A team that has knocked on the door repeatedly in the DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament will start the 2022 version as the top seed.
Caravel, which has reached the final five times in the last nine years without a championship, earned that No. 1 distinction Friday when the seedings for this year’s tournament were determined.
The Buccaneers (14-6) are among eight teams earning first-round byes in the 24-team field. The others are No. 2 Sanford, No. 3 Charter of Wilmington, No. 4 St. Elizabeth, No. 5 Tatnall, No. 6 Ursuline, No. 7 Delmarva Christian and No. 8 Lake Forest.
The tournament will get under way Wednesday with eight first-round games, on the home courts of the higher-seeded teams. The winners will advance to the second round on Friday, on the home courts of the eight highest seeds. All first- and second-round games will start at 7 p.m.
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The quarterfinals will be played Monday, March 7 at sites and times to be determined. The semifinals will tip off at 6:30 and 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9 at the Carpenter Center.
The championship game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 11 at the Carpenter Center.
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2022 DIAA Girls Basketball Tournament
First round
Wednesday, all games at 7 p.m.
No. 17 Appoquinimink (14-6) at No. 16 Caesar Rodney (13-6)
No. 24 Conrad (10-10) at No. 9 Woodbridge (14-6)
No. 20 Padua (8-11) at No. 13 Dover (13-6)
No. 21 Laurel (12-8) at No. 12 A.I. du Pont (17-3)
No. 18 Seaford (15-5) at No. 15 Archmere (12-7)
No. 23 Red Lion Christian (16-4) at No. 10 Cape Henlopen (15-5)
No. 19 Delaware Military Academy at No. 14 St. Mark’s (15-5)
No. 22 Wilmington Friends (10-10) at No. 11 St. Georges (15-5)
Second round
Friday, all games at 7 p.m.
Appoquinimink-Caesar Rodney winner at No. 1 Caravel (14-6)
Conrad-Woodbridge winner at No. 8 Lake Forest (17-3)
Padua-Dover winner at No. 4 St. Elizabeth (18-2)
Laurel-A.I. du Pont winner at No. 5 Tatnall (16-4)
Seaford-Archmere winner at No. 2 Sanford (17-2)
Red Lion Christian-Cape Henlopen winner at No. 7 Delmarva Christian (15-5)
DMA-St. Mark’s winner at No. 3 Charter of Wilmington (16-3)
Wilmington Friends-St. Georges winner at No. 6 Ursuline (12-7)
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 7
Sites and times to be determined
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
At Carpenter Center, 6:30 and 8:10
Championship
Friday, March 11
At Carpenter Center, 6:30
