Caesar Rodney tops Smyrna for first boys' volleyball state tourney win and other scores

CAMDEN — Fifth-seeded Caesar Rodney High downed No. 12 Smyrna, 3-1, in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball state tournament on Tuesday evening.

The Riders (14-2), who are in their second season, earned the program’s first state tourney victory by scores of 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 25-13.

Caesar Rodney next plays at No. 4 Appoquinimink on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the state quarterfinals. The Jaguars beat No. 13 Delcastle, 3-0, in their first-round match.

The Riders, who beat the Eagles for the third time this season, were led by Aden Anderson (14 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs), Jamal Alsadrani (19 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs), Matthew Ascetta (9 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs), Xylord Martin (8 kills, 9 digs) and Aidan Webb (36 assists, 2 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs).

Smyrna finishes the season at 8-8.

Girls’ lacrosse

Archmere 17, Smyrna 5: The No. 8 Auks built a 9-4 halftime lead before downing the No. 9 Eagles in the first round of the DIAA state tournament on Tuesday.

Archmere (12-4) advances to a quarterfinal matchup at No. 1 Cape Henlopen (15-0) on Saturday at noon.

Smyrna finishes with a record of 12-4. Alexis Hutchison scored twice with Dru Moffett, Evelyn Melesio and Ava Pierce adding the Eagles’ other goals.

CR to host Tower Hill: Third-seeded Caesar Rodney will host No. 6 Tower Hill on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the state quarterfinals.

The Hillers downed No. 11 Sanford, 21-13, in Tuesday’s opening round.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
DIAA state tournament
Caesar Rodney 3, Smyrna 1

GIRLS’ LACROSSE
DIAA state tournament
Archmere 17, Smyrna 5

BASEBALL
Smyrna 12, Sussex Academy 4
Indian River 4, Appoquinimink 1
Woodbridge 8, First State Military 0
Delmar 7, Delmarva Christian 3

SOFTBALL
Cape Henlopen 6, Padua 2
Indian River 5, Woodbridge 0
Woodbridge 17, Odyssey Charter 1
Delmar 8, Delmarva Christian 7

GIRLS’ SOCCER
Caesar Rodney 2, Padua 1
Polytech 10, AI duPont 0
Lake Forest 4, Red Lion Christian 0
Sussex Tech 1, Lake Forest 0
Sussex Central 5, Nandua, Va. 0
Saint Mark’s 3, Polytech 2
Caravel 2, Smyrna 0
Delmar 1, Dover 0
Cape Henlopen 7, Brandywine 0

BOYS’ LACROSSE
Salesianum 18, Cape Henlopen 4
Polytech 9, Indian River 3
Smyrna 16, Appoquinimink 7
Milford 9, Delmar 8
Delaware Military 6, Dover 3
Gunston, Md. 13, Indian River 12

GOLF
Cape Henlopen 165, Hodgson 249
Cape Henlopen 165, Padua 224