By Andy Walter

GEORGETOWN — Sussex Central High has handed Dover some tough football losses over the years.

On Saturday night, the Senators got a little revenge.

After getting shut out by the Golden Knights earlier in the season, sixth-seeded Dover returned the favor, blanking the No. 3 Golden Knights, 20-0, in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Class 3A state quarterfinals.

And the icing on the cake is that the Senators (7-4) will get to host No. 7 St. Georges in next weekend’s state semifinals. The Hawks upset No. 2 Appoquinimink, 13-7, on Friday.

It's the second year in a row that Dover has reached the semifinals.

Top-seeded Smyrna will host No. 4 Middletown in the other semifinal. The Cavaliers beat Salesianum, 34-7, in their semifinal on Saturday night.

In a contest that was scoreless at halftime, Dover took control with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns.

With the Senators up 7-0, senior Tyron Abrams broke free from a bunch formation and sprinted 86 yards for a touchdown that put Dover ahead by 14.

Abrams then scored again on a 36-yard run with 3:07 remaining in the contest to seal the outcome.

The Senators, who lost to Central 21-0 in October, also got a 27-yard scoring run from freshman Jaheim Cole after taking an option pitch from quarterback Nahseem Cosme.

Dover’s defense preserved its shutout after getting second-half interceptions from Tamir Darden Jefferson and Christopher Grady.

Dover beat St. Georges, 31-6, during the season. It also topped the Hawks, 9-7, in last year’s state tournament.

Seaford 34, Wilmington Charter 7: The sixth-seeded Blue Jays knocked off the No. 3 Force in the Class 1A quarterfinals on Saturday.

Seaford advances to play at No. 2 St. Elizabeth (10-1) next weekend on a day and time TBD.

Red Lion Christian 36, Delmar 0: The Lions blanked the Wildcats on Saturday night to earn a spot in next weekend’s Class 2A quarterfinals.

Laurel 41, St. Andrews 7: Kylse Wilson ran for three touchdowns as the top-seeded Bulldogs posted the win 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 on Frida night.

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

Towson 3, Delaware 0: The third-seeded Blue Hens fell to No. 1 Towson, 25-15, 25-21, 25-22 in the CAA championship match on Saturday evening.

The title was the fourth in a row for the Riders (29-1) while Delaware finishes 17-11. The Hens won two straight five-set matches to reach the league finals for the first time since 2016.

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 was slated to face No. 2 Howard in a rematch of last year’s finals on Saturday night 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.