Exeter girls basketball comes back in 2nd half to beat Dover in D1 playoffs
DOVER – Through the first half, the Exeter High School girls basketball team provided little resistance against Dover, as the Green Wave seemed primed to cruise to a victory in Monday night’s first-round matchup in the Division I tournament. Dover sophomore point guard Avery Littlefield carved thro
DOVER – Through the first half, the Exeter High School girls basketball team provided little resistance against Dover, as the Green Wave seemed primed to cruise to a victory in Monday night’s first-round matchup in the Division I tournament.
Dover sophomore point guard Avery Littlefield carved through Exeter for 12 points in a 23-9 first quarter for the Green Wave and that advantage methodically expanded to a 36-19 halftime cushion.
Ninth-seeded Exeter calmly realized in the locker room that there was still time and a different team emerged, as the Blue Hawks outscored No. 8 Dover 46-25 in the second half on their way to a stunning 65-61 victory inside Ollie Adams Gymnasium.
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