Decatur Girls Rout Eagles, Improve To 3-2

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team rolled by county rival Snow Hill, 53-5, last week to close out the early part of the season on a high note.

The Seahawks traveled to Snow Hill last Thursday for the annual county rivalry game with the Eagles, but it wasn’t much of a content. Decatur scored early and often and cruised to the 53-5 win. With the win, the Seahawks improved to 3-2 with the early part of the season in the books,

Decatur collected wins over Pocomoke, Crisfield and Snow Hill during the early stretch, wrapped around losses to Queen Anne’s and Washington.

The Decatur girls are competing this week in the North Caroline Holiday Tournament at Chesapeake College. The impressive field of eight girls’ varsity teams in the event also includes host North Caroline, defending champion Huntingtown, Cambridge-South Dorchester, St. Mary’s, Arundel, Sherwood and Southern of Garrett County, which is the defending state Class 1A champion.

About The Author: Shawn Soper

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Shawn Soper has been with The Dispatch since 2000. He began as a staff writer covering various local government beats and general stories. His current positions include managing editor and sports editor. Growing up in Baltimore before moving to Ocean City full time three decades ago, Soper graduated from Loch Raven High School in 1981 and from Towson University in 1985 with degrees in mass communications with a journalism concentration and history.