Game number four at the Boys’ Basketball Winter Showcase hosted by Mount Pleasant High School was between the St. Mark’s Spartans and the West Philadelphia High School Speedboys. St. Marks, who came in the contest touting a 4-0 record in state, started the game in a 3-2 full court zone press which proved to give West Philly some difficulty, causing …
Delaware wrestlers face some of nation’s best at Beast of the East
Newark – The Bob Carpenter Center on the Campus of the University of Delaware with 12 wrestling mats sprawled across the floor was the battle ground for the 31st Beast of the East High School Wrestling Tournament. The event featured 960 wrestlers from 168 teams representing 24 states converging on Newark, Delaware. âIt was a little overwhelming, but it was …
Wright leads St Elizabeth’s over Penn
WILMINGTON â Julius Wright scored 22 points to lead six St. Elizabeth players in double figures as the Vikings made a statement in an 86-67 win over William Penn at a sold-out St. E Center on Thursday night. The Colonials, who entered the game ranked fifth in the state by Delaware Live, took a 13-11 lead in the first quarter …
Courtside View â Week 1 girls basketball top 10 rankings
The Fall sports season ended on December 2nd and now is the time to focus on the winter sports that kicked off their season. Here are my Girls high school basketball courtside notes for this week and the first rankings for Delaware Live. Former Ursuline and Villanova basketball player Adrianna Hahn is the new coach at Tower Hill and …
Courtside View – Week 1 boys basketball top 10 rankings
The Fall sports season ended on December 2nd and now is the time to focus on the winter sports that kicked off their season. Here are my boys high school basketball courtside notes for this week and the first rankings for Delaware LIve. I have enjoyed the fact that these schools are playing some great out of state competition …
Delaware Military wins Milford Invitational
Milford – Fourteen teams throughout the state converged on Milford Central Academy on Saturday for the 64th Milford Invitational Wrestling Tournament. When the dust settled the Delaware Military Academy Seahawks emerged with the team title scoring 463.5 points to finish ahead of Wm. Penn 415.5 and Caesar Rodney 400. Smyrna and Milford rounded out the top five. Delaware Military crowned six …
Alleyne, Miller and LaMons named players of the yearÂ
Brian (BJ) Alleyne, Jordan Miller, and RahShad LaMons are named players for the year in their respective divisions. They all have a couple things in common as they are all running backs and they all led their teams to a state championship. Alleyne from Salesianum was named 3A player of the year while Miller from Caravel was named 2A, …
Caravel runs to school’s first title since 2012
The Caravel Buccaneers completed a perfect season with a convincing 35-13 DIAA Class AA championship win against Archmere Saturday. The Bucs broke open a close halftime game with a stout running attack powered by the “O” line scoring two touchdowns on four plays early in the third quarter. Senior running backs Jordan and Craig Miller led the way as the …
Third quarter surge propels Salesianum to 3A state title
Newark – Cape Henlopen and Salesianum came into the DIAA Class AAA championship game statistically even. After the first half the two were tied 10-10. Then Salesianum erupted for 21 unanswered points in the third quarter on their way to a 45-17 victory winning their first Class AAA state championship and their eighth overall title. It was also the first title …
Salesianum earns trip to state championship
WILMINGTON â Salesianum, the top seed in the DIAA Class 3A football tournament, overcame a stiff challenge from No. 5 Middletown, earning a 24-14 win on Nov. 24 at Abessinio Stadium. It will be the Salsâ first trip to a state championship game since 2018. The Sals (11-1) advanced to the Class 3A championship game against No. 6 Cape Henlopen, …