MUNCIE, Ind. – Delta boys basketball secured their fourth consecutive sectional championship this past weekend with a 56-48 victory over Yorktown. Head coach Mark Detweiler knew performing under brighter lights was in his team's blood, even as a younger squad, stating,
“You can kind of get a sense of if you’ve got a group when the lights are on they’re ready to respond. We felt like it’s kind of in their D-N-A they’d be ready. Just their maturity on how they’ve approached the whole season, you can get a sense that was rubbing off on our guys,” said Detweiler.
Behind this championship victory was a season-high 19-point display from senior Lucas Bragg. Shooting 70% from the field and 75% from the arc, he felt as though the performance came naturally to him, as he claimed,
“I would say the ball just found me at the right time. There was no sort of selfishness within our team and we played really good team ball. Just making the right play, the ball just found me the most I guess. It could’ve been anyone on that night but it was me, so it makes me pretty happy," said Bragg.
Even though Delta got past sectionals, the job is not finished, but Detweiler loves how his team has been passing different tests throughout the season with so many ups and downs, mentioning,
“They’re hungry. The best part of this group, because we’ve had some really good nights and really bad nights, their best quality has been the ability to just move on and turn the page and be ready for what’s next,” said Detweiler
Delta now turns its focus to a Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian foe, where they will face off on March 14 at one p.m.
Contact Aidan McNally with questions or comments at aidan.mcnally@bsu.edu
