In a previous Throwback Thursday post, we highlighted the process that gave us the boys’ basketball state tournament in 1966, but who was the first boys’ state tournament winning team during the winter of 1967? Eight teams began the first DSSAA ever (now DIAA) state tournament on Monday March 13th at four neutral sites – … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – 1967 Boys’ Basketball State Tournament
Kozicki’s 42 points lift Pandas to girls’ quarterfinals
By Chris Stevens, Editor Michelle Kozicki didn't make every shot she took Friday night, but she came very close. The senior forward scored a season-high 42 points as 6th-seeded Padua (14-6) upended No. 11 Polytech 67-45 at Salesianum Friday night, earning a spot in the quarterfinals against No. 3 Sanford on Monday at Tatnall School. … Continue reading Kozicki’s 42 points lift Pandas to girls’ quarterfinals
DIAA Girls’ Basketball Tournament Second Round Previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor A few match ups tonight could go either way, so here is our preview of the girls' second round, which starts tonight at 7 pm at most of the higher seeds' home gyms (Padua will play Polytech at Sallies) No. 1 Conrad (16-4, 7-0 Diamond State) vs. No. 17 Dover (13-8) … Continue reading DIAA Girls’ Basketball Tournament Second Round Previews
Caravel girls steal their way into the 2nd round
By Chris Stevens, Editor The Delaware State Police should be on the lookout for a band of thieves wearing maroon and white uniforms. Led by chief thief Taylor Wilkins' 7 steals, the Caravel girls basketball team turned up the defensive pressure and cruised to a 53-36 win over 13th seeded St. Mark's in the first … Continue reading Caravel girls steal their way into the 2nd round
DIAA Girls’ Basketball Tournament First Round Previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor A few regular season rematches and intriguing meetings highlight the first round of the girls' basketball tournament, which begins tonight at the higher seeds' home gym at 7 pm No. 9 Archmere (14-6, 6-1 Diamond State) vs. No. 24 Sussex Tech (7-13, 4-10 Henlopen North) The Ravens’ competitive schedule got them … Continue reading DIAA Girls’ Basketball Tournament First Round Previews
Conrad girls, Sanford boys top tournament brackets
By Chris Stevens, Editor The DIAA released the brackets for the boys and girls' basketball tournaments Friday afternoon, with Conrad topping the girls' seedings and defending champion Sanford leading the way in the boys' tournament. The top 8 teams based on point index receive first round byes and will wait out the winners of eight … Continue reading Conrad girls, Sanford boys top tournament brackets
First State Hoops Report Recap – Week 11
The last full week of the regular season had some milestones, some upsets and some business as usual, so here’s our Week 11 recap Boys’ Basketball Game of the Week – Caravel 51, Middletown 48 Photos by Gee Johnson for Strictly GP Shots It was a matchup of hot vs. red hot Tuesday night at … Continue reading First State Hoops Report Recap – Week 11
24 and More – Boys’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 4
By Chris Stevens, Editor One word to describe Week 10 on the boys' side of things? Anarchy. Quite a few of the state's top teams had setbacks this week while others got themselves back into the tournament picture with some big wins, so let's take a look at what teams are playing for heading into … Continue reading 24 and More – Boys’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 4
24 and More – Girls’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 4
By Chris Stevens, Editor Conference championships have been decided, but at-large spots are still very much up in the air, not to mention the question of who will be the lucky eight to receive first round byes in the tournament. Let's take a look at how the girls' prospects fare heading into the final full … Continue reading 24 and More – Girls’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 4
24 and More – Girls’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 3
By Chris Stevens, Editor A few conference champions have already been decided, but there are still some key games out there for tournament position and overall survival on the girls' side of things. Let's take a look at this week's tournament prospects. Flight A St. Georges 11-5 (6-0) Middletown 12-6 (5-2) Concord 10-7 (4-2) Delcastle … Continue reading 24 and More – Girls’ Tournament Outlook Vol. 3
