DIAA Quarterfinals: Cape Henlopen vs Sanford

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday evening, the #6 Sanford Warriors took down the #14 Cape Henlopen Vikings, 54-44, in what felt like a heavyweight fight. Here's who made plays for both teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352347' first='Khareem' last='Hart'] | 6'1 G 2025 Sanford </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hart's shot wasn't falling from distance, so he had to find other avenues to contribute; and he did. Hart kept the ball hot, swinging it until it found the open man, and played stellar defense on Cape's best player, matching his physicality and quickness. His motor fueled his offense. Late in the third, the Vikings cut the lead to one. But Hart responded with a tough layup. Then, he shot the gap for a steal and another lay to push the Warriors' lead back to five. 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352509' first='Nico' last='McNeil'] | 5'10 G 2025 Sanford </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McNeil's insertion into the game turned the tide for the Warriors. Their offense was stagnant until he flipped a switch and hit a middy off of a closeout. With Taylor at the rim to clean things up, McNeil turned the heat up at the point of attack too, forcing several turnovers. His gritty play gave the Warriors the edge they needed to grind out the win. 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352336' first='Jayden' last='Taylor'] | 6'8 F 2025 Sanford </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After getting down quickly, Taylor took the fight back to the Vikings with his play on offense. He punched one home on a fastbreak, made another transition and cashed two threes for 10 first quarter points. The future Delaware Blue Hen willed his team to victory. In another sequence, he blocked a jump shot and got the rebound, threw the outlet pass, then hustled down the floor for the stickback. Finally, Taylor put the game away with three monster dunks in the fourth quarter. 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 blocks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2746830' first='Damian' last='Robinson'] | 6'3 W 2025 Cape Henlopen </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robinson's floor spacing gave the Vikings a boost at various points in the game. After a couple free throws to get warmed up, he splashed a pair of threes in the first half to combine with Sivels for all of their team's points. And in the fourth quarter, he hit his third triple to bring Cape within two possessions of tying the game. 13 points 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2698355' first='Stephen' last='Sivels'] | 5'7 G 2027 Cape Henlopen </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the Warriors forcing the ball out his hands from the jump, Sivels got going with quick decision-making on the perimeter. He let it fly from three, first by hitting a pull-up, next by firing in a three off the catch. His 9 first quarter points were emblematic of how the Vikings threw the first punch. 13 points </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2364685' first='Jameson' last='Tingle'] | 6'4 G/W 2027 Cape Henlopen </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leading the charge for the Vikings, Tingle did some of everything to give his team a chance to win. He initiated offense off the bounce, turning strong drives into layups or kick-outs for three. A multi-sport star, Tingle battled defensively and on the glass as well. His overall activity helped dampen Sanford's height advantage inside. 10 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->