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Final spotlight on Top 67 players in Delaware high school boys basketball

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Final spotlight on Top 67 players in Delaware high school boys basketball

When the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament rolls into the Bob Carpenter Center, it always delivers.

A sellout crowd roared through both semifinals on March 11, with fourth-seeded St. Georges knocking off No. 1 Dover 63-57 and second-seeded Howard gritting its way past No. 3 William Penn 54-45.

The seats were filled and the intensity was high again for the championship game on March 14, as Howard turned up the defensive pressure during a 12-0 run in the third quarter to defeat St. Georges 60-46 for the school’s fifth state boys basketball title.

Experience often matters, and Wildcats coach Rahsaan Matthews Sr. knew this could be a special season because his roster was loaded with nine seniors.

We wrap up the 2025-26 season with our final ranking of the top players in Delaware high school basketball, recognizing 67 athletes for their contributions to their teams this season.

Final Top 67 players in Delaware high school basketball

67. Taj’Mir Handy, sr., Milford

66. Dameon Brewington, sr., Lake Forest

65. Sullivan Burkhardt, sr., Newark Charter

64. Kenton James, sr., Sussex Tech

63. Marice Kilgoe, sr., Smyrna

62. Zi’Yon Henderson-Conkey, jr., Howard

61. Desai Drummond, sr., Appoquinimink

60. Braxton Figgs, sr., Cape Henlopen

59. Mark Brown, sr., Salesianum

58. Jorge Cruz, jr., Christiana

57. Carmile Frederique, jr., St. Elizabeth

56. Shane Lopez, jr., Middletown

55. Nysean Felton, sr., William Penn

54. Jalen Littlejohn, fr., Tatnall

53. Dominic Downs, sr., Salesianum

52. Mu’adh Ibn Jaabir-Johnson, sr., William Penn

51. Tko Jones, jr., A.I. du Pont

50. Ayden Davis, fr., St. Georges

49. Kaisan Bacon, jr., Milford

48. Jacob Allen, so., Sanford

47. Jarvis Watson, jr., Odessa

46. Joseph Taylor, so., Dover

45. Ronald Handy, sr., Howard

44. Ayinde McLendon, sr., Tatnall

43. Michael Jones, jr., St. Elizabeth

42. Prestin Washington, sr., Christiana

41. Jahleer Haley, so., Red Lion Christian

40. Prince McKnight, so., Caravel

39. Troy Spencer, jr., Dover

38. Kevin Coleman, sr., Salesianum

37. Will Warfield, sr., Odessa

36. Dominic Awahmukalah, sr., Howard

35. Braelin Sosa, fr., Salesianum

34. Khalid Burton, sr., Laurel

33. Gi’lyl Conrad, so., A.I. du Pont

32. Jaelen Murphy, jr., Middletown

31. Kameron Jackson-Dickson, sr., Dover

30. Shawn Neurell, jr., Concord

29. Michael Sheehan, sr., Caravel

28. Elijah Coates, so., St. Georges

27. Niquan Lee, jr., Caravel

26. Aaron Whitaker, so., William Penn

25. Dadrien Howell, jr., Brandywine

24. A’Zir Ellegood, jr., Sanford

23. Amir Robertson, sr., A.I. du Pont

22. Jayden Reid, jr., St. Georges

21. John Orsini, sr., Archmere

20. Aizyon Matthews, sr., Seaford

19. Kareem King, jr., Dover

18. King Savior, jr., Middletown

17. Vinny Starr, sr., Conrad

16. Terrance Harvey, sr., Appoquinimink

15. Stephen Sivels, jr., Cape Henlopen

14. Chase Sullivan, sr., Smyrna

13. Kalil Riley, jr., Tower Hill

12. Logan Shaw, sr., Smyrna

11. Vince Evans III, sr., Seaford

10. Tarrance Williams, sr., Dover

9. Kyndal Riley-Garlick, so., William Penn

8. Latrell Wright, sr., Salesianum

7. Bryson Lane, sr., Howard

6. Jay’Vion Denis, sr., Dover

5. Chase Little, sr., Dover

4. Jameson Tingle, jr., Cape Henlopen

3. Nick Baysah, sr., Howard

2. Josh Obiora, sr., St. Georges

1. Mason Collins, so., Tatnall

Contact Brad Myers at bmyers@delawareonline.com. Follow on X: @BradMyersTNJ. Follow us on Instagram: @DEGameDay

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State Police Issues Sex Offender Notifications – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware

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State Police Issues Sex Offender Notifications – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware

Date Posted: Saturday, June 20th, 2026

The Delaware State Police Sex Offender Apprehension and Registration Unit (SOAR) is issuing the following public notifications of homeless and wanted sex offenders.

Wanted Sex Offenders

SOAR is currently looking for the following wanted sex offenders after they either failed to register or re-register at their current address. If anyone knows the location of these individuals, please call (302) 739-5882. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) 847-3333. The individuals shown represent only a portion of the current wanted sex offenders. Please see the Delaware Sex Offender Registry website for the complete list.

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Charles Fulton

Christopher Gartner Hunter

Troy Sanders

Michael Viscount

Homeless Sex Offenders

The following individuals are not wanted for failing to register or re-register at their current address. This is a homeless sex offender public notification. If you have information that the listed individuals are occupying a residence, please call (302) 739-5882. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) 847-3333. The individuals shown are those recently reported homeless and represent only a portion of the current homeless sex offenders. Please see the Delaware Sex Offender Registry website for the complete list.

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Keith Baynard

Nikolai Ibach

Jose Rodriguez

Kameron Shepherd

William Smith Jr

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Delaware history in News Journal archives June 21-27: Sussex flood

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June 20, 2026

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Delaware history in News Journal archives June 21-27: Sussex flood

Excerpts from The News Journal archives from June 21-27 include a woman and boy shot by a jealous man in Wilmington in 1926.
A state senator proposes a law to jail parents of delinquent kids in 1976.
Parts of Sussex County are flooded by 6-8 inches of rain 2006.

The Delaware history column features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and The Evening Journal. See the archives at delawareonline.com.

100 years ago, The Evening Journal, June 21, 1926

Jealous man kills woman, wounds boy

Oliver K. Higgins, aged 33 years, of Washington Street, in a fit of jealousy late Saturday night, is alleged to have pumped seven bullets from an automatic revolver into Mrs. Edna M. Martin, 40 years old, of Spruce Street, killing her.

Charles Brown, the 15-year-old of Mrs. Gladys Brown, was shot in the jaw and shoulder by Higgins but will recover. Mrs. Brown, also of the Spruce Street address, is the sister of the slain woman. …

Mrs. Martin, who was employed by the Home Baking Company on Market Street, left the store at a late hour Saturday night, accompanied by Paul A. Crawford of Marshallton and went home. They found Mrs. Brown sitting in the dining room with Julius K. Bowman of Newport.

The women and men sat around the table for a short time. At 11:45 o’clock, hearing someone taking out a window screen in the parlor, Mrs. Brown went to the hall to see what caused the noise.

She saw Higgins step in the window with a gun in his hand. She opened the door and ran off the porch.

Higgins failed to see Mrs. Brown and continued to the dining room where Mrs. Martin and the two men were sitting. He leveled the revolver at their heads and said, “Stick your hands up everybody, and I don’t mean maybe.”

Higgins then asked for Mrs. Brown. Learning she had gone out the front door, he ran after her, passing her as she crouched behind a hedge a few feet from the doorway. He returned to the dining room, but the men had fled. He then turned to Mrs. Martin and fired as she ran. …

Leaving the dead woman at the head of the steps, Higgins rushed in the back room in search of Mrs. Brown. Charles Brown, who had been sleeping, awoke because of the noise. …

Hearing the boy going down the stairs, Higgins stepped to the stair rail and shot him twice. …

Mrs. Brown went to the drug store of Otto H. Miller at 22nd and Pine streets to telephone police. …

Officers surrounded the Brown house … and arrested Higgins. …

Higgins met Mrs. Brown several months ago when he was in the employ of the United Cigar Store, and Mrs. Brown was working nearby. He is said to have become jealous over the attention of other men to Mrs. Brown, who is divorced. She asked him to stop annoying her and appealed to police.

After Higgins threatened Mrs. Brown with a gun, she told her employer who called the United Cigar Company and made a complaint to the manager. Shortly after this, Higgins was discharged.

50 years ago, The Morning News, June 23, 1976

Bill would jail parents of delinquent kids

A tough measure that provides for jailing the parents of delinquent children or requiring them to spend weekends with delinquents at juvenile detention centers has been introduced in the Delaware Senate.

The bill is the brainchild of the community-based services staff of the juvenile corrections bureau.

“This gives a way to coax them (the parents),” said John J. Mulvena, juvenile corrections chief. “If not to coax them, to require them. If not require them, jail them.”

The bill is sponsored by Sen. Herman Holloway Sr., D-Wilmington.

Mulvena said it is “directed at parents who are reluctant to participate in the responsible supervision of their children.”

He said due to “stubbornness, ignorance or neglect,” his staff often ends up acting as “mother, father, aunt, uncle or surrogate” for children “while the parents get off scot-free.”

20 years ago, The News Journal, June 26, 2006

Storms wallop Sussex with 6-8 inches of rain

Jack English knew he was in trouble early Sunday morning.

He kept waking up to the sound of his Seaford basement sump pump trying to keep up with the downpour outside….

At first, he found a few inches of water on his basement floor. Then, all of a sudden, his backyard was completely flooded and the rising water blew out his basement window. …

“I was evacuated by the fire department,” he said. …

In six to eight hours, 7 inches fell in Bridgeville, more than 8 inches in Georgetown and nearly 6 inches in Laurel….

The Seaford Fire Company had its first sign of trouble at 7:30 a.m., when a crew responded to a person trapped in a car by rising water. As the morning went on, rescue crews turned to boats.

An estimated 300 people were evacuated from homes at three mobile home parks southeast of Blades.

Meanwhile, in Seaford, concern grew as water levels rose in the Nanticoke River and Williams Pond. As a precaution, 110 residents of Lifecare at Lofland Park rehabilitation center were evacuated to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital. …

At the Seaford Walmart, a team of swift water rescuers from Salisbury, Maryland helped people trapped in the parking lot, with water up to the top of some cars. …

Bridges at Craigs Mill Road and Woodland Road washed out. …

The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Woodbridge High School in Bridgeville. About 30 people were staying there Sunday night.

Reach reporter Ben Mace at rmace@gannett.com.

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