When you think of Delsea Regional Crusaders football, you picture in your head a kid like Wayne Adair. The kind of kid who looks like he could pick up a car if there was a puppy stranded under it or toss hay up into a barn for eight hours and still have the energy to get in a quick workout.
The dude was tough as nails, and that’s what you have to be to play for a coach like Sal Marchese. There’s nothing fancy about Delsea football. The Crusaders come right at you with that Wing-T offense and use guys like Adair (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) to pound opponents into submission. It worked well, as always, as Delsea went 12-1 last fall and won a state championship. Adair (1,004 yards) was one of two backs, along with Dan Russo (1,673 yards) to eclipse 1,000 yards, and the two combined for nearly 50 touchdowns.
Dave O’Sullivan, Staff Writer
