By james art 
Four Catholic schools will compete for the Diaa Girls National Basketball Championship, beginning on February 24, when Archmere travels to Dover for the first round. The 24 teams and their seeds were announced on February 21st.
The top eight seeds have won the first round bye, including three Catholic schools. Ursulin, the protective state champion, is the fifth seed. St. Elizabeth is No. 7 and Padua is eighth seed. Archmere was the last team to win a place, and 24th-Vygram Auks will fight No. 9 Dover in the State’s capital on February 24 at 6:00 pm
Monday 24 February
No. 24 Archmere (10-10) in No. 9 Dover (12-8), 18:00 Aux and Lady’s senators did not meet this season. Archmere finished 10-10, bounced after starting 2-7. Auks has wins over tournament teams St. Georges, Middletown and Conrad and close losses for four others. Bridget Maloy leads Archmer’s crime, with the support of Anaa Mungin and others.
Dover enters the game, which has carried a winning series of seven games, including victories over the Cape Henlopene tournament, Smirna, Conrad, as well as a victory at the Fourth Family Seyford earlier in the season. Sarah Ziona Benson is their goal scorer.
Wednesday, February 26
Winner at Archmere-Dover in No. 8 Padua (16-4), 18:00S The pandas had a fantastic season, with three of their four losses coming to St. Elizabeth (from seven points combined) and Ursulin, and the other to a team of the Garnet Valley (Pa.), Which entered the weekend 24-1. These include several players who can take the evaluative reins, including Abby Grillo, Lily Dimarko, Sofia Buffon and Kay Dyuranva. Padua also has a clear advantage of the home court in his gym.
Padua has road victories against Dover and Archmer this season.
Winner in No. 23 Delcastle (13-7) -No. 10 Indian River (16-4) in No. 7 St. Elizabeth (15-5), 18:00 The Vikings are not particularly deep, but their starting five can play with the best of them – and there are no elderly people in the list. Zamylah Sesa-USens gives St. Is an external threat, along with wings Tori Richardson and Taniyah Reese, and Skylar Bolden is a presence inside.
Neither Delkasle nor the Indian river were on a schedule of the Vikings this year.
Winner in No. 21 Saint Georges (14-6) -No. 12 Howard (15-5) at No. 5 Ursulin (11-9), 18:00 Do not be fooled by the Raiders recording; This team has been tested for battle after playing throughout the season against a number of PowerHouse programs. They only lost twice to Delaware’s teams once, as they missed their best player. These will be Jezelle “GG” Banks, the sophomore Wunderkind, who is a candidate for the state player of the year. It is joined by a talented list, which includes Naya Murphy and Jasmine Butler inside.
Raiders played neither St. Georges nor Howard this season.
Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2
Quarterfinals on sites and times that need to be defined.
Wednesday 5 March
Semi -finals, 18 and 8 pm in the center of Bob Carpenter, Newark
Sunday, March 9
Championship, 19:00 in the center of Bob Carpenter, Newark
