Laurel High went up by 14 points at halftime before holding off Polytech, 40-37, in girls’ basketball on Thursday night.

The Panthers out-scored the Bulldogs, 24-13, in the second half before falling short.

Delaney Larrimore hit four three-pointers before finishing with 15 points for Laurel, which won for the third time in its last four games to improve to 11-7. Carlie Venabales added 13 points.

Kallie Hopkins, who sank three threes, tallied a game-high 19 points for Polytech. Anjae Sorrell added 11.

Smyrna 59, Sussex Tech 51: The Eagles ended the game on a 22-14 run to pick up the Henlopen North win.

Glennyce James (15), Jayde Rivera (14), and Deleon Foster (12) all reached double figures for Smyrna.

Maleyah Bell tallied a game-high 18 points for the Ravens with Alyssa Kellam adding 14 and Daijah Bailey scoring 12.

St. Georges 47, Woodbridge 41: The Blue Raiders closed within a point going into the fourth quarter but couldn’t pull out the win.

Woodbridge, which got 24 points from Reghan Robinson, trailed by eight at halftime. Robinson sank seven three-pointers.

Boys’ basketball

Laurel 85, Sussex Academy 40: The Bulldogs opened up a 50-29 halftime advantage in the Henlopen South win.

Javier White netted 13 points with Tavar Wilson adding 11. The bulldogs sank 10 three-pointers as six different players hit one.

Carly Merise had a game-high 15 points for the Seahawks while Rockwell Bowman scored 10.

Appoquinimink 80, Cape Henlopen 48: The Jaguars out-scored the Vikings, 23-9, in the fourth quarter to close out the non-conference victory.
Thirteen players scored for Appo.

Zimere Bolden led Cape Henlopen with 14 points. Drew Zimmerman (11) and Trey Leggins (10) also scored in double digits.

Delmarva Christian 65, Worcester Prep 58: The Royals led by 14 going into the fourth quarter before picking up the victory.

Dontarius Jones had 23 points while Gabe Herling scored 22 for Delmarva Christian.

Football

Maull not returning at Cape: J.D. Maull won’t be returning as the head football coach at Cape Henlopen High.

The Cape Henlopen school board made the decision on Monday not to renew Maul’s contract for a fifth season.

“We appreciate all that Coach Maull has done for the Football program and his dedication to our student athletes over the past four years,” the board said in a press release.

Including a 1-10 mark this past fall, the Vikings went 8-30 under Maull, a Cape Henlopen grad. He previously was the head coach at St. Georges, where his teams went 75-37 and reached the DIAA Division II state tournament six times.

College basketball

Wilmington hosting Atlantic 10 tourney: Wilmington’s CHASE Fieldhouse is hosting the Atlantic 10 Conference’s women’s basketball tournament on March 2-6.

This is the first time in six years that all 14 Atlantic 10 teams will compete under one roof and only the eighth time in the event’s 40-year history that it’s being held at a neutral site.

Four players in the tourney are from Wilmington: Michelle Kozicki (Padua) from La Salle, Ber’nyah Mayo (St. Elizabeth) and Stefanie Kulesza (Conrad) from Massachusetts, and Yanni Hendley (Riverdale Baptist, Va.) from Rhode Island.

Last October, the Atlantic 10 signed a three-year agreement with BPG|SPORTS to hold the tournament in Wilmington.

The tournament will tip off with all 14 schools competing in the first round on March 2. The finals will air live on ESPN2 on March 6.