Caravel basketball Dominique Wyatt making a layup against Sanford photo by Nick Halliday 2

No. 9 Caravel extends hot week with win over No. 5 Sanford

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Caravel basketball Dominique Wyatt making a layup against Sanford photo by Nick Halliday 2

Caravel basketball Dominique Wyatt making a layup against Sanford, photo by Nick Halliday

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 as both teams went back and forth exchanging buckets. Caravel would take an 11-10 lead and run with it. It was a monster first half for Senior John Clemmons, who lit up the Warriors for 18 points. The scoring, combined with the tenacity from the Bucs on defense, overwhelmed Sanford. The Warriors struggled to find both stops and points in the half-court game. Caravel turned the defense into offense and was able to get out and run effectively. A Miles White to close out the half gave Caravel a 39-20 lead at the break.

 

In the second half, it remained all Bucs. The talented Junior point guard Dom Wyatt paced Caravel in the second half with 13 points on his way to 25 for the game. Clemmons finished with 18, battling foul trouble in the second half and Miles White added 12 in the win. The big 3 for Caravel scored 55 of the Bucs’ 61 points. Sanford was led by Tommy Vaughn Jr, who had a team-high 9 points. Dayon Polk and Sean Forrest each added 8 for the Warriors, who did not have a double-digit scorer.

 

Next, the Warriors will close out the regular season at home for St Andrews on Tuesday, tip at 5:30 PM. Next up for the Caravel Bucs will be the top-ranked Middletown Cavaliers on Saturday at 12:30 PM. You can catch it live here on DLS.

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