Sussex Central football team running on tot he field photo by Ben Fulton

Golden Knights grind out homecoming win

Benny MitchellHigh Schools, Sports

Georgetown – Sussex Central went to their ā€œold fashionā€ Wing-T offense Friday night according to head coach John Wells grinding out 241 rushing yards as the Golden Knights ran the ball 45 times out 51 total plays in the game. ā€œOur offense played well tonight, we were able to run the ball and keep Doverā€™s offense off the field. That …

Dover footbal celebrating after scoring a touchdown photo by Ben Fulton

Kilby scores four touchdowns to lead Senators in District win

Benny MitchellHigh Schools, Sports

Lewes – The Dover Senators traveled to Cape Henlopen.   Jakwon Kilby carried the ball 20 times for 158 yards and scored four touchdowns leading the Senators to a 33-12 win.   ā€œItā€™s really nice to have a player like Jakwon Kilby on your team. He is a power runner and he did a nice job finishing off drives tonight,ā€ …

Appoā€™s big inning downs Red Lion

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Sports

Appoquinimink Coach Brian Timpson huddles with a few players from his team photo courtesy of Appo Softball Instagram No. 4 Appoquinimink defeated No. 10 Red Lion 14-3 on Wednesday thanks to an eight run sixth inning. With a 6-2 lead the Jaguars sent twelve batters to the plate in the inning scoring the eight runs on five hits in the …

Sallies Advances to State Final with Win over Howard

Joe SinglesHigh Schools, Sports

Salesianum celebrates as they advance to the state championship photo by Nick Halliday Sallies and Howard, two schools that are familiar with post season basketball, matched up in the second semi-final of the evening at University of Delaware Thursday for the right to play Tower Hill for the state championship Saturday. Howard looked to speed up the game earlier, full …

Caravel dominates individual wrestling state championships

Benny MitchellHigh Schools, Sports

Alex Poore holds up four fingers as he celebrates his fourth state championship. Photo by Kenny Correll LEWES — For only the second time since 1992, a tournament champion was recognized at the DIAA Individual Wrestling State Championships. And for the second time in those two years Caravel Academy won the tournament points race with 247 points. The Bucs also …

Sallies holds off William Penn for third win of the season

Joe SinglesHigh Schools, Sports

Salesianum Boys Basketball team photo by Nick Halliday The William Penn Colonials visited Sallies Saturday night in what was one of the most highly anticipated match-ups of the 2021-2022 boys’ basketball season thus far. The Colonials came in with a 9-1 record with their only loss coming to Middletown. Sallies on the other hand started the game with a 2-6 …

Middletown holds on for upset

GlennFrazerHigh Schools, Sports

Middletown Boys Basketball celebrates after upseting #1 Seaford photo by Nick Halliday The 8th ranked Middletown Cavaliers dominated top-ranked Seaford for 3 quarters and led by as many as 12 points until the Blue Jays responded in the final quarter to make the game close at the end. Middletown held a 10-point lead with 7:00 to go when the Blue …