The Exeter High girls’ basketball team were able to extend its breakout season last Saturday, Feb. 15 with a 43-40 victory over Muhlenberg in the preliminary round of the District 3-AAAA Tournament.
The victory sends the Lady Eagles to the first round of the tournament where they took third-seed Dover on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Due to our press deadline, we are unable to report the results of the contest.
Muhleberg led by four at halftime, 20-16, and Exeter only cut into the lead by one in the third quarter, losing by two heading into the fourth quarter.
There, the Eagles outscored the Muhls, 11-5 to pull off the victory.
Jennifer Eck had a big night, scoring 26 points. Abby Mengel netted six points and Ali Snyder scored five.
![Hall of Famer Donnie Allison will be there. On Friday, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its second-ever stop in the state of Delaware with the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway. The nation’s top Super Late Model stars converge for a massive $19,049 winner’s share for 49 laps around the progressively banked four-tenths-mile oval. The legendary Allison — a 2024 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame — has been named the Grand Marshal for the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial. Allison, a member of the “Alabama Gang” and ambassador for the sport for more than 50 […]](https://www.readingeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Donnie-Allison.jpg?w=241 "Hall of Famer Donnie Allison will be there. On Friday, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its second-ever stop in the state of Delaware with the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial at Georgetown Speedway. The nation’s top Super Late Model stars converge for a massive $19,049 winner’s share for 49 laps around the progressively banked four-tenths-mile oval. The legendary Allison — a 2024 inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame — has been named the Grand Marshal for the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial. Allison, a member of the “Alabama Gang” and ambassador for the sport for more than 50 […]")
