Caravel improved to 9-0 on the 2023 season with a 16-8 victory over DMA on Friday night.Ā Ā The Seahawks entered the game at 4-4 and in a must-win situation under first year head coach, Matt Carre.Ā As noted on the broadcast, DMA has two losses on the season by less than 3 points and now fight for their …
Caravel grinds out win over Archmere
Caravel faced off with Archmere Friday night for the first time since the mid 80ās. Caravel Coach John Reed told me before the game āwhen I was playing at Caravel, Archmere was a rivalry game, but we havenāt played them in a long timeā. Caravel, who is sitting at No 1 in our Super 7 rankings took to their …
Special teams play lifts Caravel over Hodgson
Caravel wins in their home opener in front of a large crowd over the Hodgson Silver Eagles. Since the two schools are so close in proximity the stands were packed with fans packing both sides of the stadium. The Buccaneers were able to edge the Silver Eagles by a score of 28-13 which was led by the special teams. The …
Inside The Circle – DIAA softball semifinal preview
“And then there were four…the 24-team field has been reduced to the final 4 as the DIAA softball tournament continues Tuesday”. The Henlopen Conference-South makes up half the field as both No. 4 seed Laurel and No. 6 seed Indian River scored late in their quarterfinal games to advance. The topĀ seed, Caravel used 13 hits to score a …
No. 9 Caravel extends hot week with win over No. 5 Sanford
Two red-hot top 10 teams went at it Thursday night in Bear, as the No. 9 Caravel Bucs played host to the No. 5 Sanford Warriors. Sanford had come into the contest winning their last 8 and Caravel winning 6 of their last 7, including a win over No. 3 Polytech earlier in the week. Things were tight early …
Sussex Central, Caravel top seeds in state wrestling duals
Dover – The Sussex Central Golden Knights earned the top seed in Division I while the Caravel Academy Buccaneers got the nod in Division II for the upcoming DIAA dual meet state wrestling championships. The top four seeds in each division will host their first round match on Wednesday night beginning at 7:00pm. Sussex Central (20-0) the Henlopen North champ …
Bonus Hoops as No. 7 Appo holds off No. 6 CaravelĀ
(Middletown, DE)Ā When the 6th and 7th ranked teams in the Delaware Live-302 Sports poll get together, a close game is expected. That is exactly what transpired Tuesday night as the Caravel Buccaneers (No. 6) and Appoquinimink Jaguars (No. 7) battled into overtime in a Jags 71-62 victory. There was no indication the game would be tightly contested early, as …
Friends holds off Buccaneers for state title
The Wilmington Friends school won its second state with a 10-7 victory over the Caravel Buccaneers. The Quakers were in the championship game in 2018, but had some major injuries that created a lopsided loss to Woodbridge. Their last state championship came in 1984 with a 22-12 victory over Claymont.Ā The Quakers were led by the third generation of Tattersallās …
Caravel proves worthy of No.1 seed; heads to title game
Caravel head coach John Reed and his Buccaneers are headed to the state championship game as the undefeated, top-seed in the DIAA class 2A. There are those who questioned the “toughness” of Caravel’s schedule as a few teams in District 3 had subpar seasons. After Friday night’s performance against defending champ Archmere, those questions have been laid to rest.Ā …
Soccer champs: Sallies over Charter, Caravel blanks St. Marks
The Salesianum Sals went on to win their second straight DIAA Division I Boys Soccer state championship and twenty first overall. Sallies defeated Wilmington Charter by a score of 4-1 at Dover high school.Ā The Sals scored two goals in each half of the game. In the first half Jake Ross scored the first goal then assisted Gianluca Marroni for …