BERLIN Worcester Prep's
boys' varsity basketball team stayed
on a major roll last week, winning
three games in four days to improve
to 8-1 on the season.
The Mallards showed no signs of
rust after the holiday break, winning
three straight to start to the second
half of the season. With the three
wins last week, Worcester has now
won seven in a row dating back to
December. The Mallards' record
now stands at 8-1, their only loss
coming in a narrow 51-49 defeat to
Salisbury Christian way back on
Dec. 3.
In their first game after the long
holiday break last Tuesday, the Mal-
lards beat Chincoteague, 54-18.
The next day, Worcester routed Sal-
isbury School, 66-35. Last Friday,
the Mallards knocked off Dela-
ware's St. Thomas More, 50-40. A-
gainst St. Thomas More, the Mal-
lards jumped out to a 16-6 lead after
one and built the lead to 28-15 by
halftime. Worcester led 39-23 after
three quarters, but St. Thomas
More outscored the Mallards, 17-
11, in the final period to cut the lead
to 50-40.
Worcester Boys Stay On Major Roll
Decatur's Randy DuPont pulls up a jumper from the baseline during the
second quarter against Bennett on Tuesday. The Seahawks rolled the Clip-
pers, 95-48.
Photo by Shawn Soper
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January 17, 2014
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
By SHAWN J. SOPER
SPORTS EDITOR
BERLIN Stephen Decatur's
girls' varsity swim team continued
its winning ways this week, sweep-
ing two meets to improve to a per-
fect 6-0 on the season.
Last Wednesday, the Seahawks
turned in an impressive performance
with a 114-55 win over Queen Anne's
to improve to 5-0. Several Decatur
swimmers collected first-place finish-
es including Rachel Bourne in the 50-
meter freestyle with a time of 28.53.
Carly Deickman was first in the 100-
free, finishing in 1.03.48, while Hailey
Williams was first in the 500-free fin-
ishing in 6.01.80.
Deickman was also first in the 100-
meter breaststroke, finishing in
1.13.04. The Seahawks were also
strong in the relays, collecting two
first-place finishes. In the 200-meter
medley relay, the team of Molly Woo-
ten, Deickman, Williams and Rakow
finished first at 2.08.69. Decatur also
won the 400-meter free-style relay
with Williams, Deickman, Wooten and
Rachel Bourne finishing in 4.21.84.
On Tuesday, the Seahawks fol-
lowed up the win over Queen
Anne's with a 97-73 win over Indian
River to improve to 6-0 on the sea-
son. First-place finishes included
Rakow in the 100-meter freestyle,
Wooten in the 200-meter free, Wil-
liams in the 500-meter free and
Deickman in the 100-meter breast.
Wooten, Deickman, Bourne and
Williams also won the 400-meter
freestyle relay, finishing in 4.25.61.
The Seahawks faced Cam-
bridge-South Dorchester last night
in a meet too late to be included in
this edition.
Decatur Girls Win Two, Improve To 6-0
By SHAWN J. SOPER
SPORTS EDITOR
BERLIN Stephen Decatur's var-
sity indoor track teams turned in
solid performances last week at the
Pat Russo Invitational, a meet nam-
ed for the program's longtime coach.
This year marked the 2nd Annual
Pat Russo Invitational, named for
the Decatur track coach and legend
who ran the program for 41 years
before retiring last year. The event
honors Russo for his long contribu-
tion to track and student athletes on
the Eastern Shore.
The Decatur girls finished fifth
overall and turned in several strong
individual performances. Smyrna
was first, followed by Caesar Rod-
ney, Kent Island, North Caroline
and Decatur. In the girls' 55 hurdles,
Decatur's Emily Cook was fifth and
Emily Kolarik was eighth. In the 300,
Layla Fowler was fourth and Chris-
tina Romano was seventh.
Fowler was second in the 500,
while Lauren Bodolus was eighth
and Katie Hofman was 10th. Allison
Alvarado finished sixth in the 3,200.
The Decatur girls were third in the
4x400 and sixth in the 4x800. In the
field events, Katie Collins was third
in the pole vault, while Kacie Moore
was sixth. Romano was fifth in the
high jump, while Takia Long was
10th and Allison Purnell was 11th in
the shot put.
On the boys' side, Decatur finish-
ed 10th overall in the meet. James
Phillips was fourth in the 55 hurdles,
while Jackson Mumford was fourth
in the 500. The Decatur boys were
solid in the relays, finishing fourth in
the 4x400, sixth in the 4x200 and
eighth in the 4x800.
Seahawks Solid In Pat Russo Meet
By SHAWN J. SOPER
SPORTS EDITOR
BERLIN Worcester Prep's girls'
varsity basketball started the sec-
ond half of the season with three
straight wins including a nail biter
against old rival Saints Peter and
Paul last Friday to avenge a loss
right before the holiday break.
The Mallards entered the holiday
break with a solid 4-2 record, but have
now won three straight to improve to
7-2. Worcester easily handled Chin-
coteague, 40-24, last Wednesday in
their first game since the break. On
Friday, they edged Saints Peter and
Paul, 34-30, in a tight contest ulti-
mately decided by free throws. The
win avenged the loss to the Sabres,
29-21, back on Dec. 19.
Worcester trailed, 23-21, late in
the third and was able to win the
contest despite scoring just one
more field goal in the fourth quarter.
With 2:52 remaining, Meg Lingo
nailed a pair of free throws to give
the Mallards the lead, 30-28. After a
Sabres basket cut the tied the game
again at 30-30, Worcester's Grace
Tunis converted a pair of foul shots
to put the Mallards ahead for good
at 32-30 with just 30 seconds left.
Worcester's Kristen Shriver nailed
two more free throws with four sec-
onds left to seal the 34-30 win. So-
phie Brennan led Worcester with 12
points.
Worcester continued its second
half winning streak with an easy 60-
20 win over Holly Grove on Monday.
Shriver led the Mallards with 12
points, while Lilly DiNardo scored
11 and Brennan had 10. The Wor-
cester girls played Delmarva Chris-
tian on the road last night in a game
played too late to be included in this
edition. The Mallards won't play a-
gain until a Feb. 5 contest at home
against Salisbury Christian.
Mallards Sweep 1st Three After Break
By SHAWN J. SOPER
SPORTS EDITOR
BERLIN Stephen Decatur's
boys' varsity basketball rolled past
visiting Bennett, 95-48, on Tuesday
before a big bi-partisan crowd at
home.
The Seahawks rode a strong first
half to pull away from Bennett and
cruised to the 95-48 win. After a
Tyler Hunter lay-up got Decatur on
the board early in the first, Colen
Gaynor got a breakaway and soar-
ed to a resounding dunk to bring the
big home crowd to its feet. A fast-
break lay-up by Randy DuPont, fol-
lowed by a little turnaround by
Hunter staked the Seahawks to an
early 10-3 lead, but Bennett re-
sponded with a mini-run of its own
to cut the lead to 10-9 with just over
four minutes remaining in the first.
That was as close as the Clip-
pers would get, however, as the
Seahawks continued to apply pres-
sure and contested every shot,
often setting up easy opportunities
in the offensive end. Torrey Britting-
ham hit a three-pointer to extend
the lead to 13-9, then a short time
later assisted Hunter on a lay-up.
Hunter was fouled and converted
the free throw to extend the lead to
17-9. A driving lay-up by Gaynor,
followed by a put-back by Hunter
and another basket by DuPont ex-
tended the Seahawk lead to 26-13
with time winding down in the first.
Bennett hit a long three-pointer at
the buzzer and the Seahawks led
26-16 after one.
Decatur went on an 8-0 run to
start the second quarter, fueled
largely by Hunter and Gaynor, and
extended its lead to 34-16. Bennett
cut the lead to 14 points at 34-20
with just over four minutes left in the
half. Gaynor hit a long three-pointer
to push the lead to 37-22 and a
short time later, P.J. Copes hit an-
other bomb from the corner to push
the lead to 43-22 with time running
down in the second.
Another three by Gaynor, follow-
ed by a jumper by DuPont extended
the lead to 52-28 with 42 seconds
left in the second quarter. A tip-in by
Hunter at the buzzer pushed the
Seahawk lead to 54-28 at the half.
In the second half, Decatur contin-
ued to apply pressure and wore
down the Clippers, cruising to the
95-48 win.
Decatur Boys Roll Past Bennett, 95-48
By SHAWN J. SOPER
SPORTS EDITOR
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