Tobiason and Banks lead DSBA all-state basketball teams
St. Elizabeth senior forward Aiden Tobiason and Ursuline first-year guard Jezelle “GG” Banks were named state boys’ and girls’ basketball players of the year by the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association Monday, highlighting the release of both boys’ and girls’ all-state teams. Already committed to Temple University for next season, the 6’5 Tobiason averaged 18.8 […]
First State Hoops Report 2023-24 Final Top 10s
Here are our final boys’ and girls’ Top 10s for the 2023-24 season. Boys 1. Dover (23-2) 2. Salesianum (15-9) 3. St. Elizabeth (21-2) 4. Middletown (18-6) 5. Sanford (17-5) 6. Howard (15-9) 7. St. Georges (15-8) 8. Saint Mark’s (17-5) 9. William Penn (16-5) 10. Appoquinimink (14-7) Girls 1. Ursuline (18-6) 2. Caravel […]
Banks’ last second free throw clinches girls’ hoops title for Ursuline
By Chris Stevens, Editor Jezelle Banks was sensational all afternoon during Saturday’s DIAA girls’ basketball state championship game against Caravel, so it was fitting the game was literally in her hands at the end. Banks hit the second of two free throws with 1.9 seconds left and a desperation heave by Caravel fell short in […]
2023-24 Delaware boys’ basketball state tournament championship game preview
By Chris Stevens, Editor One team is making its third straight appearance in the championship game while the other is looking to finally break through in their sixth overall trip to the promised land. Defending state championship Salesianum takes on Dover for the DIAA boys’ basketball state championship tonight at 6 p.m. and it promises […]
2023-24 Delaware girls’ basketball state tournament championship game preview
By Chris Stevens, Editor The DIAA girls’ basketball state championship tournament has given us the two teams we thought would be here at the end of the season and today at 2 p.m., they will face off against each other for the privilege of being called champions. Top seeded Caravel (19-3) will play No. 2 […]
2023-24 Delaware girls’ basketball tournament semifinals preview
By Chris Stevens, Editor Bob season is officially here. The girls’ final four tips off tonight at 6 p.m. with four teams that have earned their spots through timely offense, tough defense, great coaching and players making plays. Tonight we find out which two girls’ teams will be battling for the big trophy on Championship […]
A.I. girls rally late, earn trip to state semifinals
By Chris Stevens, Editor Even after trailing by 10 points no less than four times in Monday night’s DIAA girls’ basketball quarterfinal game against Flight B rival Howard, A.I. duPont never lost hope that they would be the first Tiger team to make the trip to the Bob Carpenter center in 21 years. Thanks to […]
2023-24 Delaware girls’ basketball state tournament quarterfinals
By Chris Stevens, Editor The DIAA girls’ basketball tournament takes center stage tonight as four teams go home, and four others make plans for Wednesday’s semifinals at the Bob Carpenter Center. Each team has something to prove, not just to the state of Delaware, but themselves as well. In a season where we’ve seen a […]
A.I. girls start playing basketball, return to DIAA quarterfinals
By Chris Stevens, Editor After a nip-and-tuck first half that saw his A.I. duPont Tiger girls shaking off a bit of game rust, head coach Robert “Lucky” Price had a simple explanation for his team’s reversal of fortune. “We just started playing basketball,” Price said after a 25-23 halftime lead turned into a comfortable 58-39 […]
2023-24 Delaware girls’ basketball tournament second round previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor The girls’ second round tips off tonight at 7 p.m. with regular season rematches, a couple of new meetings and at least two teams looking for upsets. Let’s preview tonight’s games. No. 24 Smyrna (14-7) at No. 8 Appoquinimink (12-9, 8-0 Flight A) Key regular season wins: Smyrna defeated St. Georges […]
