2023-24 Delaware boys’ basketball state tournament quarterfinal previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor By the evening hours tonight, we will know who will have punched their tickets to the Bob Carpenter Center and the DIAA boys’ basketball semifinals, an exciting time of year known as Quarterfinal Saturday. We have two regular season rematches, two other quality matchups and staggered start times so people can […]
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 […]
Saint Mark’s boys outlast Appoquinimink in double OT heart-stopper
By Chris Stevens, Editor Sixth seeded Saint Mark’s got contributions from everyone during Thursday’s DIAA boys’ basketball tournament second round game against Appoquinimink and as long the game went, they truly needed. A huge block by sophomore forward Alassan N’Diaye and two second-chance free throws for Mikey Friend were the difference as the Spartans survived […]
2023-24 Delaware boys’ basketball tournament second round previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor We go from 16 teams to eight tonight in the boys’ basketball state tournament. There’s a rematch in New Castle, two former players returning to their old school and much more. Let’s preview tonight’s games. No. 9 Howard (14-8) at No. 8 William Penn (16-4, 7-1 Flight A) Key regular season […]
2023-24 Delaware girls’ basketball tournament first round previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor The girls’ tournament tips off tonight with plenty of interesting storylines and games around the state, all of which will have the higher eight seeds looking on with interest. There is the potential for more than one lower seed moving through to the second round, so let’s take a look at […]
Howard uses offensive balance, defensive intensity to hold off McKean in boys’ first round
By Chris Stevens, Editor It’s always tougher to beat a team the second time around, especially a determined bunch of McKean Highlanders making the school’s first DIAA boys’ basketball state tournament appearance since 2008. Those circumstances only inspired No. 9 seed Howard to turn up the pressure defensively and continue their balanced offensive attack Tuesday […]
2023-24 Delaware boys’ basketball tournament first round previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor This year’s boys’ first round features five regular season rematches so familiarity will work in favor of the winner and not so much for the team who doesn’t win. There’s no clear-cut favorite in any of the eight matchups overall, so whoever wins will have earned it. Let’s preview tonight’s games. […]
A.I. girls overcome slow start to wrap up 3rd straight Blue Hen title
By Chris Stevens, Editor The A.I. duPont girls basketball program, once thought to be lost to history, is now making history under head coach Robert “Lucky” Price. Thanks to a balanced team effort, led by Sydney Hilliard’s 18 points and a 14-point, 14-rebound effort from Jourdyn Henderson, the Flight B champion Tigers wrapped up their […]
Middletown reverses trend, defeats Howard for third straight Blue Hen Crown
By Chris Stevens, Editor Neither Middletown boys’ basketball head coach Azeez Ali nor his players would make any excuses for the Cavaliers’ 69-64 loss to Flight B champion Howard in their regular season finale. They just decided to play harder. That was enough, along with 21 points from senior guard Clyde Frasier, to lift the […]
