2020 DIAA Boys Soccer and Volleyball Early Round Championship Results
Dover, DE (December 3, 2020) - Round One of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) 2020 Boys Soccer Championship for Division II concluded with St. Marks, Caravel, Archmere and MOT Charter advancing to the quarterfinals on Saturday, December 5. Division I action will also open on Saturday with quarterfinal games, played at the higher seeded team.
2020 Boys Soccer D2 - Round One Results
D2 Round 1 Results
#8 St. Marks defeated #9 Mckean, 5-0. St. Marks will face #1 Indian River.
#5 Caravel defeated #12 Delmar, 7-0. Caravel will face #4 Sussex Academy.
#7 Archmere defeated #10 DMA, 5-0. Archmere will face #2 Newark Charter.
#11 MOT Charter defeated #6 Wilmington Friends, 2-0. MOT will face #3 Brandywine.
D1 Bracket
#1 Appoquinimink will face #8 Smyrna.
#4 Caesar Rodney will face #5 St. Georges Tech
#2 Salesianum will face #7 Cape Henlopen
#3 Milford will face #6 Middletown.
VOLLEYBALL
DIAA Volleyball Championship action opened on Wednesday evening with four (4) matches, and Archmere, Middletown, Caravel, and Ursuline coming out on top to advance to the 2nd round.
#17 Archmere defeated #16 Appoquinimink 3-1; 17-25, 25-19, 25-10, 26-24. Archmere will face #1 St. Marks on Friday 12/4 at 6:30pm.
#13 Middletown defeated #20 Lake Forest 3-0; 24-14, 25-22, 25-14. Middletown will face #4 Cape Henlopen on Friday 12/4 at 6:30pm.
#15 Caravel defeated #18 Mt. Pleasant 3-0; 25-19, 25-16, 25-23. Caravel will face #2 Smyrna on Friday 12/4 at 4pm.
#14 Ursuline defeated #19 Sussex Central 3-0; 25-17, 25-17, 25-16. Ursuline will face #3 Padua on Friday 12/4 at 6:30pm.
Additional 1st round games are tonight with the following match ups:
#24 Charter School of Wilmington at #9 Dover, 6:30pm
#21 Brandywine at #12 DMA, 6:30pm
#23 Polytech at #10 Wilmington Friends, 6:30pm (no spectators, live stream only)
#22 Concord at #11 Dickinson, 6:30pm
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and adhering to guidelines from the State, DPH and DIAA, this year's tournament games will take place and hosted by higher seed teams. DIAA member schools will follow guidelines released in theThird Revision to the 27th Modification, adhering to gathering restrictions and their approved DPH facility plans. Member schools where permitted, will allow spectators at events. DIAA will work with member schools with livestream capability to stream the events.
Ticket Information
Most DIAA State Championship games will allow two fans per player from each home and away team. Spectators are encouraged to check each host school’s website to determine each contest’s fan policy as some sites do differ.
Round One, Two and Quarterfinals - $5.00 Students (K-12) and Adults
Semi-Final Round - $6.00 Students (K-12) and Adults
Final Round - $7.00 Students (K-12) and Adults
Live Streaming
NFHSNetwork is the official partner of the DIAA State Championship games and will select certain games to stream live. This year, member schools are permitted to provide live video coverage of the postseason tournament contest if the host site can accommodate the request. Broadcast fees apply except for livestreams by school-owned websites or school controlled webpages.
A summary of live streaming information can be foundhere.
Media
Media is permitted at events. We ask that media contact member schools for entry and placement of media depending on the layout of the facility, including how many people are permitted in the press box due to social distancing regulations. Only media with DIAA 2020-2021 credential will be permitted entry.
Media should contact DIAA in advance to request live broadcast at any event. DIAA will notify member schools when requests have been approved.
For state tournaments, broadcast request media should contact the executive director and for media credential request media shall apply for credentials through theDIAA website.
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