Prep vs Delbarton Recap

Junior CB Ryan Wooten celebrates an interception in the 2nd quarter, which was Prep's 3rd takeaway in 3 straight possessions.

      On the last Saturday afternoon of the summer, Prep traveled to Delbarton to take on the Green Wave in a top 10 matchup. The Marauders left no doubt, and sent a message to the state with a 42-7 win. 

      After a scoreless first quarter, it was the defense that got on the board first for the Marauders. With just under 4 minutes left in the second quarter, Ty’ire Clark had a pick six and returned a 66 yard touchdown. The defense forced another turnover on the next possession thanks to a Darius Anderson Jr forced fumble and recovery on a QB sack. With less than a minute left in the first half, Tyler Bell hit Hunter Watson on a 63 yard touchdown to make the score 14-0. Ryan Wooten then intercepted another pass with under 30 seconds left in the half to put the Marauders into the locker room with a 14-0 lead.

    The second half had another deep touchdown pass from Bell to Watson, this time for 73 yards. Bell also had a 3 yard rushing touchdown to make the score 28-0, before Delbarton finally scored with a touchdown of their own right before the end of the third quarter. That would be their only score of the game. The fourth quarter had a pair of rushing touchdowns from Tyler Barksdale and Abdul Turay, and the Marauders spoiled the homecoming game for Delbarton.

​     The 4-0 start for Prep is their best since 2021, and the Marauders have already matched their win total from last year less than a month into the season. They will return home to Caven Point on September 27th for a top 5 showdown against St. Joe’s Regional, with a scheduled 1PM kickoff.

Darius Anderson celebrates his strip sack and recovered fumble to thwart Delbarton's drive inside Prep's 30 YL.

Tyler Bell celebrates after one of his TDs -- he accounted for 2 passing and 1 rushing on the day.