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Downstate boys' basketball teams fall in state tournament

Ravens, Eagles and Bucs all fall in quarters
Dan Cook
March 7, 2016
St. Thomas More guard Alvin West, right, goes strong to the hoop and gets fouled by St. Georges Tech player Vincent Kent in the Ravens' 45-39 loss to the Hawks. BY DAN COOK
Ravens forward Aaron Scott goes up strong between Hawks Vincent Kent, left, and Tristin Guild. BY DAN COOK
Ravens junior guard Elias Revelle takes a three. BY DAN COOK
St. Thomas More head coach Cheston Boyd looks for a call in the third quarter. BY DAN COOK
Ravens guard Gregory Bloodsworth hits a runner in the lane. BY DAN COOK
Ravens junior guard Corey Gordon brings the ball up on a fast break. BY DAN COOK
Ravens forward Elias Revelle brings the ball up on a fast break. BY DAN COOK
Ravens forward Elias Revelle takes a shot over St. Georges' Vincent Kent. BY DAN COOK
Milford's Marcus Correa snags a rebound from Sanford's Kyle Evans. BY DAN COOK
Milford's Damon Coleman glides in under the reach of Sanford's Freddie Ryle. BY DAN COOK
Smyrna's Ja'Vier Worthy glides to the hoop for two of his 15 points for the Eagles in the 53-45 loss to the Green Knights. BY DAN COOK

St. Georges Tech player Kyson Rawls scored a game-high 20 points to lead the sixth-seeded Hawks past St. Thomas More in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Boys' Basketball Tournament at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center March 6.

St. Thomas More guard Greg Bloodsworth tallied 14 for the 14th-seeded Ravens, while Aaron Scott added nine and Elias Revelle scored eight.

St. Georges player Nah'Shon Hyland scored nine, while Joshua Williams added seven for the Hawks.

The Eagles of Smyrna fell to Mount Pleasant 53-45 in the third game of the quarterfinals before a packed house at the Bob.

Ja'vier Worthy led the Eagles with 15 points in the contest. Mount Pleasant's Raheim Burnett scored 13 points for the Green Knights.

The lone remaining Henlopen Conference team, Milford, fell to top-seeded Sanford 64-49 in the nightcap. The Warriors were paced by Mikey Dixon with 25 points. Henry Nesmith scored 20 points for the Bucs.

The semifinals will take place Thursday, March 10, at the Bob. Sixth-seeded St. Georges will play No. 7 Delcastle at 6:30 p.m. and No. 1 Sanford will play fourth-seeded Mount Pleasant at 8 p.m.

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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. 

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