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Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball defeats Holly Grove

Royals move to 11-1 on the season
Delmarva Christian guard Seth Stevens, right, battles for a rebound with Holly Grove’s Benjamin Cunningham. Stevens scored 14 points for the Royals. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
January 28, 2019

The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team defeated Holly Grove Christian School 71-36 Jan. 25.

The Royals took a 28-22 lead into the halftime break, then blew the game open in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 43-14. They scored 31 points in the third quarter alone. They have outscored their opponents 131-49 in the last two games.

Royals junior Andrew Workman scored 20 points for his team. Chris Vonhof and Seth Stevens each added 14.

“After our [J-term] break, we’ve had two nice games this week to get our confidence up,’” said Workman. “Next week, we really get back into things.”

“So far our strength of schedule hasn’t been as strong as we would like it to be,” he continued. “But if we keep winning, I like our chances to get into the state tournament.”

“We came back from J-term focused and ready to go into the next part of the schedule,” said Vonhof. “This game definitely helps us. It’ll help us going forward into the ESIAC tournament, and hopefully into the state tournament.”

“Holly Grove are competitors,” said Royals head coach Micah Twedell. “It’s the second time we’ve played them, and each time they have given us a run for the money. It’s nice to play them coming back from J-term. I told my players in the locker room that if they want to play in the state tournament, they have to win the next game. My team is so competitive. They come to play every game. It makes my job really easy. We have such guys who put the team ahead of themselves.”

The Royals were set to play First State Military Academy Monday, Jan. 28, then travel to Salisbury Christian Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Delmarva Christian guard Seth Stevens, right, battles for a rebound with Holly Grove’s Benjamin Cunningham. Stevens scored 14 points for the Royals. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Royals junior Andrew Workman glides in and scores past Eagles forward Benjamin Cunningham for two of his 20 points in the contest.
Royals guard AJ Kwiatkowski puts in a running one-hander.
Delmarva Christian forward Chris Vonhof goes in strong to the hoop. He tallied 14 points for the Royals.
Delmarva Christian senior Brandon Schlabach hits from in the paint.
Royals guard AJ Kwiatkowski hits from inside the paint.
Chris Fleurima gets fouled by Holly Grove’s Dylan Mackley.
Royals guard Seth Stevens hits a deuce.
Royals forward Chris Vonhof backs in on Eagles forward Dylan Mackley.
Royals junior guard Andrew Workman, right, drives baseline on Holly Grove’s Dylan Mackley.
Brandon Schlabach hits for the Royals.
Zach Smith, left, flies to the hoop past Eagles senior Riley Myers.
Royals guard Chris Fleurima splits two defenders.

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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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