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Beacon girls place second at the Capital Classic

Boys fall to Prestige Middle
Beacon Middle School guard Ella Rishko, center, snags a rebound in the Vikings’ 39-33 double overtime loss to the Bucs. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dan Cook
February 20, 2017
Beacon’s Dianna Nauman looks to the hoop and gets fouled by Caravel’s Alice Pifferi. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon guard Haley Craig drives baseline on Caravel’s Maddie Dalton. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Lauren Head hits the tying shot in the first overtime. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Mehkia Applewhite drives over Caravel’s Alaina Alson and gets called for a charge. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Jocelyn Leach looks to the basket in the loss to Caravel. DAN COOK PHOTO
Haley Craig, center, battles for possession of a rebound with Caravel’s Alice Pifferi. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Breahna Kusen, right, battles for rebound position with Edison’s Dez’tanie Savage in the Vikings’ 30-15 win over the Knights. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Haley Craig goes in strong to the hoop in the Vikings’ win over Edison. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon forward Lauryn Head hits a shot in the win over Edison. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Kayvon Allen goes to the bucket past Prestige guard Briheim Kelson. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon forward Tiarnan Heffernan hits a deuce in the loss to the Bulldogs. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon’s Dane Robertson goes triple threat. DAN COOK PHOTO
Beacon forward Sean Wick hits a jumper. DAN COOK PHOTO

The Beacon Middle School girls’ team jumped out 9-0 over Caravel before the Bucs knew what hit them, but a scrappy Caravel squad took the game to a double overtime and left with a 39-33 victory over the Vikings in the Capital Classic Injury Lawyers Championship. 

Mehkia Applewhite scored 18 points for the Vikings.

Beacon defeated Thomas Edison Charter School 30-15 in the opening game. Haley Craig chipped in seven and Ella Rishko scored six. Applewhite received All-Tournament Team honors. Craig received the Sportsmanship Award.

The Beacon Middle boys’ team fell to Prestige Middle School in the first game 47-31. Tiarnan Hefferan scored 12 points for the Vikings, while Kayvon Allen added seven.

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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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