Prep notes: Expect lots of points at Blue-Gold games

Sanford’s Kyle Evans, shown against Mount Pleasant in the DIAA semifinals, will be one of 60 top senior basketball players participating in the annual Blue-Gold All-Star boys and girls games on Saturday at the Bob Carpenter Center.

The final scores of the DIAA girls and boys basketball championship games were 39-34 and 39-32 last weekend at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Expect more points than that by halftime of both of Saturday’s Blue-Gold All-Star basketball games, as the state’s top seniors come together for one more taste of high school ball.

The emphasis is on offense and showcasing of skills, so it’s not unusual for the teams to crack 100 points. The top seniors from Northern Delaware will comprise the Blue teams, with the top seniors from Southern Delaware playing for the Gold.

The girls game will start at 1:30, followed by a celebrity game featuring the high-flying Streetball All-Stars at 3. The boys game will complete the day’s events at 4.

The girls will have a 3-point shooting contest at halftime of their game, and the rims will be rattled by a slam dunk contest at halftime of the boys game. Tickets ($10 for adults, $8 for students) will be available. Proceeds will benefit Best Buddies Delaware, which creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment for people with intellectual disabilities.

The Blue girls roster will include Alyssa Irons and Kailyn Kampert of state champion Ursuline, Chrishyanah Alston and Taylor Samuels of Sanford, Wynter McLaughlin and Holly Panchak of Concord, Caroline Grasso of Charter of Wilmington, Sarah Kautz of Conrad, Ciana Kinlaw of Christiana, Megan Mallon of Padua, Nydera Matthews of Delcastle, Bridget McLaughlin of DMA, Michaella Moore of Tatnall, Karissa Phelps of William Penn and Kaitlynn Wolff of St. Mark’s.

The Gold girls roster will include Altia Anderson of Woodbridge, Jonae Boone and Kala Fluitt of Milford, Shirle’ Brown of Appoquinimink, Cherise Castillo of Polytech, Daia Daniels of Lake Forest, Tatyana Jenkins, Emily Truitt and Lamesha Walker of Sussex Central, Ashunte Manigo of Smyrna, Quiara Mayes of Hodgson, Ashlee McCoy of Delmarva Christian, Kyra Moore of Dover, Jordan Moseley of Caesar Rodney and Kourtnie Orth of St. Thomas More.

The Blue boys roster will include Paul Brown of St. Georges, Raheim Burnett and Rob Myrick of Mount Pleasant, Mikey Dixon, Kyle Evans and Jacob Walsh of state champion Sanford, Desmond Gould and Muhannad Hussein of Delcastle, Preston Hickman of D.A.P.S.S., Jamal Hunt of Hodgson, Markee Johnson and Danny Walsh of William Penn, Jamai Rice of St. Mark’s, Noah Rivera of Concord and Kawon Spencer-Taylor of Dickinson.

The Gold boys roster will include TaiRon Abbott of Sussex Central, Kris Alexander of Appoquinimink, Jordan Allen, Michael Douglas and Terrence Woodlin of Dover, Dom Griffith of Lake Forest, Wontrell Hammond of Caesar Rodney, Shyheim Holden of Laurel, Devin Kravitz and Henry Nesmith of Milford, Drew Mulcahy and Demetrius Price of Cape Henlopen, Charlie Taylor and Ja’vier Worthy of Smyrna and Justin Thompson of Middletown.

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Indoor track nationals

Daija Lampkin of Middletown completed her stellar winter season by finishing ninth in the girls 60-meter dash (7.49) and 12th in the 200 (24.30) over the weekend at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at The Armory in New York City.

Salesianum finished 11th in the boys 4×1-mile relay, with John Walker, Colin Parker, George Steinoff and Andrew Hally coming home in 17:55.97. Micaiah Dendy of St. Georges took 18th in the girls triple jump (37-10½), and Newark’s Rachel Beston was 23rd in the girls 2-mile run (10:52.83).

Several Delawareans also competed in the Emerging Elite division, highlighted by Kevin Murray of Charter of Wilmington finishing fifth in the boys 2-mile run (9:18.41).

Myrissa McFolling-Young of Smyrna took seventh in the girls shot put (40-6), and Moses Carter of Smyrna finished 10th in the boys triple jump (44-4¼). Glasgow’s boys 4×200-meter relay team of Martise Younger, Simeon Dailey, Darius Blalock and Jasaan Cunningham finished 10th in 1:31.94.

Keelin Hays of Tatnall finished 20th in the girls 2-mile run (10:59.83), and also took third in the girls freshman mile (5:05.82). Zandrew Bowe of Caravel finished 13th in boys freshman 400 (53.02), and Brendan Balthis of Tatnall took 17th in the boys freshman mile (4:38.68).

Rounding it up

– Jordan Allen of Dover (boys) and Altia Anderson of Woodbridge (girls) have been named the Gatorade Delaware Basketball Players of the Year.

– Padua’s four-time defending state champion soccer team is ranked 16th nationally in the USA Today/National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll. The Pandas face a couple of tough challenges in their opening weekend, taking on Landstown (Va.) at 7 p.m. Friday and Ocean Lakes (Va.) at noon Saturday in the Virginia Beach Showcase.

Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter: @BradMyersTNJ.