After a 7-2 start to the season, its best since 2017-18, the Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team dropped winnable games to Polytech and Caesar Rodney. The Vikings fell victim to ill-timed injuries and inconsistent play in those contests, and those.
The Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team used a second-half surge to deny a pesky Smyrna side in a 59-41 win Jan. 3 in Lewes. Ahead by just a bucket on the 1-6 Eagles early in the second half, the Vikings embarked on a 28-10 run to remove any and all.
The Cape girls’ basketball team took a big win over West Catholic High School (Pa.) 51-33 in the opening game of the Hoophall East at Slam Dunk to the Beach holiday showcase Dec. 26. Three Vikings scored in double figures in the game. Faith Re led.
After a sluggish first half, Cape turned on the afterburners, going on a 24-1 run through the first 12 minutes of the second half en route to a 43-26 victory Dec. 22. “We looked like we were trying to figure out who we were, could we play or could.