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
DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament Second Round Previews
By Chris Stevens, Editor Four lower seeds are crashing the second round party in the boys’ basketball tournament, but they’ve got some intimidating party hosts ahead of them. Eight teams have an extra day or two of rest and look to move on to the state quarterfinals, but it won’t be easy. Here’s our breakdown … Continue reading DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament Second Round Previews
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
24th-seeded Hornets knock off Cougars
By Chris Stevens, Editor Five fourth-quarter points by forward Isaiah Sales boosted Tatnall to the upset. Photo by Gee Johnson for Strictly GP Shots With just one senior and tons of underclassmen, the Tatnall boys' basketball team stepped into the state tournament with no prior tournament experience. Tuesday night, they played like they'd been there … Continue reading 24th-seeded Hornets knock off Cougars
DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament First Round Preview
By Chris Stevens, Editor It's the most wonderful time of the year in Delaware High School Basketball - the 54th edition of the boys' basketball state tournament. We start off tonight with eight first round games and each has the chance to be very competitive with lower seeds keeping the home team on high alert. … Continue reading DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament First Round Preview
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
