Dover 67 St. Georges 49 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game358382

St. Elizabeth 63 Howard 53 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game358401

Middletown 40 St Marks 21 at the half.

Middletown 40 St. Marks 21 at half

Brackets for the state tournament are up on track. Let’s hear some opinions and predictions. I have some questions about a few seeds that I saw so far. When I have time to look through all the brackets I’ll post some thoughts.

St.Marks @ MDT @ 1
St.G @ Dover @ 2
Sanford @ Sals @ 3
Howard @ St. E’s @ 7

Is there anywhere online to watch States? Last week, was so nice what SC did.

Dover 71 Lake 48
St Es 47 MP 41
St Marks 64 Appo 61 2ot
Howard 54 WP 45
St Georges 67 Seaford 61
Middletown 67 Conrad 61

This has always been a lively discussion. Who do we think are top 3 pound for pound this year?

Where will the Semifinals & Finals be held for this year's boys & girls State Tournament games? I heard that UD had jacked the price up, so DIAA was not sure if they would be having the games there.

Smyrna 47 Archmere 41 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357900

St. Marks 54 Cape Henlopen 49 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357903

DMA 54 Conrad 25 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357913

Woodbridge 68 Early College School at DSU 25 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357915

Seaford 42 Friends 39 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357955

DIAA has held bracket reveal shows in the past. If they are doing that again, does anyone know where/when that takes place?

DMA 49 - Smyrna 48
Appo 71 - Woodbridge 45

Boys States

St. Georges 69 Gl;asgow 54 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357892

Appoquinimink 71 Woodbridge 45 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357896

Mt. Pleasant 48 Odessa 45 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game357910

106 Bakhsh over Guerreri
Dark Horse:: Spennato
*This weight class could go a number of ways so far Guerreri has been the cream of the crop but it’s very hard to beat the same people multiple times therefore I’m going with Bakhsh to win but don’t sleep on Spennato he’s a gamer and battle tested this year.
113 Lucian over Bellarin
Dark Horse: Moffitt
Lucian drops from 120 and gets another state title.
120 Stratton over Andrews
Dark Horse::Russ
Finals here should prove to be interesting. I think this match could be the upset of the night.
126 Copes over Mundy
Dark Horse:: Menickella
Copes finally gets his state title that he has been searching for the last few years. Mundy is super tough but Copes in my opinion is just a different level than the rest of the field at 126
132 Cordrey over Foster
Dark Horse:: Girardi
I know he’s had a bumpy ride this season but I have to think Cordrey will pull this one out. Don’t sleep on Girardi he is very capable of knocking off either finalist I have here.
138: Savage over Radecki
Dark Horse: Copeland
That’s right no typo here I think Savage is the one to stop Radecki from his goal of five state titles. Call me crazy but you heard it here first
144 Elliot over Walker
Dark Horse :: J Rovilard
This match will be closer than the last time they wrestled look for Walker to close the gap but still fall short. Elliot has one gear and that’s wide open not many can handle his pace but the one that could do it is Walker.
150 Pete over Duffy
Dark Horse:: Durham
Pete is very very tough this season I’ve been very impressed by him this season Duffy is also one tough hombre. I’d like to say my dark horse Durham 100% has the capability to beat either one of my finalist I have listed. Durham has been around forever he’s definitely battle tested and has been on a nice hot streak at the right time of the season. Don’t be surprised if he steps up and finds himself in the finals battling for a state title!
157 Limehouse over Statts
Dark Horse :: Roy
Yet another weight class where it could really go any way but I’m thinking Limehouse has been wrestling tough so I’m giving him the nod on this one.
165 Ebaugh over Norris
Dark Horse:: Ettien
This weight could go acouple different ways but I think my picks are pretty solid here
175 Spoor over Cannon
Dark Horse:: Chandler
Cannon can beat Spoor and this final is going to be one great match don’t wanna miss this one. Chandler himself is a very very well rounded wrestler how could definitely cause a ruckus at this weight
190 Moaney over Wilson
Dark Horse:: Curry
This is Moaney title to lose. I think he’s the cream of the crop in this bracket. Wilson is tough and Curry has a punchers chance so nothing is in stone
215 Miller vs Donahue
Dark Horse:: Lockett
Miller is a lock here I have him across from Donahue but I wouldn’t be the last bit surprised if you don’t find Lockett in the finals vs Miller.
HWT Denigusis over Juarquin
Dark Horse:: Baynard
Denigusis is just to tough it’s his title to lose but I say he comes up big and brings home a state title!
Well those are my picks for this years state tournament tell me whatcha think…

Brackets are posted on track

Are any of the semi finals streaming anywhere? NFHS has nothing for today.

Anybody have a rough copy of playoff points?

Blue Hens: Penn and St. Georges Strong. Middletown and Christiana probably higher in team score now than I would have expected, great on them. Mazurek from Middletown upset Branch from AI in final overtime; and Tyler from WP at 190 was seeded 12th and beat the 4th and 5th seed consecutively probably causing the huge swing in team points.

Indy: 9 wrestlers at 120? Id expect that at 106, not sure how I feel about that. Team score as expected - but exciting race between Sals, St. Marks, and DMA. DMA 165 Macdonell over Caravels Sakers and made semis probably the most notable upset in this tournament today.

Henlopen: Not really sure how to quantify the Team scoring, Its Centrals game to lose but where one would have expected Cape or maybe even CR to be the challenger; Smyrna has maintained position sending 8 into the Semis, Second only to Centrals 9. If Central has a tough morning and Smyrna a strong one - this could be a photo finish. Also nothing too too crazy on the upset side of things. Rosan from Polytech pinned IR's Knight; Risper from Woodbridge beat Wheeler from Cape; and Villareal Gomez from Milford beat Centrals Steele.

Also shoutout to the ladies running with the boys this weekend; Radecki is top 8 at 106, next win will get her into top 6. Hurley from Dickenson and Perez from Glasgow meet head to head tomorrow with the winner Guaranteed top 8; Derby from St georges is 1-1 and next match is to get into the top 8; Littleton from Milford at 113 is in the top 8, with next match to get into the top 6. King and Klecan from St. Andrews did go 0-2 at 132 and 38 respectively but still kudos for stepping up for their team. Apologies if I missed anyone.

Please note by "upset" I simply mean by seed and not any personal judgement on the individuals. I also didn't consider any 5 seed over 4 notable but there were several.

The race to get into the post season tourney is really exciting this season. Usually someone runs the numbers and posts them on on DEPreps so we can get an idea of who's in and who's out. I really appreciate when someone does that. Any takers?

Does anyone know if brackets will be posted tonight?

Boys

Seaford 68 Newark Charter 48 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game345115

Sanford 76 Tatnall 29 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game331851

Howard 69 Middletown 64 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game332620

Caravel Academy 62 Woodbridge 41 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game335828

Girls

Cape Henlopen 58 Polytech 32 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game325307

Woodbridge 51 Indian River 36 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game325730

Long Island Lutheran 114 Ursuline 39 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game347648

Charter School of Wilmington 48 Delcastle 45 ot https://www.websites4sports.com/Game330903

Sanford 73 Tatnall 12 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game331791

Howard 50 Middletown 42 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game332621

Christiana 57 Odyssey Charter 31 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game336620

Dickinson 49 McKean 29 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game336617

Delmarva Christian 63 Laurel 28 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game334165

Lake Forest 48 Sussex Central 22 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game335540

Anyone with predictions for who will be placing at conferences and moving onto states?

In the North
Dover 4-1
Smyrna 4-2
Caesar 5-3
Sussex Tech 5-2
Cape 3-3
Milford 4-3
Sussex Central 3-3
Poly Tech 2-4

In the South
Lake 6-0
Seaford 6-0
Early College 4-3
Woodbridge 3-2
Delmar 3-4
Indian River 1-3
Sussex Academy 0-6

In the North Dover is the favorite. Dover lost was to Stephen Decatur in an exciting game at the Governor's Challenge. They had a hard fought battle with their rival Caesar Rodney. Smyrna has been improving since the beginning of the season. Sussex Tech had a very good Governor Challenge. Caesar Rodney also showing promise. They lost to an Odessa team that is undefeated and lost to Dover by 6pts. Milford is up and down. Cape beat Sussex Central but lost their super freshman to an injury. They have struggled without him. Sussex Central also have struggled early with division losses to Smyrna and Cape. Poly Tech is in a rebuilding mode with the lost of Little and their senior core. Little will play his old team on Thursday.

In the South Lake Forest is out of the box with a fast start. They have had some tight games with Salisbury School and Delmar. They crushed Cape and beat Woodbridge. Seaford has gotten of to a good start after losing so many transfers. They had some tough road games against Early College and Laurel. Both games went down to the wire. The Blue Jays will make noise in the South. Woodbridge has more depth this year and will be a tough match up for many of their south opponents. Early College will surprise a lot of people this year. I predict them in the top 4 in the south and making the playoffs this year. Laurel will be very competitive in the South. They had a hard Governor's Challenge this year but I expect them to recover and make a run. Delmar has played some tough game early. They had Lake Forest down and lost a close game and also lost a close one to Woodbridge. Indian River is rebuilding this year after losing some many seniors and their coach. Sussex Academy will give 100 percent effort every time they step on the court.

In my opinion Dover will be the favorite in the North with Smyrna and Caesar Rodney pushing them. In the South I believe Seaford and Lake Forest are the early season favorites with Early College, Woodbridge and Laurel pushing them. Big Games this week and next week will start to clear the picture of each division. Give me your thoughts?

Boys

Lake Forest 53 Delmar 18 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game354437

Caesar Rodney 66 Sussex Tech 55 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game325411

Christianha 71 Tatnall 65 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game350275

Conrad 59 Delcastle 43 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game345165

Early College School at CSU 57 Laurel 40 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game325664

MOT Charter 71 Delaware Military Academy 39 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game329282

St. Elizabeth 74 Middletown 63 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game329881

Wilmington Friends 71 Dickinson 61 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game334643

Archmere 52 Concord 49 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game333445

Girls Basketball

Conrad 74 Glasgow 46 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game347650

Delcastle 46 Newark Charter 38 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game334675

St. Elizabeth 50 Middletown 27 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game329554

Appoquinimink 71 Smyrna 59 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game329737

Hodgson 50 McKean 11 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game330241

Sanford 48 Caravel 46 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game334534

Indian River 47 Sussex Central 43 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game333786

Delaware Military Academy 50 Concord 33 https://www.websites4sports.com/Game333471






















































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