Sanford knocks off Cape in second round of boys’ tourney
After falling 60-35 to Sanford School in the second round of the DIAA Boys’ Basketball Tournament, the Vikings’ roller-coaster season has come to an end.
Cape’s tournament run was a microcosm of the squad’s season, as a monumental win over rival Sussex Central was followed up by spotty shooting against a talented Sanford squad. In the second-round loss, the Vikings were 8-for-9 from the free-throw line but went just 5-for-18 from deep, leading to a 31% field goal percentage overall. Cape’s six assists were more than doubled by Sanford’s 13, and the Vikings lost the turnover battle by committing 15 and forcing just nine.
Senior Kam Trammell didn’t leave the floor on his way to eight points, three rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. Junior Jayden Dukes, and freshmen Geordan Downing and Jameson Tingle also played the full 32 minutes. Dukes led the team with 11 points, while Downing was second with 10 points. Tingle led his team with five boards, three steals, two blocks, and he tied Dukes for the team lead in assists with two. Sanford outrebounded Cape 32-14 in the contest.
Aaron Mushrush joined the sports team in Summer 2023 to help cover the emerging youth athletics scene in the Cape Region. After lettering in soccer and lacrosse at Sussex Tech, he played lacrosse at Division III Eastern University in St. David's, PA. Aaron coached lacrosse at Sussex Tech in 2009 and 2011. Post-collegiately, Mush played in the Eastern Shore Summer Lacrosse League for Blue Bird Tavern and Saltwater Lacrosse. He competed in several tournaments for the Shamrocks Lacrosse Club, which blossomed into the Maryland Lacrosse League (MDLL). Aaron interned at the Coastal Point before becoming assistant director at WMDT-TV 47 ABC in 2017 and eventually assignment editor in 2018.
