Local Roundup: Polytech girls pick up North win over Dover

Polytech High sank five free throws in the final 2:19 to edge Dover, 48-46, in Henlopen North girls’ basketball on Tuesday evening.

With the contest tied 43-43, the Panthers (7-6) went 5-for-9 from the foul line to win their fourth game in a row. Senior Jazmin Kellam sank 4-of-6 free throws in that stretch.

Polytech led by four before the Senators hit a shot just before the final buzzer.

Cape Henlopen 52, Dover 28: Mehkia Applewhite (7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals) netted 15 points, with four three-pointers, to pace the Vikings (13-0) to the Henlopen North win on Monday.

Morgan Mahoney (7 rebounds, 6 blocks) added 14 points while Ella Risko (7 steals, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) had 13 for North champion Cape, which plays in the Henlopen Conference title game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Dover.

Freshman Ava Zerrad scored a team-high 13 points for the Senators.

Woodbridge 62, Delmar 12: The Blue Raiders improved to 10-0 in the Henlopen South, 10-2 overall with the win.

Laurel 63, Lake Forest 22: The Bulldogs rebounded with a Henlopen South win on Tuesday.

Woodbridge 57, Laurel 38: The Blue Raiders jumped out to a 22-9 first-quarter lead before handing the Bulldogs their first Henlopen South loss on Monday.

Boys’ basketball

Polytech 53, Dover 48: Senior Samuel Slater tallied the Panthers’ final six points from the foul line as Polytech snapped the Senators’ six-game winning streak.

Slater sank 6-of-9 free throws in the last 1:31. Polytech took the lead for good at 47-45 on Kyke Gamber’s drive with 2:09 remaining.

The Panthers (5-6) led 29-24 at halftime and 41-35 going into the fourth quarter.

Dover (10-3) closes the regular season by hosting Henlopen North champion Smyrna on Thursday night.

Seaford 69, Sussex Academy 35: The Blue Jays (10-1) clinched the Henlopen South title with their ninth straight victory.

Seaford will face North champion Smyrna in the Henlopen Conference championship game on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Dover.

Tyrese Fortune netted 14 points and Zion Mifflin added 12 for the Jays, who led 19-8 after the first quarter.

Michaelson Bernard scored eight points to lead the Seahawks.

Lake Forest 50, Laurel 43: The Spartans ended the regular season with a record of 8-4 after posting the Henlopen South win.

Delmar 46, Woodbridge 26: The Wildcats limited the Blue Raiders to just 12 points over the final three quarters to improve to 9-3.

Cameron Bozman, who sank three three-pointers, scored 12 points with Jarrin Mitchell adding 10 for Delmar, which has won three games in a row.

Jaden Bacon hit three of Woodbridge’s five three-pointers to net a team-high nine points.

Seaford 81, Sussex Academy 25: Brent Ricketts (15), Booker DeShields (11) and Akendre Matthews (10) all scored in double figures in the Blue Jays’ Henlopen South win on Monday night.

Ricketts sank four of Seaford’s 10 three-pointers.

College lacrosse

MEN, Delaware 16, St. Joseph’s 13: Sophomore Mike Robinson netted nine goals — the most for a UD players in almost six decades — as the Blue Hens (2-1) held off the Hawks.

The last Blue Hen to score nine goals in a game was Hayler Osborn, who did it against Towson State on May 4, 1963.

Senior goalie Matt Kileary made 16 stops in net. Tye Kurtz chipped in a hat trick with three goals and one assist.

Delaware jumped out to a 9-1 lead with 12:43 left in the second quarter. St. Joe’s cut that advantage to only 12-7 at halftime, though.

In his first game of the year, Charlie Kitchen kept his point streak alive, finding Tye Kurtz from long range to start the scoring off in the third quarter. The Hawks responded again with three-consecutive goals to pull within, 13-10.

Robinson scored the next two goals to push the Hens’ lead back to five with 8:29 remaining.

College bowling

DSU’s Nassberg honored: Delaware State freshman bowler Saralyne Nassberg has been honored by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as Rookie of the Week.

The California native finished fifth overall among 29 competitors, and tops among freshmen, with a total pinfall of 1,055 for a five-game average of 211.0 in traditional games at the MEAC roundup. She topped the 200 mark in two games, including a career-best 269, the high for the weekend tournament and No. 1 on the Hornets this season.

Nassberg helped lead DSU to a second-place finish in last weekend’s meet. For the season, she has a total pinfall of 3849 in 18 games for a 190.3 average.