DIAA Semifinals: Primetime Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bob was lit as Sanford took down St. Elizabeth 54-48 and Dover slipped past St. Georges 71-57. It's an environment unlike any of the high schools in the area, bringing out the best or worst in the semifinalists. Here are six players who showed that they're built for it on Friday night:</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 first bucket may have come from three, but the rest came from him getting to the baja. As a bigger guard, he had no problem pushing past whoever was on him. His physical slashing made for efficient offense while putting the Vikings in foul trouble. Hart shot 6-for-7 from the free throw line. 21 points and 3 assists </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352340' first='Kenny' last='Hunter Jr'] | 6'4 W/F 2025 St. Elizabeth </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even with Sanford packing the paint, Hunter Jr still managed to create opportunities to put points on the board for the Vikings. He cleaned the glass on offense and got a pair of second chance buckets. Hunter Jr also got open inside of the Sanford zone and created some havoc on defense. 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352453' first='Chase' last='Little'] | 6'4 W 2026 Dover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> The Senators were down by 10 entering the fourth, but Little's off-ball movement came on in the clutch. He cut into the post for two straight baskets. His ability to find openings in St. Georges's man and zone defenses created a number of paint touches for Dover. Then in overtime, his slashing and rebounding helped put the game away. 17 points and 8 rebounds </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352452' first='Josh' last='Obiora'] | 6'7 F 2026 St. Georges </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the second game against Dover, Obiora had stretches of dominance in the paint. He threw down three dunks rolling or cutting to the rim. The Hawks had trouble getting the ball to him inside the arc, but when they did, Obiora turned those touches into lays or free throws. He did just as good of a job protecting the rim too, rejecting shots and snatching boards out of the air. 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2625264' first='Kam' last='Randolph'] | 6'1 G 2025 Dover </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every time St. Georges seemed to pull away, Random made plays to flip the momentum. In the second quarter, he had a putback and a three as the Senators tied things up going into the half. In the fourth, he had a steal and an and-one lay to push the game to OT. And finally, he got to the chicken for 7 points in the extra period to secure his team's seat in the chip. 15 points, 3 rebounds 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>Two-way brilliance from the Delaware signee was the difference in the Warriors victory over the Vikings. Taylor played above the rim with rebounds and dunks. And on defense, he put a lid on it by patrolling the paint and swatting attempts on his area. Taylor made 4-of-6 freebies too. 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->