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Cape falls to William Penn in opening round Kenny Riedel March 4, 2021 Cape seniors Nate Sivels, left, and Ja'Vaughn Burton closed out their Cape careers in the loss at William Penn. KENNY RIEDEL PHOTOS William Penn assistant coach William "Tail" Davis, left, and head coach Gary Lumpkin are all smiles under their masks. Early in its matchup with host William Penn in the first round of the DIAA boys’ basketball tournament, Cape Henlopen’s zone defense did what it was designed to do. It forced the Colonials into wild 25-footers and awkward mid-range flings, as Penn managed just tw...

Cape junior guard Kay'von Jackson drives on Central’s Jeremiah Wilson. DAN COOK PHOTOS Kenny Riedel February 22, 2021 If the struggling Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team wanted to start putting games in the win column, the Vikings couldn’t continue to live and die with the scoring of Ja’Vaughn Burton. Through Cape’s first nine games of the season, the senior wing averaged 23.4 points and accounted for nearly 40 percent of his team’s offensive output. Hosting a dangerous Sussex Central squad Feb. 19, the Vikings knew that others would have to step up and provide balance...

Vikings play best ball of season against Senators Nate Sivels gets to the basket. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS Kenny Riedel February 17, 2021 The Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team played its best ball of the season Feb. 15, outgunning and outhustling a 7-2 Dover squad that had recently upended Henlopen North contender Caesar Rodney. For 30 minutes of action, the Vikings looked like the better team, knocking down open three-pointers, forcing turnovers, attacking in transition and battling the taller Senators on the boards. They came up two minutes short. Dover finished the game on a 9-3...

Vikings set to play three games in five days at home Kenny Riedel February 15, 2021 Senior guard Brycen Williams scored 21 points and netted four three-pointers to pace Caesar Rodney to an 82-62 drubbing of Cape Henlopen in boys’ basketball action Feb. 12 in Camden. Sophomore guard Malachi Brinkley added 16 points and knocked down four shots from beyond the arc for the Riders, who raced to a 15-0 first-quarter lead that they would never relinquish. Cape came out colder than the icy weather outside, missing its first nine shots from the floor and committing five turnovers before it...

Cape boys heat up in 93-62 win over Tech Cape basketball head coach Shemik Thompson, center, poses with Cape Class of 2021 members Ja'Vaughn Burton, left, and Nate Sivels. DAN COOK PHOTOS Kenny Riedel February 8, 2021 Ja’Vaughn Burton celebrated Senior Day with 25 points, and four other Vikings reached double figures as the Cape Henlopen boys’ basketball team romped past Sussex Tech 93-62 Feb. 6 in Lewes. “This is a new start for us,” said the senior wing, who also tallied game highs of six assists and five steals to help his team snap a four-game losing skid. “Our chemist...