Seahawks boys’ volleyball splits season series with Delmarva Christian
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.
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.
