October 15, 2023

2023-10-15 02:48:57

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CHESTER — In a battle of District 1 heavyweights on a rainy, raw Saturday at the Chester Athletic Complex, Chester knocked Downingtown West from the unbeaten ranks with a resounding 28-19 nonleague victory.

Chester (7-1) rushed for 276 yards. Dayshon Jackson garnered 165 of those on 19 carries. The junior went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season, becoming the first Clipper to that since Shaheer McBride in 2002.

“I told all the offensive linemen this week that I was going to need them today,” Jackson said. “We were not supposed to win this game. Everyone doubted us and doubted that I might run the football on them and we did just that. It is a great feeling to be part of Chester football history because I did not play the last two years.”

Chester used two big West fumbles in the first half to take a 14-7 lead at halftime. The first miscue led to a five-yard touchdown run from Naheer Melvin early in the second that allowed the Clippers to take a 8-7 lead. The Whippets (7-1) had opened the scoring in the first quarter period when Quinn Henicle ran 24 yards down the left sideline.

With Chester up 8-7, a punt pinned the Whippets at their own 3. On the first play from scrimmage, Henicle went back to pass, but was blindsided by Dominic Toy and the ball came loose. Jackson fell on it in the end zone and Chester had turned two big mistakes into points.

“We were not supposed to be on the same field as them,” Toy said. “That is all I heard on social media all week. We came in and dominated things right from the beginning to the very end.”

Defense took over in the second half. West took over a in Clippers territory following a punt at the 34. Three plays later, Henicle went up the middle for 16 yards down to the one. After two negative plays, Hencile went in from three-yards out to make it a 14-13 game following a missed extra point.

But the fourth belonged to the Clippers, who scored 14 unanswered points to take a 28-13 advantage with 3:10 to play.

Jackson capped off a 49-yard scoring drive with a three-yard touchdown run. After the Clippers forced a punt, Melvin went in from the three.

“We knew we had the advantage up front,” Toy said. “We were too strong for them up front. We chased the QB all day and took over the game. This was our last regular season home game and we wanted to show what Chester football is all regarding.”

The Whippets came back to score a touchdown with 56 seconds left when Henicle hit Dean Hangey with a 12-yard pass. The two point-conversion was no good, leaving it a two-score game at 28-19.

West recovered the onside kick but had no late game magic.

“They were definitely excited to see us and I don’t know if we were that excited to be here,” West coach Mike Milano said. “They did something no one else has been able to do to us and that is run the football. We had too many mistakes and we keep getting in our own way with fumbles and too many penalties. But, give them credit. They played with a lot of energy.

“The only good thing is that this is a nonleague loss for us. We need to refocus and clean some things up.”

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2023-10-14 22:07:47

The Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, is preparing to host the “Expand North Star” exhibition, the largest exhibition and gathering of startup companies around the world, starting today, in “Dubai Harbour.”

The Expand North Star exhibition will witness the Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy’s launch of the “Launchpad Dubai” program, which aims to accelerate the growth and expansion of global technology companies to Dubai, including startups, fast-growing emerging companies, and billionaire companies, through one platform. It provides services such as visas, banking and judicial services, housing services, skills, and other essential services.

The exhibition continues for four days, and in its current version, it builds on the success achieved by the “Expand North Star” exhibition last year, which resulted in the establishment of regarding 150 startup companies in the UAE as a result of contracts signed and concluded during the exhibition.

The Dubai Chamber Digital Economy Pavilion at the Expand North Star exhibition will be the main station for the “Go Dubai” program, as it will host special sections for the program’s partners, and interested local and international digital companies can begin procedures for obtaining partner services at the Dubai Chamber Digital Economy Pavilion.

Digital companies that meet the conditions can also apply for “golden residency” and take a medical fitness test.

The “Expand North Star” program includes the “AI Monday” event, which brings together a group of rapidly growing startups in the field of artificial intelligence, “India Central”, the largest exhibition for Indian startups outside India, “AsiaFast 100”, and “ Africa Fast 100”, which brings together the best 100 startups in their category from each of the two continents to participate in a full program over the days of the event, which includes conferences, networking events, and a competition dedicated to presenting ideas. The exhibition also witnesses three events held in a common location: “Fintech Surge.” ”, “The Future of Blockchain” Summit, and “Marketing Mania”.

Expand North Star will host an investor summit that brings together more than 250 representatives of local and international family offices, investment funds, and investors. Expand North Star will also witness, for the first time, the launch of a new qualitative initiative called “Emaratipreneur Inc.” It is an ideal community event and platform for communication, networking, and development designed exclusively for Emirati entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors.

The event will include a first-of-its-kind exhibition area for talented young innovators and digital startups, who will enjoy special exhibition pavilions. The event will also include the “Emirati Entrepreneur Council,” which will include group discussion panels that highlight empowering the next generation of startups, billionaire companies, and world-famous entrepreneurs. Of Emirati youth.

This year, Expand Northstar will also host the Supernova Challenge, a popular presentation competition with a prize of $200,000.

Expand North Star is the first choice for investors from 70 countries to conclude deals, co-finance and raise financing.

The exhibition is scheduled to witness the participation of more than 1,800 startups from more than 100 countries, bringing together under its umbrella the world’s most prominent startups, innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, and founders of major companies. More than 1,000 investors managing assets worth a trillion dollars are heading to Dubai, whose position is growing as a center for the global digital economy.

Supporting the “D33” agenda

Expand North Star aims to support the D33 Agenda’s goal of transforming 30 startups into global billionaire companies worth more than $1 billion by 2033.

• “Expand North Star” is the first choice for investors from 70 countries for concluding deals and financing.

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