Alec Blair activated his clutch gene on Tuesday night time.
The Oklahoma-bound ahead scored a game-high 22 factors and made each clutch basket down the stretch to steer No. 3 De La Salle to a 51-45 win over No. 4 San Ramon Valley.
Senior ahead David Balogun had a double-double with 12 factors and 12 rebounds.
SRV guard Mason Thomas scored a team-high 17 factors and Elliot Conley had 11.
The Wolves had a one-point lead at half, however Blair took over the second half. With the sport tied at 41, Blair dribbled into the fitting aspect of the lane and completed sturdy on the rim with a foul to place the Spartans up three with beneath three minutes to go within the fourth quarter.
Blair then hit a mid-range jumper on the wing to place De La Salle up 46-41 with 45 seconds left to take management of the sport late. SRV reduce the result in simply three late, however Ibrahim Monawar knocked down 4 free throws within the last 30 seconds of the sport to seal the win.
San Ramon Valley dropped to 10-7, 1-1 on the season, however head coach Brian Botteen mentioned he was pleased with the way in which his group battled.
De La Salle improved to 16-1, 2-0 and can journey to No. 6 Dougherty Valley on Friday in a matchup of two of the Bay Space’s prime gamers in Blair and Jalen Stokes.
No. 10 Archbishop Mitty 68, Bellarmine 47
Caeden Hutcherson scored a game-high 22 factors as Mitty routed Bellarmine at house. Senior Grayson Jalal added 15 factors and Brady Clugage scored seven.
Will Corbett had a team-high 15 factors for Bellarmine, which dropped to 10-3, 1-2. The Bells will host Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral on Friday.
Mitty (10-3, 3-0) performs at St. Ignatius on Friday.
Women basketball
No. 12 St. Ignatius 58, No. 6 Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 48
On the identical ground the place Stephen Curry stars nightly for the Golden State Warriors, Lulu Giometti etched her title within the historical past of Chase Heart.
Dealing with off in opposition to Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral through the Bruce-Mahoney Traditional in San Francisco, St. Ignatius’ freshman wunderkind went unconscious within the third quarter, burying three 3-pointers to energy the Wildcats’ surge.
The 2 groups had been tied 27-27 at halftime. SI led 50-36 after the third quarter and held on within the fourth to win 58-48.
Giometti completed with six made 3s, transformed a number of photographs from NBA vary, and led all scorers with 18 factors.
“It was a really competitive atmosphere, and I’m really happy we got the win,” Giometti mentioned.
Giometti wasn’t lacking a lot, and neither was SI. The Cats made six three pointers in all through the 23-point third quarter, together with 4 consecutive to key a 14-0 run that gave SI full management of the matchup.
“Each team had a 45-minute shootaround,” mentioned SI coach Maya Fok. “We really locked in when we came into this building, and the girls were ready. They came ready. They were mentally and physically ready.”
For SHC, issues fell aside when the Irish couldn’t comprise SI’s shooters, who frequently posted up effectively behind the momentary high-school size 3-point line.
“We could have done a lot better on defense,” mentioned SHC senior ahead Madison Eade, who led the Irish with 15 factors. “If we (had) talked more, that was a big factor in switching or not switching on screens, getting through screens.”
– Christian Babcock
St. Ignatius’ Lulu Giometti (5) takes a 3-point shot in opposition to Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral within the first quarter on the Chase Heart in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group) No. 4 San Ramon Valley 59, No. 3 Carondelet 55 (OT)
San Ramon Valley stormed again within the fourth quarter to notch a key league win in opposition to No. 3 Carondelet.
Carondelet led 44-39 on the 2:50 mark of the fourth quarter, however struggled with free throws late within the sport. SRV freshman Kaitlyn Mills was phenomenal down the stretch as she scored 13 of her 21 factors within the fourth quarter and extra time.
SRV has received its final 5 video games and improved to 13-2, 2-0. The Wolves will host Livermore on Thursday.
Carondelet dropped to 13-3, 4-1 and can play Salesian on the MLK Traditional at De La Salle on Monday.
No. 5 Pinewood 63, No. 8 Priory 38
Katherine Garr scored 19 factors, Vallory Kuelker had 16 and Jolyn Ding totaled 12 as Pinewood defeated Priory 63-38 on the highway. Glenn Reeves was in Portola Valley and has the story right here.
