![]() The path to the title wasn’t an easy one, the way many championships are won. Dylan, above, and Dean played excellently for the Hillers in the championship game, scoring 24 points and 18 points, respectively. “Every game at the Bob, we came out hot, we made our shots and we really wanted it,” Dylan said. We all trusted each other to shoot the ball.” ![]() “We were shooting the lights out in the first half, I think I shot a three, then Dylan shot a three, then Davis shot a three and the cycle just repeated. “I think we executed that game plan well,” Dean said. In one of the most efficient high school basketball games one could see, with Tower Hill finishing the game shooting 63.9% from the field, 61.9% from the 3-point line and 76.9% from the charity stripe, the brothers were extremely accurate with their shots as Dylan went 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc while Dean went 7-of-11 from the field and 2-for-5 from deep. Dylan led the team’s scoring with 24 points, including hitting 12-of-14 free throws, and Dean added 18 points, good for third on the team behind his brother and senior big man Davis Bland, and led the Hillers with eight rebounds. Leading the charge for the Hillers were the two Shepherd boys. Congratulations to Coach Pat Kaiser ’02 and the entire team on an amazing, history-making season! /fa2n6h4o1e “I was so thankful to play at, so I really tried to take the opportunity and use it for the best of us,” Dylan said.īoys’ basketball won the state championship for the first time in Hiller history!!! □□□ The Hillers defeated No. You are one of the very few people in history who will ever get to play in the state championship and I didn’t want to take the opportunity for granted and I don’t think my teammates did either.” “Just getting there, all the hard work you put in with coaches, practices, players, film, it gives you a sigh of relief. “That game was really special,” Dean said. 1 seed Salesianum in convincing fashion winning the championship 79-43, tying for the most lopsided victory in the event’s history. 3 seed in the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association boys basketball championship, Tower Hill was able to advance to the championship round, a first for the program, and were able to upset No. The Shepherds made sure to change that narrative. What people outside of the Hillers ’ locker room probably didn’t expect was a state championship, something the program had never done before. ![]() Both juniors were ranked among the top 30 players in Delaware prior to the season, so people were looking for them to excel while leading Tower Hill. (BVM) – Twin brothers Dean and Dylan Shepherd had high expectations for themselves coming into the 2021-22 basketball season. Logan Hanson - BVM Sports Journalist/Editor ![]()
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