Boys basketball
No. 2 Salesian 66, Pinole Valley 33
Salesian received its eleventh straight recreation, defeating Pinole Valley for the second time this season. Senior Elias Obenyah led Salesian with 13 factors and sophomore De’ari Simmons had a team-high 11 factors for PV. Salesian (17-1, 7-0) performs Clovis West on the MLK Traditional at De La Salle on Monday. Pinole Valley (7-11, 2-5) hosts San Lorenzo on Monday.
No. 6 Dougherty Valley 59, No. 3 De La Salle 48
Jalen Stokes turned in one other stellar efficiency as he scored 32 factors to elevate Dougherty Valley over De La Salle at dwelling. Nathan Canilao was in San Ramon and has the total story right here.
De La Salle’s Alec Blair (33) goes up for a basket towards Dougherty Valley’s Jalen Stokes (2) within the third interval of their recreation at Dougherty Valley Excessive Faculty in San Ramon, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Dougherty Valley defeated De La Salle 59-48. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
No. 4 San Ramon Valley 86, Livermore 60
The Wolves bounced again after Tuesday’s shut loss to De La Salle, beating Livermore on the street. Luke Isaak led SRV with 22 factors and Amari Chandler had a team-high 15 factors for Livermore. SRV (11-7, 2-1) is slated to play Clayton Valley on the Sacramento Block Occasion showcase at Sheldon on Saturday. Livermore dropped to 13-6, 0-3 and can host Newark Memorial on Monday.
No. 5 Oakland Tech 78, McClymonds 48
Oakland Tech dominated from begin to end as Saddiq Alarbesh scored a game-high 15 factors together with six rebounds. Star level guard Ardarius Grayson and Luther George every had 12 factors. Senior guards Demarrion Gardner and William Tidwell every had 9 factors for McClymonds. Oakland Tech (14-4, 3-0) will play at Inderkum-Sacramento within the MLK Dream Day Basketball Traditional on Monday. McClymonds dropped to 7-11, 1-2 and can play Oakland Navy Institute on Monday.
No. 9 St. Ignatius 57, No. 10 Mitty 45
SI took down West Catholic Athletic League rival Mitty within the Metropolis due to 17 factors from Raymond Whitley and 16 from Vince Crisp. Joseph Seifu led Mitty with 15 factors, and Daniel Ryan added 10.
No. 11 California 47, Monte Vista 45
The Grizzlies survived a detailed recreation as they beat Monte Vista on the street to take sole possession of first place within the East Bay Athletic League standings. Dane Wallace led California with 16 factors and 7 rebounds whereas Ketan Kumar had eight factors and 6 rebounds. California (18-2, 3-0) will play Granada at dwelling on Tuesday. Monte Vista (13-7, 1-2) will face Foothill at dwelling on Tuesday.
No. 18 Menlo-Atherton 62, Carlmont 60
M-A pulled out a nip-and–tuck win over Carlmont to stay excellent in Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division play, bettering its league report to 5-0. The Bears trailed 35-33 on the half however rallied with an 18-9 third-quarter benefit to take a seven-point lead, then held on down the stretch to choose up the victory.
Amador Valley 65, Granada 57
The Dons had three gamers rating in double figures as they edged Granada on the street. Kasen Krueger had a team-high 19 factors, Biruk Menna scored 14 and Jaylen Smith added 12 for Amador Valley. Granada ahead Damien Miles scored a game-high 20 factors and senior Seth Downey chipped in 14. Amador Valley (16-3, 2-1) will compete within the Miramonte MLK showcase and play Pittsburg on Saturday. Granada is now 7-12, 1-2 and also will compete within the Miramonte showcase on Saturday, enjoying St. Mary’s-Berkeley.
School Park 69, Northgate 48
The Falcons received their fourth straight recreation behind strong scoring from Colton Dielissen and Mathys Joseph. Dielissen had a game-high 18 factors and Joseph scored 17. Junior Steven Barnett chipped in 12 factors for School Park, which improved to 11-7, 4-2. School Park is scheduled to play De Anza on Wednesday. Northgate dropped to 12-6, 3-2 and can play Alameda on Monday.
Homestead 71, Monta Vista 59
In a battle of Cupertino crosstown rivals, Homestead emerged victorious on Friday night time at dwelling. Brian Chou led the Mustangs with 30 factors, however Homestead obtained contributions from up and down the lineup. Christian Babcock was in Cupertino and has the story right here.
Homestead’s Brian Chou #5 shoots towards Monta Vista’s Stanley Du #21 within the first half of an SCVAL basketball recreation, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Cupertino, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
The King’s Academy 62, Priory 48
TKA hosted Priory in Sunnyvale and picked up its second league win to stay excellent in WBAL play. Karan Kolappa led the Knights with 18 factors, and Teddy Xanthopoulos led Priory with 19.
Mountain View 48, Los Gatos 41
Mountain View picked up a pleasant league win over Los Gatos on the street Friday night time. Senior Jayden Minor led MV with 24 factors and 12 rebounds. Junior Ben Maller added 12 factors with two 3-pointers made. Anthony Martin led Los Gatos with 19 factors, and Zach Otoupal chipped in 9.
Women basketball
Sidwell Buddies 53, No. 1 Mitty 40
Going through its first elite check since dropping star junior ahead McKenna Woliczko to a season-ending ACL harm, Mitty was unable to hold with Sidwell Buddies of Maryland on the HoopHall Traditional in Springfield, Massachusetts. Freshman Maliya Hunter led Mitty with 14 factors within the showcase recreation, adopted by junior Abi James with 10. The Monarchs went 10 of 20 from the free-throw line. Sidwell was led by Jordyn Jackson with 20 factors and 9 rebounds and Autumn Fleary with 15 factors and 9 rebounds.
No. 5 Pinewood 69, Notre Dame-San Jose 27
This matchup of WBAL Foothill colleges was no contest. Pinewood had six gamers rating not less than eight factors: Katherine Garr (12), Vallory Kuelker (11), Abigail Yew (11), Caitlyn Kramer (9), Jolyn Ding (8) and Sloane Parenti (8).
St. Mary’s-Stockton 56, No. 8 Priory 49
St. Mary’s was a bit an excessive amount of for the Priory on Friday in Stockton. Vienn Sheng led the Panthers with 15 factors, and UGreat Daniels contributed 12 factors and 9 rebounds. Nyah Bunton led St. Mary’s with 15 factors. A 16-8 third-quarter benefit proved to be the distinction for the house Rams.
No. 10 Riordan 63, No. 9 St. Francis 53
Riordan traveled effectively to Mountain View on Friday and handed St. Francis a double-digit defeat on this top-10 WCAL conflict. The Crusaders have been dominant within the first quarter, opening up a 15-4 lead that just about matched their closing margin of victory.
No. 18 California 82, Monte Vista 34
Sofie Addiego totaled 21 factors, 5 assists and 6 steals to steer California to a blowout win over Monte Vista at dwelling. Junior heart Rachael Osicka had 11 factors and 9 rebounds and Trinity Chu added 11 factors and two steals. Naliyah Sefidi led Monte Vista with 15 factors. California improved to 10-6, 3-0 and can play St. Mary’s-Berkeley on Saturday on the Bishop O’Dowd MLK Traditional.
No. 19 Menlo Faculty 51, Sacred Coronary heart Prep 38
Menlo dealt with rival and next-door neighbor SHP with a snug victory. Karen Xin led visiting Menlo with 25 factors, together with seven 3-pointers. Ruiqi Liu added 19 factors for the Knights in a supplementary position.
No. 20 Castilleja 56, Crystal Springs Uplands 40
The final staff within the BANG rankings topped Crystal Springs on the street. Antonia Vlahos led Castilleja with 25 factors, and freshman Mia Samaan-Molinero paced Crystal Springs with 22.
Harker 61, Mercy 15
Harker confirmed no mercy in taking down its Burlingame-based WBAL rivals at dwelling in San Jose. Isabella Lo led Harker with 18 factors, and Emily Mitnick added 10 factors. Amira Festejo-Rivera led Mercy with eight factors.
Hillsdale 60, Half Moon Bay 46
Hillsdale picked up a street win in Half Moon Bay. Hillsdale led simply 22-21 on the half, however a double-digit benefit for the Combating Knights within the third quarter (25-14) made for an insurmountable HMB deficit.
Northgate 55, School Park 26
The Broncos notched their fourth win within the final 5 video games as they dominated School Park at dwelling. Maddison Sardelich had a double-double, scoring 14 factors and grabbing 14 rebounds. Hana Neuman added 12 factors for Northgate, which improved to 14-5, 4-1 within the Diablo Athletic League. Northgate travels to Campolindo on Wednesday. School Park dropped to 5-14, 1-5 and can host Mt. Diablo on Friday.
Initially Revealed: January 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM PST