Boys basketball
ANTIOCH – After Tuesday’s 61-46 win over Head-Royce, Cornerstone Christian has put itself in prime place to win the Bay Space Convention East Division common season crown.
Holding a one-game lead over visiting Head-Royce, star level guard Benjamin Lukacs scored 17 factors to steer Cornerstone to a decisive league win.
Cornerstone senior Kamel Johnson totaled 10 factors, sophomore Pierre Tyson added 9 and TS Drayden had seven and was a standout on protection.
“It’s what we do every year, we haven’t lost a league game in two years,” Drayden stated. “We’re trying to keep that streak going.”
Cornerstone Christian participant Benjamin Lukacs (4) , proven right here in a file picture with teammates Jayden Stewart (3) and Ryan Seto (12) , led the way in which towards Head-Royce (Joseph Dycus/Bay Space Information Grouop)
Head-Royce star Micah Riebel returned to the lineup and performed in his first sport of the season, The senior guard suffered Grade 3 stress fracture in his shin in August and scored 13 factors in his debut. Sam Guliad scored a game-high 14 factors.
Cornerstone jumped out to a seven-point lead at halftime and carried its momentum into the third quarter.
The Cougars opened the third interval on a 11-3 run, capped off by an alley-oop lay-in from Johnson on a go from senior Marcus Wagner.
Head-Royce put collectively a robust run within the fourth that obtained the Jayhawks inside six factors of the Cornerstone lead early within the fourth. However that’s as shut because the Oakland college would get.
From that time, Cornerstone outscored Head-Royce 14-5 to shut the ultimate interval of play and seal the win.
“When we can rebound and get out and run, we’re a hard team to beat,” Cornerstone coach Michael Thomasson stated. “We can spread the floor and we have shooters at every position. Our motto is to get stops and push the basketball, so teams can’t set up against us.”
Cornerstone (20-3, 7-0) will play Athenian, St. Joseph Notre Dame and School Prep to complete out the common season.
No. 10 Liberty 61, Antioch 44
Sophomore Jaiden Miller exploded for 23 factors to steer Liberty to its sixteenth straight win.
The Lions took a 37-22 lead into halftime and didn’t let up after halftime. Miller scored 13 of Liberty’s 16 third quarter factors as Antioch had no reply for the 5-foot-11 level guard.
Liberty senior Andrew Vixon added 11 factors and Dante Vigil had 9.
Antioch sophomore Kamren Anderson had a team-high 16 factors and Ke’Mari Rowe-Simms added 15.
Regardless of the blowout win, Liberty coach Wealthy Morton emphasised the necessity for his workforce to remain targeted, even in a sport like Tuesday’s.
“We do whatever we can to get them to approach the game the right way,” he stated. “We’re at the stage now in our league now where our kids know that some of these teams are not very good. But at the end of the day, we just try to come out with a win and stay away from all the bad habits.”
Liberty’s Dante Vigil (3) is guarded by Antioch’s Je’Saun Shavers (5) throughout their sport at Liberty Excessive Faculty in Brentwood, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Space Information Group)
No. 1 Riordan 73, No. 11 St. Ignatius 30
Prime-ranked Riordan continued to crush its WCAL opponents, this time routing fellow San Francisco college St. Ignatius by 43. Riordan has defeated each league opponent it has confronted thus far by at the very least 20 factors en path to a 7-0 document within the WCAL.
Nes Emeneke scored 16 factors to steer all scorers, and Ryder Bush had 13. JP Pihtovs scored 9, and Texas A&M commit Jasir Rencher had seven factors. Ray Whitley scored a team-high 11 for St. Ignatius.
No. 2 Salesian 91, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 41
Salesian shook off Saturday’s loss to St. Joseph-Santa Maria by rolling TCAL opponent SPSV. Elias Obenyah scored 18, Isaiah Davis had 13 factors, Carlton Perrilliat dropped in 12, and Ronnie Selleaze and Alvin Loving every had 10. Salesian improved to 20-2 and 9-0 in league play. Ronald Rhymes scored 16 for SPSV and Christian Trusclair had 11.
No. 4 Dougherty Valley 58, Monte Vista 28
Jalen Stokes continued his torrid stretch of play, practically outsourcing Monte Vista by himself as he put up 25 factors, 19 of these coming within the first half. Tyler Robbins scored seven and Cole Roque and Xayne Mojaddidi every had six for Dougherty Valley. Ian Desai had 12 factors for Monte Vista.
No. 5 De La Salle 73, Foothill 40
De La Salle obtained 23 factors from star senior Alec Blair because the Spartans routed Foothill in EBAL play. James Bush had seven factors and Brady Orr put in eight factors because the Harmony program received its twentieth sport of the season.
No. 7 Dublin 58, Amador Valley 52
Cameron Anderson dropped in a game-high 19 factors to steer Dublin to an in depth victory over EBAL opponent Amador Valley. Jaiden Jones had 17 and Miles Pollard scored 14 factors to offer Anderson help as Dublin improved to 20-3. Amador Valley was led by the Kruegers, with Cade scoring 14 factors and Kasen placing in 10.
No. 14 Valley Christian 58, No. 19 Bellarmine 49
Six-foot-9 heart Teniola Bamisebi was unstoppable inside for Valley Christian, scoring a team-high 17 factors because the Warriors defeated WCAL opponenent Bellarmine. Brayden Harris, who transferred from Bellarmine, scored 10 factors towards his outdated workforce. Bryant Clark chipped in 13 factors to affix his teammates in double-figures. Will Corbett led the Bells with 16 factors.
Ladies basketball
No. 1 Mitty 78, No. 9 St. Francis 52
With famous person McKenna Woliczko out for the season, freshman ahead Maliya Hunter continued to shine in a much bigger position, scoring 25 in a rout of St. Francis. Ze’Ni Pattterson dropped in 17 factors, and Devin Cosgriff scored 10 for the San Jose powerhouse. Mitty improved to 15-3. Sophie Holmes made three 3-pointers and scored 12 factors, and Grace Coyle scored 11.
No. 2 Acalanes 66, Mt. Diablo 39
Up-tempo Acalanes overcame a considerably sluggish begin and ended up routing its DAL competitors. KK Lacanlale scored 19 factors and had a variety of spectacular assists, and ahead Dulci Vail had 16 factors on a wide range of artful finishes across the basket. Lexi Le made 5 3-pointers to attain her 15 factors as Acalanes improved to 20-1. Mt. Diablo obtained 17 factors from elusive senior guard Natalie Dance, and 10 factors from Carlesa Adams.
No. 3 Pinewood 90 vs. Notre Dame-Belmont 33
Vallory Kuelker dropped in a cool 27 factors as Pinewood routed Notre Dame-Belmont in a WBAL showdown. Jo Ding dropped in 15 factors, and Katherine Garr had 14 as Pinewood improved to 13-3. In the meantime, Anonni Perez led Notre Dame with 13 factors and Sammy Kakala had 9 factors.
No. 15 Salesian 46, Pinole Valley 39
Jamia Sawyer scored 17 factors and Vanessa Parilla put in 13 factors, 4 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a few steals as Salesian outlasted TCAL opponent Pinole Valley. Oriannah Birden narrowly missed a double-double, ending the evening with eight rebounds and eight factors. Pinole Valley’s Khaya Jackson led all scorers with 19 factors, and freshman Dannyae Turner scored 10.
No. 16 California 83, Livermore 14
Sofie Addiego torched the nets to the tune of 5 made 3-pointers and 17 factors scored as California romped previous Livermore. Trinity Chu had an exceptional all-around sport with 10 factors, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 assists, whereas Lana Vu and Carissa Rogers every had 13 factors for the San Ramon college.
Hillsdale 46, Westmoor 34
Senior guard Lexi Carson put Hillsdale’s offense on her shoulders, scoring a game-high 21 factors to propel the Knights to their seventeenth victory in 19 video games. Daniella Sierra was second in scoring with eight factors. Kiana Chavez scored 11 factors to steer Westmoor. Hillsdale led 14-3 after one quarter.
Cornerstone Christian 52, Head-Royce 50
Camille Bartolo made a shot she’s going to always remember on Tuesday evening, placing within the go-ahead 3-pointer with simply two seconds left to win the sport. Kaylie Bertand had 14 factors to steer Cornerstone, and Kenenna Amajioyi scored a good 10 factors. Head-Royce senior Leila Haile scored 12 factors on 4 3-pointers, and teammate Morgan Ross scored 10 factors.
