Salesianum top seed in DIAA boys lacrosse

Cape Henlopen’s Evan Gehman (left) defends against Salesianum’s Robert Fink during the Sals’ 17-3 win on April 22. Sallies is the No. 1 seed in the upcoming DIAA Boys Lacrosse Tournament.

Seven-time state champion Salesianum earned the No. 1 seed when pairings for the DIAA Boys Lacrosse Tournament were determined Saturday night.

The Sals (12-3), who have won four of the last five state titles, only played three in-state opponents during the regular season but defeated St. Mark’s, Cape Henlopen and Caesar Rodney by a combined 46-12. Sallies will open the tournament against No. 16 Dover at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Baynard Stadium.

Tower Hill’s DeGroat Field will host a first-round doubleheader on Tuesday, with No. 13 Delmar meeting No. 4 Delaware Military Academy at 6 and No. 15 St. Andrew’s taking on No. 2 Tower Hill at 8. Tuesday’s other first-round game will be No. 9 Sussex Tech at No. 8 Lake Forest at 6.

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The other four first-round games will be played Wednesday. No. 12 Indian River will travel to No. 5 Archmere and No. 14 Charter of Wilmington will play at No. 3 Wilmington Friends, both at 5 p.m. No. 10 Cape Henlopen will play at No. 7 Caesar Rodney and No. 11 Red Lion Christian will travel to No. 6 Appoquinimink, both at 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals will be held next Saturday, May 28. Semifinals will be June 1, with the championship game June 3 or 4. Sites and times for the final three rounds have not been determined.

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