MORNING STAR • JAN. 29 - FEB. 4, 2009
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Seaford Stars of the Week Seaford boys’ basketball bounces
back from half-time deficit in loss By Lynn Schofer
Female Co-Athlete of the WeekShanice Cannon- Seaford High Shanice Cannon- Seaford- Seaford’s Shanice Cannon placed first in the 100 freestyle and was on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams during the Blue Jays’ 92-78 win over Dover last Thursday. Cannon also came in first in the 100 butterfly in Tuesday’s win over Easton.
Female Co-Athlete of the Week- Payton Shirey- ST
Sussex Tech’s Payton Shirey of Seaford placed first in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle during the Ravens’ 109-60 loss to Cape Henlopen. Shirey is key member of the first year Sussex Tech swim team.
Honorable mention- Lee Mayer- Seaford; Spencer Noel- Seaford; Tim HalterSeaford; Marc Nock- Woodbridge; Vincent Glover- Seaford; Rashawn Church- Seaford; Dominique Ayers- Seaford; Kirk Neal- Seaford; Josh Smith- Seaford; Marcus Wright- Seaford; Zak Parks- Seaford; Tim Yoder- Greenwood Mennonite; Jason Swartzentruber- Greenwood Mennonite; Josh Strand- Sussex Tech; John BriddellSussex Tech; Robbie Robles- Sussex Tech; Brent Prouse- Sussex Tech; Ryelan Pavlik- Sussex Tech; Shane Marvel- Sussex Tech; Joe Casullo- Sussex Tech; Grace Reardon- Woodbridge; Hannah Rust- Greenwood Mennonite; Anitra Hughes- Seaford; Whitley Maddox- Seaford; Paige Venables- Seaford; Taylor Swain- Seaford; Alexis Carey- Seaford; Jenna Wills- Seaford; Paige Morris- Sussex Tech; Madie Crimmins- Sussex Tech; Casey Thomas- Sussex Tech; Emily Pentoney- Delmarva Christian; Tara Munro- Delmarva Christian
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Seaford’s Cory Darden swims the butterfly in the 200 yard individual medley race last Tuesday at Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. Photo by Lynn Schofer
The Seaford varsity boys basketball team met the Smyrna Eagles at home on Friday afternoon. In the first half, the Blue Jays were not in the house for the game. “We came out flat and just weren’t mentally into the game, but the players are young and will learn how to play with mental sharpness,” Coach Art Doakes said after the game.“ In the first period, Smyrna outscored the Blue Jays 27-6 due largely to Matt Storck’s numerous three-point baskets. Seaford struggled to finish passes and Smyrna dominated the speed of the game. With the momentum in the Eagles’ corner, they took a 51-14 lead into the locker room at half time. Coach Doakes said at half time, “You have a choice of two attitudes going into the second half, one, just let me go or two, wait until I come back.” The Blue Jays showed their character in the third quarter as the team came back and battled for the rebounds and made the plays count. In the third period Seaford outscored the Smyrna Eagles 20-16. The Blue Jays began to take control over the speed of the game. Seaford’s Vincent Glover showed strength and control leading Seaford not only with 17 points, but leadership on the floor. Glover forced many turnovers and contributed most of the assists for the Continued on page 28
Seaford’s Rashawn Church reaches high to try to finish the play for Seaford in the third period of last Friday’s game. Photo by Lynn Schofer
Seaford swimming continued As the team begins to set their eyes on the conference, Coach Venables said they will be training to meet the tougher competition. First place finishes for the girls on Tuesday were, Alexis Carey, 200 freestyle (2:30.17); Jenna Wills, 50 yard freestyle (30.51); Shanice Cannon 100 butterfly (1:11.65); Paige Venables, 100 freestyle (1:02.22) and 100 breaststroke (1:19.85). The Seaford girls also finished first in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, and the 400 freestyle relay. The Seaford boys won Tuesday’s meet, 97-67. Coach Bailey Noel feels the boys have had a chance to rest since the entire team was granted a long weekend off. He continues to not focus on their times but more on their strengths and finishes. The team had strong finishes with his standout swimmers of Lee Mayer, Spencer Noel, and Timmy Halter all finishing in first place in their heat. “I was able to mix it up again today and test some of the swimmers,” said Noel. Coach Noel believes the meet against Dover will be one of their toughest. Over the past week he has been able to watch and evaluate the boys’ strengths.
He believes he has a good idea on the winning combinations. This has also been a year of firsts for the Seaford boys of Matt Lank, Terry Wooters, Tyler Hughes, Oscar Castrejon, and Frank Stewart. Coach Noel is proud of his first year swimmers, “They have worked very hard and you can see the improvements in each one of them. They all have made a great contribution to the team.” In addition to the first place finishes the Seaford boys also finished first in the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The Seaford varsity girls’ team also defeated Dover, 92-78, last Thursday. Shanice Cannon placed first in the 100 free (1:01.77), Taylor Swain came in first in the 500 free (6:36.33), and Paige Venables was first in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:15.81). The 200 medley relay team of Jamie Swain, Venables, Taylor Swain, and Cannon placed first with a time of 2:05. The 200 free relay team of Cannon, Maria DeMott, Jamie Swain, and Venables finished first with a time of 1:53.55. No results were submitted for the boys’ meet.
seafordstar.com Seaford’s Paige Crouse swims the 500 yard freestyle last Tuesday against Easton High. The Seaford girls took the win 117-52. Photo by Lynn Schofer
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