For The Dialog
The second full week of January is pretty light on the schedule, but it includes some important games.
St. Thomas More (6-1) at Polytech (2-8), 4 p.m. The Ravens defeated neighboring Polytech, 61-43, in a tournament on Dec. 19.
Delaware Military Academy (4-2) at St. Mark’s (3-5), 5:15 p.m. The Spartans earned a huge overtime win on Saturday on the road at A.I. DuPont and now face a tough Seahawks team at home.
Thursday
St. Thomas More at Christiana (5-3), 5:30 p.m.
Ursuline (6-3) at Cardinal O’Hara (Pa.) (11-0), 7 p.m. The Raiders face one of the better teams in the country, ranked 12th by USA Today. Ursuline is coming off a nice home win over St. Elizabeth last week and a win over 7-4 Archbishop Ryan (Pa.) over the weekend. The Lions defeated Sanford, 48-46, on Sunday night.
Friday
Archmere (7-3) at Concord (10-0), 5:15 p.m.
Newark Charter (5-4) at Padua (2-6), 5:15 p.m.
St. Elizabeth (6-1) at Caravel (6-3), 7:15 p.m. The Vikings earned a nice home win on Saturday. They will take their balanced scoring attack to Caravel, which seeks its third straight win.
Sunday
Ursuline at Neumann-Goretti (Pa.) (11-0), 12:40 p.m. The Raiders meet the fifth-ranked (USA Today) or seventh-ranked (MaxPreps) team in the country. They had a chance to watch the Saints at the Diamond State Classic.