the Caesar Rodney School District after the United States government closed down the base's school in the 1980's. The Sussex Tech Ravens and Polytech Panthers joined the conference with the addition of their sports teams in the early 90's when the schools made the transition from vocational trade schools to technical and academic schools.
2007 Regular Season Football Standings
The final standing for the 2007 Football Regular Season were:
Henlopen North Conference
| School | Team | Record (wins - losses) |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex Central | Golden Knights | 9 - 1 |
| Sussex Tech | Ravens | 7 - 3 |
| Ceasar Rodney | Riders | 6 - 4 |
| Dover | Senators | 5 - 5 |
| Cape Henlopen | Vikings | 4 - 6 |
| Smyrna | Eagles | 3 - 7 |
| Polytech | Panthers | 2 - 8 |
Henlopen South Conference
| School | Team | Record (wins - losses) |
|---|---|---|
| Delmar | Wildcats | 10 - 0 |
| Indian River | Indians | 8 - 2 |
| Milford | Buccaneers | 6 - 4 |
| Laurel | Bulldogs | 5 - 5 |
| Woodbridge | Blue Raiders | 4 - 6 |
| Lake Forest | Spartans | 1 - 9 |
| Seaford | Blue Jays | 1 - 9 |
2008 Regular Season Football Standings
(In Progress)Henlopen North Conference
| School | Team (current state ranking) | Conference Record | Overall Record | This Week | Last Week |
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| Sussex Central | Golden Knights | 3 - 0 | 5 - 1 | Sussex Central 34 - Smyrna 7 | Sussex Central 34 - Sussex Tech 15 |
| Caesar Rodney | Riders (Div. I - 1) | 2 - 0 | 6 - 0 | Caesar Rodney 49 - Polytech 14 | Caesar Rodney 47 - Cape Henlopen 8 |
| Dover | Senators | 2 - 0 | 4 - 2 | Dover 42 - Sussex Tech 29 | Dover 28 - St. Marks 38 |
| Smyrna | Eagles | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | Smyrna 7 - Sussex Central 34 | Smyrna 28 - Polytech 14 |
| Sussex Tech | Ravens | 1 - 2 | 2 - 4 | Sussex Tech 29 - Dover 42 | Sussex Tech 15 - Sussex Central 34 |
| Cape Henlopen | Vikings | 0 - 2 | 1 - 5 | Cape Henlopen 0 - St. Marks 62 | Cape Henlopen 8 - Caesar Rodney 47 |
| Polytech | Panthers | 0 - 3 | 2 - 4 | Polytech 14 - Caesar Rodney 49 | Polytech 14 - Smyrna 28 |
Henlopen South Conference
| School | Team | Conference Record | Overall Record | This Week | Last Week |
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| Milford | Buccaneers | 3 - 0 | 5 - 1 | Milford 24 - Indian River 16 | Milford 27 - Laurel 7 |
| Indian River | Indians (Div. II - 2) | 2 - 1 | 5 - 1 | Indian River 16 - Milford 24 | Indian River 27 - Delmar 13 |
| Seaford | Blue Jays | 2 - 1 | 2 - 4 | Seaford 36 - Woodbridge 16 | Seaford 33 - Lake Forest 32 |
| Delmar | Wildcats (Div. II - 4) | 1 - 1 | 5 - 1 | Delmar 47 - Lake Forest 7 | Delmar 13 - Indian River 27 |
| Laurel | Bulldogs | 1 - 1 | 3 - 3 | Laurel 49 - Easton (MD) 22 | Laurel 7 - Milford 27 |
| Woodbridge | Blue Raiders | 0 - 2 | 0 - 6 | Woodbridge 16 - Seaford 36 | Woodbridge 15 - Delcastle Tech 40 |
| Lake Forest | Spartans | 0 - 3 | 1 - 5 | Lake Forest 7 - Delmar 47 | Lake Forest 32 - Seaford 33 |
Henlopen Conference Athletes Achievements
Henlopen North
| Category | Player | School | Statistic | State Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Points | Desmond Sivels | Sussex Tech | 36 | 5th (t) |
| Total Points | Terrant Morrison | Smyrna | 30 | 9th (t) |
| Return Touchdowns | Malcolm Yowk | Caesar Rodney | 2 | 1st (t) |
| 2-Pt. Conversions | Joe Babuca | Caesar Rodney | 2 | 2nd (t) |
| 2-Pt. Conversions | Tim Showell | Sussex Central | 2 | 2nd (t) |
| PAT Kicks Made | John Storck | Smyrna | 11 | 3rd |
| PAT Kicks Made | D.J. Hickman | Sussex Central | 10 | 4th (t) |
Henlopen South
| Category | Player | School | Statistic | State Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Points | Tevin Jackson | Delmar | 62 | 2nd |
| Total Points | Chris Drummond | Milford | 30 | 9th (t) |
| Total Points | Tyler West | Laurel | 30 | 9th (t) |
| Rushing Touchdowns | Tevin Jackson | Delmar | 10 | 1st |
| Rushing Touchdowns | Tyler West | Laurel | 5 | 4th (t) |
| Receiving Touchdowns | David Albert | Laurel | 3 | 4th (t) |
| 2-Pt. Conversions | Chris Drummond | Milford | 2 | 2nd (t) |
| PAT Kicks Made | Casey Bellamy | Delmar | 12 | 2nd |
- On September 29, 2008 offensive linemen Alex Bell of Milford High School turned down a football scholarship offer from Delaware and verbally committed to one from Old Dominion University, also of the Colonial Athletic Association, to become Milford's first FCS committ, and the first Henlopen Conference committ of the year. Bell will make history playing for ODU, as it will be the first football team that the school has fielded.
Football Championships
| Year | Henlopen South | Henlopen North |
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| 2007 | Delmar | Sussex Central |
| 2006 | Delmar | Sussex Central |
| 2005 | Indian River | Dover |
| 2004 | Indian River | Caesar Rodney |
| 2003 | Indian River | Caesar Rodney |
| 2002 | Delmar | Sussex Central |
| 2001 | Delmar | Dover |
| 2000 | Delmar | Caesar Rodney |
| 1999 | Woodbridge | Caesar Rodney |
| 1998 | Delmar | Cape Henlopen |
| 1997 | Delmar | Cape Henlopen |
| 1996 | Delmar | Caesar Rodney |
| 1995 | Delmar | Caesar Rodney |
| 1994 | Seaford | Caesar Rodney |
| 1993 | Laurel | Seaford |
| 1992 | Laurel | Seaford |
| 1991 | Lake Forest | Caesar Rodney |
| 1990 | Lake Forest | Caesar Rodney |
| 1989 | Lake Forest | Caesar Rodney |
| 1988 | Indian River | Dover |
| 1987 | Indian River | Seaford |
| 1986 | Indian River, Laurel, Smyrna | Seaford, Caesar Rodney, Dover |
| 1985 | Laurel | Seaford |
| 1984 | Lake Forest | Cape Henlopen |
| 1983 | Seaford | Caesar Rodney |
| 1982 | Seaford | Dover, Cape Henlopen |
| 1981 | Lake Forest | Seaford |
| 1980 | Indian River | Caesar Rodney |
| 1979 | Indian River | Cape Henlopen |
| 1978 | Dover Air Force Base | Caesar Rodney |
| 1977 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney |
| 1976 | Delmar | Caesar Rodney |
| 1975 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney |
| 1974 | Smyrna | Milford |
| 1973 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney, Sussex Central |
| 1972 | Lake Forest | Dover |
| 1971 | Laurel | Dover |
| 1970 | Indian River | Sussex Central |
| 1969 | Indian River | Smyrna |
Prior to 1969 there were no conferences, simply an overall champion. They were:
1968 -- Indian River
1967 -- Bridgeville
1966 -- Bridgeville
1965 -- Delmar
1964 -- Harrington
1963 -- John M. Clayton
1962 -- Millsboro, John M. Clayton
1961 -- Rehoboth
1960 -- Millsboro, Rehoboth
1959 -- Bridgeville
Note that of those pre-1969 teams listed above, only Indian River and Delmar still exist as school districts today, with Indian River's merger coming prior to the 1969-70 school year.
Total Championships:
Caesar Rodney - 19 (most all time in the North Conference, includes 1 win by Dover Air Force Base)
Cape Henlopen - 7 *includes 2 won by Rehoboth
Delmar - 10
Dover - 6
Indian River - 14 *includes 2 won by John M. Clayton (most all time in the South Conference with 12)
Lake Forest - 7 *includes 1 won by Harrington
Laurel - 5
Milford - 1
Polytech - 0
Seaford - 9 (6 in the North, 3 in the South)
Smyrna - 6 (1 in the North, 5 in the South)
Sussex Central - 7 *includes 2 won by Millsboro
Sussex Tech - 0
Woodbridge - 4 *includes 3 won by Bridgeville
Wrestling Championships
| Year | Henlopen South | Henlopen North | Conference Dual Meet | Tournament Champion |
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| 2008 | Sussex Central | Sussex Central | Sussex Central | |
| 2007 | ||||
| 2006 | Sussex Central | |||
| 2005 | Sussex Central | |||
| 2004 | Milford | Sussex Central | ||
| 2003 | Laurel | Caesar Rodney | Sussex Central | |
| 2002 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Sussex Central |
| 2001 | Lake Forest | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 2000 | Milford | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1999 | Milford | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1998 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1997 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1996 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1995 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Smyrna | Smyrna |
| 1994 | Smyrna | Dover | Dover | Dover |
| 1993 | Smyrna | Dover | Dover | Dover |
| 1992 | Smyrna | Dover | Dover | Dover |
| 1991 | Smyrna | Dover | Smyrna | Dover |
| 1990 | Smyrna | Cape Henlopen | Smyrna | Smyrna |
| 1989 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Smyrna | Smyrna |
| 1988 | Smyrna | Dover | Dover | Dover |
| 1987 | Smyrna | Dover | Smyrna | Dover |
| 1986 | Smyrna | Dover | Smyrna | Dover |
| 1985 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1984 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1983 | Laurel | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1982 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney |
| 1981 | Smyrna | Milford | Milford | None |
| 1980 | Smyrna | Milford | Milford | None |
| 1979 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Smyrna | None |
| 1978 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Smyrna | None |
| 1977 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | None |
| 1976 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Sussex Central | None |
| 1975 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Smyrna | None |
| 1974 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | None |
| 1973 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Caesar Rodney | None |
| 1972 | Smyrna | Caesar Rodney | Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, Sussex Central | None |
| 1971 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Smyrna | None |
| 1970 | Smyrna | Sussex Central | Smyrna | None |
| 1969 | None | None | None | Harrington |
| 1968 | None | None | None | ? |
| 1967 | None | None | None | Delmar |
| 1966 | None | None | None | Harrington |
| 1965 | None | None | None | Delmar |
Prior to 1969 there were no conferences, simply a Tournament Champion. In 1970 the school districts consolidated. Of those pre-1969 teams, only Indian River and Delmar still exist as school districts today, with Indian River's merger coming prior to 1969-70.
Total Division Championships:
Caesar Rodney - 18 (most all time in the North)
Cape Henlopen - 1
Delmar - 0
Dover - 7
Indian River - 0
Lake Forest - 0
Laurel - 2
Milford - 4 *Only team to win championships in both the North & South (2 in each)
Polytech - 0
Seaford - 0
Smyrna - 29 (Most by any school, in any conference, in any sport in the state)
Sussex Central - 6
Sussex Tech - 0
Woodbridge - 0
Conference Dual Meet Championships (Overall Champion):
Caesar Rodney - 15 (most all time)
Cape Henlopen - 0
Delmar - 0
Dover - 4
Indian River - 0
Lake Forest - 0
Laurel - 0
Milford - 2 *One of only 2 Sussex County schools to win overall championship
Polytech - 0
Seaford - 0
Smyrna - 12
Sussex Central - 2 *One of only 2 Sussex County schools to win overall championship
Sussex Tech - 0
Woodbridge - 0
Tournament Championships:
Caesar Rodney - 10 (most all time)
Cape Henlopen - 0
Delmar - 2
Dover - 7
Indian River - 0
Lake Forest - 2 *Both won by Harrington prior to 1970 merger
Laurel - 0
Milford - 0
Polytech - 0
Seaford - 0
Smyrna - 3
Sussex Central - 6
Sussex Tech - 0
Woodbridge - 0
Boys State Championships
The following Henlopen Conference boys teams have gone on to win state championships (includes pre-merger teams).
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- 1977 was the only year for a Division 1 & 2 North and Division 1 & 2 South for outdoor track.
- The Middletown Cavaliers won the first outdoor track championship in 1942 as a member of the Diamond State Conference, a precursor to the Henlopen Conference which Middletown is not a part of as they are in New Castle County.
State Championships:
Caesar Rodney - 22 (Includes 1 Cross Country won by Dover Air)
Cape Henlopen - 26
Delmar - 5
Dover - 13
Indian River - 3
Lake Forest - 15 (Includes 3 Cross Country won by Harrington)
Laurel - 3
Milford - 6
Polytech - 0
Seaford - 10
Smyrna - 7
Sussex Central - 3
Sussex Tech - 1
Woodbridge - 4
Girls State Championships
The following Henlopen Conference girls teams have gone on to win state championships. There were no girls championships until the 1973-1974 school year, all championships are post-merger.
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- 1977 was the only year for a Division 1 North and Division 1 South outdoor track championship.
- Cape Henlopen won the first girls basketball championship in 1973.
- Dover won the first outdoor track championship in 1973.
- Milford won the first softball championship in 1976.
State Championships:
Caesar Rodney - 10
Cape Henlopen - 9
Delmar - 0
Dover - 10
Indian River - 1
Lake Forest - 6
Laurel - 0
Milford - 4
Polytech - 1
Seaford - 6
Smyrna - 1
Sussex Central - 2
Sussex Tech - 1
Woodbridge - 0
Overall State Championships
The total number of state championships won by Henlopen Conference teams in both boys and girls sports, in order of championships won:
Cape Henlopen Vikings - 35
Caesar Rodney Riders - 32
Dover Senators - 23
Lake Forest Spartans - 21
Seaford Blue Jays - 16
Milford Buccaneers - 10
Smyrna Eagles - 8
Sussex Central Golden Knights - 5
Delmar Wildcats - 5
Indian River Indians - 4
Woodbridge Blue Raiders - 4
Sussex Tech Ravens - 3
Laurel Bulldogs - 3
Polytech Panthers - 1
Notable Sports Alumni
- Walter "Huck" Betts of Millsboro was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves in the 1920's and 1930's, in the pre-draft years.
- Caleb "Tex" Warrington of Dover (Dover Senators) played center and guard for the Brooklyn Dodgers football team of the All-America Football Conference (the precursor to today's American Football Conference in the National Football League) from 1946 to 1948 out of Auburn University.
- Carl Elliott of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) played defensive end and wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers from 1951 to 1954 out of the University of Virginia.
- Robert "Spook" Jacobs of Milford (originally Cheswold, Delaware)(Milford Buccaneers) was a second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954-1956, is one of only two players in Major League Baseball history to go 4 for 4 in his first major league game (the other being Delino DeShields of Seaford, DE), and is a 1991 inductee to the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
- Chris Short of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers from 1959 to 1973, beginning in the pre-draft years.
- Carl Ergenzinger of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a catcher and third baseman in the ninth round for the Houston Astros in 1965, the first year of the formal Major League Baseball Draft.
- Danny LeBright of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, making the team in a 1967 tryout.
- Thomas Sullivan of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a pitcher in the eleventh round by the Cleveland Indians in 1969.
- Randy Lee of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was drafted as a pitcher in the 15th round by the Baltimore Orioles in 1970.
- Renie Martin of Dover (Dover Bulldogs) was drafted as pitcher in the 9th round by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 out of the University of Richmond.
- Ralph Jean of Dover (Dover Senators) was a pitcher drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 33rd round of the 1978 draft.
- Randy Bush of Dover was drafted as an outfielder by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round in 1979 out of the University of New Orleans.
- Robert Nichols of Delmar (Delmar Wildcats) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1980 draft.
- Julie Dayton of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was first team All-American in lacrosse in 1980 and 1981 out of Longwood College, was a ten-year member of Team USA from 1980 to 1990, was the head field hockey coach for University of Virginia and Dartmouth College, and is a 2003 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
- Oliver Maull of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as a catcher by the Baltimore Orioles in the 26th round of the 1981 draft.
- Mike Meade of Dover (Dover Senators) played fullback for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions from 1982 to 1985 out of Pennsylvania State University.
- Bob Vantrease of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the Oakland Athletics in the 29th round of the 1983 draft out of the University of Delaware.
- Doug Willey of Bridgeville (Woodbridge Blue Raiders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1985 draft out of Essex Community College.
- Warren McGee of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher after the 1986 draft.
- Delino DeShields of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a second baseman by the Montreal Expos as the 12th overall pick in the 1st round in 1987 out of Villanova University and is one of only two players in Major League Baseball history to collect four hits in their major league debut (the other was Milford's Spook Jacobs), had career totals of 1548 hits, 872 runs scored, 561 RBIs, and 463 stolens bases. He was named the Baltimore Orioles Most Valuable Player in 2000 and is a 2006 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
- Clarence Bailey of Milford (Milford Buccaneers) played as a fullback for the Miami Dolphins in 1987 out of Hampton University.
- Pat Wright of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a catcher by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 1988 draft.
- Michael Neill of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1991 draft out of Villanova University, won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States Olympic Baseball team, won 5 state championships in Little League, advanced three times to the Little League World Series, 1991 Big East Player of the Year, and is a 2005 inductee to the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
- Stoney Briggs of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 8th round of the 1991 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
- Mark Harris of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a shortstop by the Chicago White Sox in the 17th round of the 1991 draft.
- Ben Cephas of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as an outfielder by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 27th round of the 1992 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
- Frank Roberts of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the Florida Marlins in their inaugural draft in 1993 in the 72nd round (the draft was extended for the expansion teams).
- Brad Lee of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as an outfielder by the Texas Rangers in the supplemental draft in 1994 out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
- Brian Miflin of Lewes (Cape Henlopen Vikings) was drafted as an outfielder by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 1994 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
- Mike Riley of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a pitcher by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round of the 1996 draft out of West Virginia University.
- Lovett Purnell of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a tight end and wide receiver by the New England Patriots in the 7th round of the 1996 draft and played for the Baltimore Ravens as well, was drafted by the Chicago White Sox, was captain of the West Virginia University football team and named to the WVU All-Century Team, named All-Big East, and played in Super Bowl XXXI, and was a 2007 inductee into the Delaware Sports Museum Hall of Fame.
- Erik McLaughlin (Polytech Panthers) was signed by the Atlanta Braves after a try-out in 1996.
- Rob Meyers of Felton (Lake Forest Spartans) was signed by the Minnesota Twins after a try-out in 1997.
- Dave Williams of Camden (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1998.
- Luke Petitgout of Georgetown (Sussex Central Golden Knights) was drafted as an offensive lineman by the New York Giants as the 19th overall pick of the 1999 draft out of the University of Notre Dame.
- Ian Snell (aka Ian Oquendo) of Dover (Caesar Rodney Riders) was drafted as a pitcher by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round in the 2000 draft.
- Mark Comoli of Millsboro (Indian River Indians) was drafted as a pitcher by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the 2001 draft out of Delaware Technical & Community College.
- Isiah Wright of Dover (Dover Senators) was drafted as a pitcher by the Montreal Expos in the 15th round of the 2002 draft.
- Shawn Phillips of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) was drafted as a pitcher by Texas Rangers in the 2004 draft out of Delaware State University.
- Derrick Gibson of Seaford (Seaford Blue Jays) was drafted as a shortstop and pitcher by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft.
- Theodis Bowe of Ellendale (Milford Buccaneers) was drafted as a center fielder by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 2008 draft.
- Professional wrestlers Jamin and Mark Pugh, the Briscoe Brothers, of Laurel (Laurel Bulldogs) received honorable mention all-state for football in both their junior and senior years of high school.
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