Women basketball
Branham 57, Evergreen Valley 51
Branham, enjoying at residence, took benefit of a dominant defensive efficiency by Quinn Godfrey to enhance its file to 19-3 general and 8-0 in Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division play.
Godfrey scored 20 factors and had seven blocks on Thursday, a season-high for the 6-foot-4 submit who averages 3.4 blocks per sport.
Senior ahead Alli Von Barloewen hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 factors, and Jessalyn Rugnao was the third Branham scorer in double figures with 10 factors.
Evergreen Valley junior Ryka Aprameyan, who got here in averaging 31.4 factors per sport, scored a game-high 22. Junior Lealah Rowden added 16 factors, and Natasha Joshi scored 9 factors. Evergreen Valley dropped to 14-7, 5-3.
No. 1 Piedmont 59, Alameda 36
Piedmont drew one sport nearer to an ideal common season (22-0, 8-0) with a house win over Alameda (15-7, 3-4) in WACC-Foothill play. The Highlanders, who've missed SDSU commit Trinity Zamora for the previous few video games, had been led in scoring by junior Natalia Martinez’s 27 factors.
Shut behind her was senior energy ahead Eva Levingston, who scored 23 factors and grabbed 9 rebounds whereas appearing as some extent guard at occasions.
“She actually is an enormous guard and sees herself as an enormous guard,” Piedmont coach Bryan Gardere mentioned. “In her thoughts, she’s pondering ‘I’m a playmaker, I’m a scorer, I’m a rebounder.’”
After shedding the primary matchup 73-14 in Alameda, the Yellowjackets saved the sport inside 12 factors till the fourth quarter. Juliana Johnson led Alameda in scoring with 9 factors, and Gloria Seidl scored eight factors and hit two 3-pointers.
Piedmont hosts Bishop O’Dowd and Berkeley subsequent week to shut the common season.
No. 4 Salesian 69, Swett 24
Salesian (21-4, 10-0) gained its fourth consecutive sport and closed out its TCAL-Rock league play with a street win over Swett (11-11, 2-7). Senior sharpshooter Makiah Asidanya scored 16 factors and three 3-pointers, and D’Yani Bernstine had 16 factors and 11 rebounds. Sofia Fidelus scored 13 factors and hit three 3-pointers for the Pleasure. Swett’s Venice Garcia scored a team-high eight factors.
No. 10 Heritage 61, Deer Valley 26
The Patriots (20-4, 8-0) celebrated senior evening by notching their eighth win in Bay Valley Athletic League play, and their sixth league victory by no less than 30 factors. McDonald’s All-American and UCLA commit Amanda Muse scored a team-high 11 factors in her final common season residence sport.
Seniors Caitlynn Smith and Kimora McLemore scored 10 and eight factors respectively. Junior Abby Livermore scored seven factors, and general 10 completely different Patriots obtained into the scorer’s column towards Deer Valley (9-6, 3-5). Heritage performs at Pittsburg and Liberty to finish the common season.
No. 12 Miramonte 79, Alhambra 47
Miramonte’s Karena Eberts led all scorers with 26 factors because the Matadors (22-3, 10-1) obtained a simple street win over Alhambra (11-12, 3-6) in Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play. Courtney Scheingart made 4 3-pointers and scored 19 factors. Julia Quinn Ferguson added 13 factors and Katherine Scheingart joined her sister in double-figures with 11 factors. Kyomi Apalit led Alhambra with 11 factors, and Julissa Islas scored 9.
No. 15 Los Gatos 49, Los Altos 39
Nicole Steiner scored 17 factors and Claire Galbo contributed 15 factors as Los Gatos (18-3, 10-0) rolled to a different residence win in SCVAL De Anza Division play. After a sluggish first three quarters, Los Gatos outscored its opponent 20-11 within the fourth to win its thirteenth straight sport. Maggie Byrne led Los Altos (11-10, 4-6) in scoring with 16 factors, and Natalie Holm scored eight.
No. 16 Palo Alto 49, Monta Vista 35
Palo Alto (15-5, 8-2) secured a house win in SCVAL De Anza Division play towards Monta Vista (14-6, 3-6). Vienn Sheng hit six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 18 factors for the Vikings. Monta Vista’s Julianna Kimm scored 11 factors and Carolyn Ruan put in 9 factors.
Boys basketball
Las Lomas 59, No. 12 Campolindo 39
Coming off Tuesday’s enormous 60-53 win over Clayton Valley Constitution, Campolindo (17-7, 8-2) appeared poised to no less than tie Clayton Valley Constitution for the DAL Foothill Division title. Las Lomas (14-9, 6-3) had different concepts, although, and the Knights went into Moraga and shocked the Cougars by 20 factors.
“That is our largest win of the 12 months, and the children deserve all of the credit score,” Las Lomas coach Sly Hunter mentioned. “They did sufficient to recover from the hill.”
Hunter mentioned the crew really began slowly, however the Knights obtained issues moving into a second quarter the place they outscored Campolindo 16-4. Though he described the Las Lomas offense as stagnant, Hunter mentioned his crew compensated by excelling in different points of the sport.
“We made up for it by rebounding and enjoying fairly good protection,” Hunter mentioned. “They’re a great crew too. I informed the children I assumed it will go to the wire.”
With Las Lomas’ frontcourt of 6-foot-4 Jake Davis, 6-6 Jack Halpin and 6-8 Mike Wooden all concurrently wholesome for the primary time shortly, Hunter believes his crew is in nice form because it heads into the playoffs.
“We’ve been struggling to be an entire crew within the league, however we’re lastly beginning to mesh,” Hunter mentioned.
In the meantime, Campolindo fell again into second place within the league standings behind Clayton Valley (21-3, 9-1).
No. 3 Clayton Valley Constitution 60, Acalanes 45
Clayton Valley Constitution (21-3, 9-1) rebounded from Tuesday’s upset loss towards Campolindo with a street win in DAL Foothill play. Elijah Perryman scored 30 factors to steer all scorers. James Moore scored 11 factors and freshman guard Julian Plaza scored 10 factors. Acalanes (12-9, 4-4) 6-8 middle Jake Davis scored 15 factors, and junior guard Zubin Acuna scored 9 factors.
Ygnacio Valley 72, No. 19 Benicia 58
Ygnacio Valley (18-5, 6-2) used a balanced scoring effort at residence to drag off the upset over Benicia (19-4, 7-1) in DAL Valley league play. Junior Loyal Morris led the Wolves with 19 factors, Jermaine Patton scored 16 factors and Antonio Kellogg Jr. chipped in 15 factors. Benicia sophomore Darrell Hurd led the crew with 19 factors, and seniors Jake Matteson and Jacob French every scored 10 factors apiece.
Liberty 75, Antioch 54
Liberty (17-5, 8-0) remained unbeaten in BVAL play after a house win the place each Lion participant scored towards Antioch (9-15, 2-6). Liberty, which has clinched no less than a share of the league title with two video games to go, was led in scoring by Julian Costa’s 18 factors.
Heritage 61, Deer Valley 46
Heritage returned to .500 with a street win towards Deer Valley (5-19, 0-8) in BVAL play. Brooks Davis scored 17 factors for the Patriots, and Jordan Ratchford scored 11 within the first quarter on his approach to a 14-point evening. Fresno State soccer commit Devon Rivers scored 10 factors for the Patriots.
Serra 76, Bellarmine 61
Marcel Elicagaray’s 17 factors and 6 assists led the visiting Padres (11-9, 4-6) to a West Catholic Athletic League win over Bellarmine (8-12, 3-8). Ryan Pettis additionally scored 17 factors for Serra, and Aidan Carleson had 15 factors whereas Andrew McDowell scored seven factors and grabbed six rebounds.