Dave Frederick
Peyton Hagy
It was the best and worst of games for Sussex Academy junior goalie Peyton Nagy April 30 at Champions Stadium. Cape scored 17 times in a 17-10 victory, but the Vikings were turned away 14 times, as Nagy faced 31 shots. The shots Nagy stopped were legit, on a doorstop, with multiple Vikings stoned with “no way” emphasis. The Seahawks are 10-1 on the season. Nagy has played nine games where the opponent has scored six goals or fewer, including six games where she allowed three or fewer. The kid is crazy good, and she does it smoothly, without frenzy. She sees the ball and she can clear the ball. Peyton had 13 saves March 29 in a 13-8 win over Archmere. There’s a big game coming up for the Seahawks Tuesday, May 11, when they head on the road to Ursuline. It’s guaranteed that hall of fame coach Feffie Barnhill of Ursuline knows all about Peyton Hagy.
April 30, 2021
Aya Daisey
Aya’s father Blaine hung over the fence watching his twin daughters, now seniors, compete in a track meet. Blaine was a Cape school record holder in the long jump with a distance of 22-feet-10-inches, ran a sub-11-second 100 meters and was the winner of the Kevin Kennedy Award in 1983. Aya is a cross-fit sprinter in the pool and on the track. Like most sprinters, she can jump far when she is motivated. In the April 27 meet, Aya won the long jump in 15-feet-5-inches, edging out her sister Amaya, who jumped 15-2. Aya was first in the 200 meters with a time of 27.4 seconds, then won the high jump in 4-feet-6-inches, where she owns a personal best of 5-feet. And in the 4-by-100, Aya took the baton on the anchor leg to lead the team of Mehkia Applewhite, Kiki Johnson and Amaya Daisey to a come-from-behind win in 55.8.