{"id":12773,"date":"2025-03-09T20:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?p=12773"},"modified":"2025-03-09T20:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:47:09","slug":"diaa-crowns-2025-boys-girls-and-unified-basketball-state-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2025\/03\/09\/diaa-crowns-2025-boys-girls-and-unified-basketball-state-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAA Crowns 2025 Boys, Girls, and Unified Basketball State Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 21px\"><strong>DOVER, DE \u2013 March 9, 2025<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 21px\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) proudly congratulates the champions of the 2025 DIAA Basketball State Championships. After an exciting tournament season, three teams emerged victorious, showcasing their talent, determination, and sportsmanship on the court.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #11076d\"><strong><em>2025 DIAA Unified Basketball State Champions \u2013 Indian River High School<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #000000\">In an electrifying final, #4 Indian River High School secured the DIAA Unified Basketball State Championship with a thrilling 35-34 victory over #2 Caesar Rodney High School. The championship game came down to the wire, with Indian River clinching the title on a buzzer-beater finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #11076d\"><strong><em>2025 DIAA Boys Basketball State Champions \u2013 Sanford School<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #000000\">#6 Sanford School pulled off an upset over #1 Dover High School, capturing the DIAA Boys Basketball State Championship with a 37-34 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #11076d\"><strong><em>2025 DIAA Girls Basketball State Champions \u2013 Caravel Academy<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #000000\">#1 Caravel Academy emerged victorious in the 2025 DIAA Girls Basketball State Championship with a 53-37 victory over #7 St. Elizabeth School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #000000\">DIAA extends its gratitude to all participating teams, coaches, and fans for making this year\u2019s tournament season a success. A special thank you goes out to the DIAA Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Unified Sports\u00a0Committees for their efforts in organizing first-class tournaments for our student-athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">You can rewatch the action from the 2025 DIAA Basketball State Championships on The NFHS Network a<\/span>t <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nfhsnetwork.com\/\">www.nfhsnetwork.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">The complete 2025 Basketball State Championship brackets are available on<\/span> <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/tournament-brackets\/\">DIAA\u2019s website.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">For more information about the DIAA Championships, please visit the<\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/wyntdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/wyntdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIAA website<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">and\u00a0follow DIAA on social media.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Instagram\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/crotdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/crotdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@diaa_de<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Twitter\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/sjptdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/sjptdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DIAA_Delaware<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Facebook\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/8bqtdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/8bqtdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About DIAA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is committed to promoting the education, health, and sportsmanship of student-athletes through interscholastic athletics. 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