By Andy Walter

Kylse Wilson ran for three touchdowns as top-seeded Laurel High rolled to a 41-7 victory over No. 8 St. Andrews in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Class 1A football state tournament on Friday night.

The win was the 14th in a row for the defending state champion Bulldogs (11-0), who will next host the winner of Saturday’s matchup between No. 4 Odessa and No. 5 Tatnall.

That semifinal matchup will be played on a day and time TBD.

Laurel led 34-0 at halftime on Friday against the Cardinals (4-7). Kaden Shockley scored on a 60-yard run and also threw a 45-yard scoring pass to Ny’Aire Farlow.

Patrick Belle added the Bulldogs’ other touchdown on a nine-yard run.

St. Elizabeth 32, Indian River 21: The seventh-seeded Indians held a one-point lead early before the No. 2 Vikings pulled away to the Class 1A quarterfnal win at Abbesinio Stadium.

Hayden Hall scored on a 64-yard run with the PAT kick from Axel Olguin Hernandez giving IR (5-6) a 7-6 advantage. The Indians still trailed only 28-21 when Jayvion Chandler scored on a run.

But a 69-yard touchdown run from Michael Downes sealed the victory for St. Elizabeth (10-1). Downs, who also scored on a 79-yard run, finished with three TDs.

The Vikings next host the winner of Saturday’s contest between Seaford and Wilmington Charter.

College basketball

MEN, Duke 92, Delaware 58: The Blue Hens trailed by only six points at halftime before the seventh-ranked Blue Devisl ran away in the second half.

Delaware (1-2) were behind only 14-10 at the first media timeout. Freshman Cavan Reilly netted 10 first-half points, with a pair of threes, to help the Hens stay close.

Delaware used a 7-0 run late in the first to pull as close as five before Duke took a 42-36 halftime advantage.

Three Hens scored in double digits: Jayre Davis (11), Jameer Nelson Jr. (10) and Reilly (10).

WOMEN, Delaware 58, Vermont 53: The Blue Hens improved to 3-1 with the road victory.

Kharis Idom and Klarke Sconiers each scored a team-high 13 points, with Idiom going 5-for-10 from the field and 3-4 from three-point range. Jewel Smalls scored her 1,000th career point on a layup during the second quarter and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

College volleyball

Delaware 3, William & Mary 2: The Blue Hens survived their second five-set match in two days to advance to the CAA championship match with the win on Friday night.

Delaware will take on top-seeded and host Towson on 6 p.m. in the conference finals. The Hens lost a pair of 3-0 matches to the three-time defdning champion Tigers (28-1) during the regular season.

The Hens (17-10) beat the seventh-seeded Tribe 25-18, 16-25, 25-22, 23-25, 16-14 on Friday.

Delaware is in the CAA finals for the first time since 2016.

Lani Mason led the Hens with 24 kills, 18 digs and four blocks to post her 16th double-double on the season.

Delaware State 3, North Carolina Central 0: The host Hornets advanced to the MEAC semifinals with the win over the No. 6 Eagles on Friday night.

No. 3 Delaware State will face No. 2 Howard in a rematch of last year’s finals on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall.

Junior middle blocker Alondra Maldonado landed a match-high nine kills Valerie Otero notched five kills and a match-best five service aces.

Sports editor Andy Walter can be reached at walter@iniusa.org. Follow on Twitter at @DSNSports.