Washington Hoops Coast Past Saints
The Washington boys basketball team opened up their season Friday night with a impressive road win at Saint Michaels 92-27. The win improves the Jaguars to 1-0, while the loss drops the Saints to 0-1.
The Washington boys basketball team opened up their season Friday night with a impressive road win at Saint Michaels 92-27. The win improves the Jaguars to 1-0, while the loss drops the Saints to 0-1.
The Easton basketball team opened up their season at home with a very impressive 66-33 win over Crisfield. The win improves the Warriors to 1-0 on the year, while the Crabbers drop to 0-1.
The Washington girls basketball team picked up a road win Friday night when they defeated Saint Michaels 71-15. The win improves the Jaguars to 1-0, while the loss drops the Saints to 0-1. The win also marks the first in the career of head coach Danny Lamb.
The Lake Forest boys basketball team hit the road Friday night and topped Delmar in both teams season opener 57-37. The win improves the Spartans to 1-0, while the loss drops the Wildcats to 0-1.
The North Dorchester boys basketball team picked up a big conference win Friday night when they defeated Snow Hill 73-63. The win improves the Eagles to 1-0, while the Snow Hill Eagles drop to 0-1.
The Crisfield Crabbers faced off against the Bayside North's - Easton Warriors for some Friday night basketball to kick off the season.The Crabbers took an early lead 13-4 in the first quarter and continued to hold onto that lead throughout the first half, but they let in Easton back in the game with bonus free throws. Slowly the Warriors managed to find their way back within a point until, Kate Stevens, hit a buzzer beater to hold a 3 point lead heading into halftime. However, the lead would not be enough to shut down Easton who got the comeback win, 38-31.
Xavier Waters hit two free throws with 6 seconds left in a tie game as the Parkside Rams escaped Kent Island with a 85-83 win.
The Stephen Decatur boys basketball team opened up their 2015 season with high expectations for this upcoming season despite missing a few key players on the roster. Both Tyree Henry and Torrey Brittingham were not on the court, and yet, this team was playing extremely well.Arcadia scored the first points of the game, but it would not take long for the Seahawks to respond - especially junior Keve Aluma - who had a few big blocks as well as some major dunks in Friday nights game. The Seahawks went on a 17 point run and that was all they needed while taking a 20-5 lead with a few minutes left in the first quarter. Decatur continued to dominate the Firebirds in all aspects of the game.The score was lopsided at halftime with Decatur on top 42-14 and they continued to push from there throughout the remainder of the second half as they got the win over Arcadia 81-31.Watch out for the boys in blue this year - they are looking for that Bayside title and they have the talent to do it.
The Pocomoke girls basketball team finished off their 2014-2015 season with dominance, but this year they are back for even more and they definitely have the talent to do it.On Friday night, the Warriors opened up season play against North Caroline and within thirty seconds of the game - Pocomoke had a 6-0 lead. Throughout the first half, Dynaisha Christian picked up right where she left off last season and looked even better on the court.The Warriors took a commanding 42-7 lead at halftime and only continued to put in the work from there as Pocomoke got the win, 57-19.Christian finished out the game with 19 points and the most impressive part about that was she only played in the first half of the game.
The Wi-Hi Indians pulled out a huge win on the road on opening night, defeating the Kent County Trojans 83-75.
The UMES women's basketball team dropped to 2-4 early in the season, falling 57-50 to The Mount, at the Hytche Center on Wednesday night.
The UMES Hawks cut a 21 point Georgetown lead down to just 11 points with 9:03 to play, and nearly played the Hoyas even in the scorebooks in the second half, ultimately falling 68-49 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC Tuesday night.
The Smyrna Eagles have made the best of their season thus far including a big playoff win last week over Mount Pleasant and they looked to bring that momentum into Saturday's game on the road against reigning state champions, the William Penn Colonials.
The Woodbridge football team saw their incredible post season run come to an end Saturday afternoon when they fell on the road to top seeded St. Georges 33-14. The Blue Raiders finish out the season with a 8-4 record.
Despite throwing three interceptions in the first quarter, Joe Callahan overcame his early struggles to account for 5 touchdowns, including his 50th passing touchdown of the year, as Wesley defeated Johns Hopkins 42-37 to advance to the Division III quarterfinals.
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