The Cape girls’ basketball team won the Henlopen Conference Championship with a 31-30 victory over Woodbridge. Shown in back are (l-r) assistant coach Noelle Alicea, assistant coach Theresa McCloy, Megan Smith, Jay'Lyn Slater, Kayden Borge Williams, assistant coach Bryan Whitten, Jurnee White, Hayden Hudson, Faith Re, assistant coach Chuck Hudson, Amalia Fruchtman, Maya Yngve and head coach Pat Woods. In front are Macy Steinwedel, Grace Totten, Ja’Onna Lee, Mya Maull and Lulu Rishko. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee hits two free throws with 19.2 ticks left on the clock.
The Cape girls celebrate their 31-30 win over the Raiders.
Cape juniors Jay'Lyn Slater and Mya Maull celebrate the victory.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, and sophomore Hayden Hudson do their celebratory chest bump after the win.
Cape coach Pat Woods receives the Henlopen Conference Championship trophy from Cape Superintendent Bob Fulton.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, gets tangled with Woodbridge’s Iyanna Mims while battling for a loose ball.
Cape sophomore Hayden Hudson grabs one of her 10 rebounds in the contest. She now has 180 rebounds on the season.
Junior guard Lulu Rishko controls the ball in the offensive end.
Sophomore Hayden Hudson sinks one in the paint.
A determined Mya Maull drives to the paint for the Vikings.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman hits a shot for the Vikings.
Cape junior guard Lulu Rishko drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman snags one of her 15 rebounds in the win.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee goes up and under the Raiders’ Delaney Larrimore.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee speeds the ball up court on a fast break.
Cape sophomore Faith Re drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.
The Cape girls’ basketball team won the Henlopen Conference Championship with a 31-30 victory over Woodbridge. Shown in back are (l-r) assistant coach Noelle Alicea, assistant coach Theresa McCloy, Megan Smith, Jay'Lyn Slater, Kayden Borge Williams, assistant coach Bryan Whitten, Jurnee White, Hayden Hudson, Faith Re, assistant coach Chuck Hudson, Amalia Fruchtman, Maya Yngve and head coach Pat Woods. In front are Macy Steinwedel, Grace Totten, Ja’Onna Lee, Mya Maull and Lulu Rishko. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee hits two free throws with 19.2 ticks left on the clock.
The Cape girls celebrate their 31-30 win over the Raiders.
Cape juniors Jay'Lyn Slater and Mya Maull celebrate the victory.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, and sophomore Hayden Hudson do their celebratory chest bump after the win.
Cape coach Pat Woods receives the Henlopen Conference Championship trophy from Cape Superintendent Bob Fulton.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, gets tangled with Woodbridge’s Iyanna Mims while battling for a loose ball.
Cape sophomore Hayden Hudson grabs one of her 10 rebounds in the contest. She now has 180 rebounds on the season.
Junior guard Lulu Rishko controls the ball in the offensive end.
Sophomore Hayden Hudson sinks one in the paint.
A determined Mya Maull drives to the paint for the Vikings.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman hits a shot for the Vikings.
Cape junior guard Lulu Rishko drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman snags one of her 15 rebounds in the win.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee goes up and under the Raiders’ Delaney Larrimore.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee speeds the ball up court on a fast break.
Cape sophomore Faith Re drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.Cape senior guard Ja’Onna Lee had missed nine shots in a row (0-for-5 from the field and 0-for-4 from the foul line), so she was apologizing to her coach and to her bench as she walked up the court to go to the line with Cape ahead by two and just 19.2 seconds left in the Henlopen Conference Championship. Coach Pat Woods said, “You’ve got this shot; forget about all of the other ones. You’ve got this shot.”
The senior hit both free throws to put the Vikings ahead by four. Eight seconds later, Woodbridge junior Reghan Robinson hit a huge three-pointer to cut the lead to one, but Cape escaped with a 31-30 victory over the Henlopen South champs.
“It was going to be the game-winner,” said Lee. “I had to lock in and make it, block everything else out. We won. That’s all that matters.”
The Vikings won their fourth title in the last five years. Three of those victories were over the Blue Raiders.
“Keeping our focus comes from just being able to rely on each other and trust each other on the team,” said freshman Amalia Fruchtman. “When we were up by one, I was thinking just don’t turn it over. Our team played phenomenally through the noise, the physicality and through foul trouble, and we got things done.”
“You’ve just got to zone in and block everything out and focus,” said sophomore Hayden Hudson. “I was a little nervous, but I knew Ja’Onna had the shots at the end. When we are in tough situations, Ja’Onna leads and guides us through it.”
Fruchtman led the Vikings with 13 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots. Junior guard Mya Maull scored 10. Hudson garnered four points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Lee made four steals and snagged six rebounds.
Hudson eclipsed Mehkia Applewhite’s record for rebounds in a season (177) with 180. Cape’s 19 consecutive wins is the longest winning streak in coach Pat Woods’ tenure.
The No. 3 seed Vikings have a bye in the first round of the state tournament and will host the winner of the Dover vs. Saint Mark’s game Friday, March 3, at a location to be announced.
The Cape girls’ basketball team won the Henlopen Conference Championship with a 31-30 victory over Woodbridge. Shown in back are (l-r) assistant coach Noelle Alicea, assistant coach Theresa McCloy, Megan Smith, Jay'Lyn Slater, Kayden Borge Williams, assistant coach Bryan Whitten, Jurnee White, Hayden Hudson, Faith Re, assistant coach Chuck Hudson, Amalia Fruchtman, Maya Yngve and head coach Pat Woods. In front are Macy Steinwedel, Grace Totten, Ja’Onna Lee, Mya Maull and Lulu Rishko. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee hits two free throws with 19.2 ticks left on the clock.
The Cape girls celebrate their 31-30 win over the Raiders.
Cape juniors Jay'Lyn Slater and Mya Maull celebrate the victory.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, and sophomore Hayden Hudson do their celebratory chest bump after the win.
Cape coach Pat Woods receives the Henlopen Conference Championship trophy from Cape Superintendent Bob Fulton.
Cape freshman Amalia Fruchtman, left, gets tangled with Woodbridge’s Iyanna Mims while battling for a loose ball.
Cape sophomore Hayden Hudson grabs one of her 10 rebounds in the contest. She now has 180 rebounds on the season.
Junior guard Lulu Rishko controls the ball in the offensive end.
Sophomore Hayden Hudson sinks one in the paint.
A determined Mya Maull drives to the paint for the Vikings.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman hits a shot for the Vikings.
Cape junior guard Lulu Rishko drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.
Freshman Amalia Fruchtman snags one of her 15 rebounds in the win.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee goes up and under the Raiders’ Delaney Larrimore.
Cape senior Ja’Onna Lee speeds the ball up court on a fast break.
Cape sophomore Faith Re drives past Woodbridge’s Payton Keeler.



