Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis tries to get past the Delmarva Christian block of Henry Ennis, center, and Aarian Tucker during the 3-2 win over the Royals May 1. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Desmond Davis loads up for a hit.
Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis squeaks one by the Delmarva Christian block.
Royals junior Jack Rogers gets ready to bump the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone picks up one of his 33 assists.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson collects one of his 12 kills.
Sussex Academy senior Christian Wright greets the ball in the middle of the net.
Delmarva Christian senior James Baxter smashes the ball.
Royals junior Caleb Holloway receives a serve.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson soars up to the ball.
Delmarva Christian junior Jack Rogers sets the ball.
Royals sophomore Rowan Dukes serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson opts for touch on this hit.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin floats up to the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Jovan Jean-Louis high points the ball.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin serves the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader collects one of his team-high four blocks.
Royals senior Seth Mifflin sends the ball on its return trip.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader serves the ball.
Seahawks senior Christian Wright reaches back for this ball.
Delmarva Christian sophomore Henry Ennis tries to get past the block of Christian Wright.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson focuses on the ball at the net.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson gets a touch past the Royals’ block.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone serves the ball.
Royals senior James Baxter serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson records a block.
Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis tries to get past the Delmarva Christian block of Henry Ennis, center, and Aarian Tucker during the 3-2 win over the Royals May 1. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Desmond Davis loads up for a hit.
Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis squeaks one by the Delmarva Christian block.
Royals junior Jack Rogers gets ready to bump the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone picks up one of his 33 assists.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson collects one of his 12 kills.
Sussex Academy senior Christian Wright greets the ball in the middle of the net.
Delmarva Christian senior James Baxter smashes the ball.
Royals junior Caleb Holloway receives a serve.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson soars up to the ball.
Delmarva Christian junior Jack Rogers sets the ball.
Royals sophomore Rowan Dukes serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson opts for touch on this hit.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin floats up to the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Jovan Jean-Louis high points the ball.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin serves the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader collects one of his team-high four blocks.
Royals senior Seth Mifflin sends the ball on its return trip.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader serves the ball.
Seahawks senior Christian Wright reaches back for this ball.
Delmarva Christian sophomore Henry Ennis tries to get past the block of Christian Wright.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson focuses on the ball at the net.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson gets a touch past the Royals’ block.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone serves the ball.
Royals senior James Baxter serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson records a block.Following a 3-2 home win over local rival Delmarva Christian May 1, the Sussex Academy boys’ volleyball team is one win away from .500 with an opportunity to pull even on Senior Night.
Delmarva Christian pulled away in the first set for a 25-17 win to open the match, but the Seahawks responded with a 25-13 victory in the second set.
Sussex Academy put the visitors on the brink with a 25-23 third set before the Royals forced a fifth set with a 25-22 win in the fourth set.
In the final set, both sides made a case to earn the victory, but it was the Seahawks who flew away with a 15-11 win to take the match 3-2, avenging an April 14 3-0 loss to the Royals.
Senior Vito Barone led the team with 33 assists, and his three aces finished second in a three-way tie with fellow senior Owen Schrader and junior Jovan Jean-Louis. Sophomore Ethan Evans paced the Seahawks with nine digs. Junior Desmond Davis’ seven digs were good for second on the team, as were his two assists, but his 13 kills led the team. Junior Mack Lawson finished just behind him with a dozen kills, but he led the team with 11 aces. Schrader’s four blocks were a team high.
Sussex Academy will celebrate its seniors before its next match, set for 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, against Dover.
Delmarva Christian celebrated its seniors after the Cape Gazette deadline May 4 and will end its season with a match set for 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, at Aspira.
Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis tries to get past the Delmarva Christian block of Henry Ennis, center, and Aarian Tucker during the 3-2 win over the Royals May 1. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks junior Desmond Davis loads up for a hit.
Sussex Academy junior Desmond Davis squeaks one by the Delmarva Christian block.
Royals junior Jack Rogers gets ready to bump the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone picks up one of his 33 assists.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson collects one of his 12 kills.
Sussex Academy senior Christian Wright greets the ball in the middle of the net.
Delmarva Christian senior James Baxter smashes the ball.
Royals junior Caleb Holloway receives a serve.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson soars up to the ball.
Delmarva Christian junior Jack Rogers sets the ball.
Royals sophomore Rowan Dukes serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson opts for touch on this hit.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin floats up to the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Jovan Jean-Louis high points the ball.
Delmarva Christian senior Seth Mifflin serves the ball.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader collects one of his team-high four blocks.
Royals senior Seth Mifflin sends the ball on its return trip.
Sussex Academy senior Owen Schrader serves the ball.
Seahawks senior Christian Wright reaches back for this ball.
Delmarva Christian sophomore Henry Ennis tries to get past the block of Christian Wright.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson focuses on the ball at the net.
Seahawks junior Mack Lawson gets a touch past the Royals’ block.
Sussex Academy senior Vito Barone serves the ball.
Royals senior James Baxter serves the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Mack Lawson records a block.



