By Andy Walter

Sierra Henry sank a three-pointer with just four seconds left in overtime before Polytech High downed Dover, 50-43, in Henlopen North girls’ basketball on Tuesday night.

Henry, a freshman, finished with a game-high 23 points and seven steals for the Panthers. She is a product of Dover’s Capital School District.

Polytech, which avenged a 10-point loss to Dover earlier in the season, was also led by Kallie Hopkins (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Sky Naranjo (5 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals).

The Senators rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to send the contest to OT tied at 40-40. Malya Milstead had a team-high 15 points for the Senators.

Boys’ basketball

Caesar Rodney 69, Cape Henlopen 61: The Riders took a 36-28 lead into halftime before knocking off the Vikings.

Anthony Aglio (17), Khalil Kemp (15), Isaiah Alston (13) and Adam Bailey (10) all scored in double figures for CR, which avenged a six-point loss to Cape Henlopen earlier in the season. The Riders hit a total of nine three-pointers from six players.

Trey Leggins (16), Jacob Schell (14) and Odin DeLazaro Potemski (14) paced the Vikings.

Seaford 85, Indian River 40: The Blue Jays improved to 6-0 in the South, 9-1 overall with the victory.

Already leading by 20 at halftime, Seaford out-scored IR, 26-6, in the third quarter.

Delmar 43, Early College 42: The Wildcats edged the Hornets in a Henlopen South matchup.

Sussex Central 50, Sussex Tech 39: Trailing 32-24 going into the fourth quarter, the Golden Knights stormed back to take the Henlopen North win.

Lake Forest 65, Sussex Academy 15: The Spartans tallied 33 first-quarter points in the South victory. 

Delmarva Christian 79, Salisbury School 70: The Royals led 63-51 after three quarters before improving to 7-2.

Wrestling

Lake Forest 43, Red Lion 30: The Spartans picked up the non-conference win to improve to 5-3.

Lake Forest got pins from Kamren McCray (106), DeMarion Russ (120), Trevor Silver (126), DeMarcus Russ (132), Case Dempsey (144) and Coen Dempsey (150).

Horse racing

DelPark announces schedule: Dates for the 2023 live racing season at Delaware Park were approved by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission on Tuesday.

The 86th live racing season t the Stanton facility will feature 85-days of racing beginning on May 24 and concluding on Oct. 28. Live racing will be conducted on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The $500,000 Grade II Delaware Handicap on July 8 highlights the stake schedule worth $2.25 million. All graded and listed stake races will be run Lasix free in 2023.

For the first time in the history of the filly and mare summer classic, the 86th renewal will be contested at the distance of a mile and three sixteenths. The race has been run at the traditional mile and a quarter distance every year since 1951 with the exception of 2020 when the race was run at a mile and an eighth because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to 1951, the race was run at a mile and a sixteenth.

“It has become increasingly more difficult to consistently attract the top contenders in the filly and mare division with the race at a mile and a quarter, but we also want to be respectful of the distance aspect of the tradition as much as possible,” said Director of Racing Jerome “Jed” Doro.

“We are hoping a sixteenth of a mile less will encourage more of the top contenders in the division to come while still keeping the race attractive to those who want a little more ground.”