The top ranked Middletown Cavaliers and the #4 St George’s Seahawks struggled to score points in the first half of their boys basketball game Monday night. At the end of the first quarter the Cavaliers held an 8-2 lead and were up just 17-8 after the opening 16:00 minutes of play. In the locker room, Head coach Azeez Ali told …
Strong fourth quarter lifts Caravel
Laurel made the long trip north to face Caravel for a Thursday night matchup boys basketball matchup. Laurel was not slowed down by the long bus ride coming out hot, outscoring Caravel 18-8 in the first quarter while taking a 35-34 lead into halftime. Laurel was able to get to the basket with ease scoring all their first half points …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 8
Boys Basketball Week 6 Rankings as of 1/31/23 by Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Middletown 12-2 1 Lost to Sallies, Win over Penn 2 Seaford 12-2 3 Win over Lake 3 Tower Hill 9-2 5 Plays Sallies 4 St GeorgesĀ 12-2 NR Win over Howard 5 Howard 8-2 2 Lost to St Georges, Plays Penn …
Cape, Appo doubleheaders produce two quality games
(Middletown)Ā The Cape Henlopen Vikings and Appoquinimink Jaguars scheduled a “rare” boys and girls varsity basketball double header Thursday. The two teams provided those in attendance with close and dramatic games.Ā The boys game featured No. 7 Appo with a record of 9-3 versus unranked Cape with a 9-4 mark. Appo jumped out to an early 8-0 lead thanks to …
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 …
High school basketball, wrestling rankings: Week 7
Boys Basketball Week 6 Rankings as of 1/18/23 by Jason Winchell Ranking School Record Last Week’s Ranking Comments 1 Middletown 8-1 1 Win over Appo 2 Howard 6-1 2 Big Win over Sanford 3 Seaford 9-1 4 Win over Laurel 4 Sanford 5-2 5 Lost to Howard 5 Tower Hill 6-2 1 Win over Friends 6 Caravel 5-3 5 Win …
Avyion Matthews leads Seaford over Laurel
The third ranked Seaford Blue Jays and tenth ranked Laurel Bulldogs played a very important boys basketball game that resembled a “track meet” as the teams raced up and down the floor for 32 minutes in front of a “sold out” crowd in Bill Pugh Gymnasium Thursday night. The Blue Jays held a 14-7 1st quarter lead but Laurel out …
No. 2 Howard leads wire to wire in win over No. 4 Sanford
It was a packed gym at Howard School of Technology Tuesday for an evening tip between two teams ranked in the top 5. RJ Matthews and No. 2 Howard welcomed in Dayon Polk and No. 4 Sanford for a highly anticipated battle between the Warriors and Wildcats. Howard used hot shooting and smothering defense to build an early lead on …
Polytech remains unbeatenĀ Henlopen Conference
The Polytech Panthers took a two game lead in the Henlopen North with a hard fought 55-52 win at Dover High Tuesday. Coach John Pierce told 302 Sports that he talked to his players at halftime regarding the pressure of the hostile environment. “It was a little sketchy in the beginning, but they finally worked their way through it”. Pierce …
No. 1 Tower Hill completes comeback on the road
Two top 5 teams in the state of Delaware met up Thursday night in Bear in what would be a 4 quarter battle. Both teams came into the contest at 5-2 but only one would leave with their 6th win. Tower Hill looking to rebound from a recent loss to Sanford and Caravel still hadnāt dropped a game to an …