Royals basketball tames the Bulldogs 42-33
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team moved to 5-2 on the season with a 42-33 victory over First State Military Academy Dec. 18 at home.
Senior Malachi Light and freshman Darrius Liles led the Royals with 15 points each. DJ Liles added 12.
“I got in some foul trouble in the third period and had to sit out for a while,” said Light. “When I got back in, I knew I couldn’t foul so I tried to do what I could do to help the team out as much as I could, like playing defense. To keep it going, we have to run our plays better and communicate better and listen to our coaches. We have to keep playing as a team.”
“It’s just about bringing energy,” said Darrius Liles. “We keep a good mindset. The whole team has to keep the energy up. We have to be competitive all the way through the game. We all respect each other, and everyone listens to what each of the team has to say.”
The Royals took a six-point lead into the halftime break 20-14 and won the second half 22-19 to secure the nine-point victory.
Wayne Watson led the Bulldogs with 15 points.
The Royals junior varsity defeated the JV Bulldogs 41-35 to move to 3-1 on the season.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
