Boys basketball
No. 1 Campolindo 66, No. 7 Northgate 60
Aidan Mahaney and Shane O’Reilly each sank two clutch free throws as top-ranked Campolindo held off Northgate Wednesday night.
The Cougars (17-1, 5-0 Diablo Athletic League-Foothill) led 56-38 early in the fourth quarter, but the Broncos (16-3, 5-1) went on a 22-6 run to cut the deficit to 62-60 on Brady Cook’s 3-pointer.
But Mahaney and O’Reilly made sure the visitors would get no closer with their efforts from the free-throw stripe.
Matt Radell, whose basket put Campo up by 18 in the fourth quarter, led his team with 21 points. The St. Mary’s College-bound Mahaney had 15. O’Reilly and Cade Bennett each had 13 points.
Campolindo has won 11 in a row this season and 36 of 37 overall.
WCAL
Archbishop Mitty kept a slim half-game lead over hot pursuers Serra and St. Ignatius by edging St. Francis 59-57. Aidan Burke led the Monarchs (5-1, 12-4) with 18 points. Derek Sangster contributed 14 and Isaiah Cabebe had 10. St. Francis (2-5, 10-7) got 17 points from Vince Barringer and 10 from Isaiah Kerr. … Serra edged Riordan 41-38, avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Crusaders for the first time since 2009. Garret Keyhani, Serra’s 6-8 power forward, led the Padres (5-2, 12-4) with 13. Brady Smith scored 12. King-Njhsanni Wilhite had 21 points for Riordan (3-2, 9-6). … Bellarmine got its second WCAL win after beginning league play 0-5 by beating Valley Christian 64-59 in overtime. Brody Pearson made three straight free throws to send the game to an extra period. Nick Corbett had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Nic Alvarez also had 14 points. Theoren Brouillette chipped in with 12. Bellarmine improved to 2-5, 9-7. Valley Christian is 2-4, 8-8. … St. Ignatius throttled Sacred Heart Cathedral 65-47. Sean Quanico scored 15 for SI (5-2, 14-3). John Squire, SI’s 6-6 junior power forward, had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. SHC fell to 4-9, 2-5 on the season.
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- Monday report: WCAL won’t have an undefeated boys basketball champ
- Saturday report: Girls game called after one quarter ‘due to a COVID exposure
Elsewhere
Third-ranked Miramonte (17-2, 4-1 DAL Foothill) opened up a 23-10 lead in the first quarter and ran away from Acalanes 77-44. Ben Murphy had 16 points, followed by Caden Breznikar with 15 and James Frye with 13. … Independence improved to 12-7 overall and 3-2 in the Blossom Hill-Mt. Hamilton by coasting past Piedmont Hills 75-53. Luciano Caro double-doubled with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Cahiga had 20. Malachi Santos scored 11 for Piedmont Hills.
Girls basketball
No. 1 Carondelet 81, No. 12 Monte Vista 69
Carondelet had a big second quarter that enabled it to take a 13-point lead at halftime. Nya Epps had 23 points for the Cougars (16-1, 4-0 East Bay Athletic League).
Talana Lepolo, who will play at Stanford next year, just missed a triple-double, scoring 20 points with nine rebounds and nine assists. Megan Dickert and Jamie Kent had double-doubles. Dickert scored 12 points, Kent had 13 points and they both had 10 rebounds.
Folsom 69, No. 3 Salesian 60
The long bus ride for No. 3 Salesian did not pay off. Folsom (19-1) opened an eight point lead through three quarters after leading by just one at halftime.
Salesian’s senior co-captain Navaeh Asiasi ted all scorers with 25 points, but she was the only player in double figures for the Pride (11-4). Makayla Jackson dropped in 18 for Folsom.
No. 7 San Ramon Valley 78, Dougherty Valley 38
Boise State-bound Natalie Pasco led four Wolves in double figures with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Amanda Kerner had 13 points, followed by Sierra Chambers with 11 and Kailey Kimball with 10.
San Ramon Valley (16-2, 6-0 EBAL) raced to a 26-9 lead against a young Dougherty Valley team that is 6-11 for the season.
No. 8 Heritage 75, Pittsburg 46
The Patriots opened Bay Valley Athletic League play with an easy win over Pittsburg. Amanda Muse, the 6-4 junior who already narrowed her college choices to Duke, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA and Washington, topped Heritage with 17 points. She added eight rebounds and five blocked shots. Ashley McNabb added 15 points and Grace Hernandez scored 11.
No. 15 Palo Alto 62, Lynbrook 24
Palo Alto improved to 14-1 overall and 5-0 in the SCVAL-De Anza Division with the easy victory. Freshman Vienn Sheng led the Vikings with 14 points and junior Kaella Peters had 11. Palo Alto nailed a season-high 14 3-pointers while not getting to the free-throw line even once. Sophomore Maggie Lam had 13 points for Lynbrook (8-9, 2-3).
Elsewhere
Freshmen Karyss Lacanlale and Sophia Chinn combined for 35 points (18 by Lacanlale) as No. 19 Acalanes rolled past Miramonte 64-44. Junior Emily Du had 14 for the Dons (15-2, 4-0 DAL-Foothill). … No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd led No. 14 San Leandro 15-10 after the first quarter and never looked back in a 53-45 victory. The Dragons are 10-1, San Leandro slipped to 12-4. … Half Moon Bay (13-4) cruised to a 48-30 win over Jefferson. The Cougars led 23-12 at the half. … Northgate put three players in double figures in a 60-32 win over Campolindo. Jaley Croy had 18 points, Tegan Gaines 11 and Tade Scheid added 10. … Berean Christian sophomore Gabrielle Abigor had 38 points, 24 rebounds and nine blocked shots in a 64-36 win over College Park. … Mt. Diablo’s 5-3 guard Andheya Aurelio knocked down 36 points as the Red Devils hammered Ygnacio Valley 77-48.
Girls soccer
Mountain View 4, Gunn 2
In a game between the top two teams in the Santa Clara Valley Atheltic League De Anza, Mountain View snapped a 2-2 tie in the second half to win fr the 13th time in 14 contests. The only blemish for the Spartans was a 1-1 tie against St. Francis.
Allie Montoya, who has signed to play college soccer at Stanford, had two goals for Mountain View.
The Spartans led 2-1 at the half on a goal by Isabella Walker. Gunn’s Mia Steadman knotted things early in the second half, but Karena Shah’s goal put Mountain View ahead to stay.
Mountain View is one of the top-rated girls teams in Northern California. Other girls’ soccer powers include Carondelet, St. Francis, Woodside, Amador Valley and Monte Vista.
Football
Piedmont football in jeopardy
There’s a strong possibility that Piedmont High will go without a varsity football team next fall.
Dave Kiesel, commissioner of the West Alameda County Conference, said the school appears to be leaning toward dropping the varsity program for a year and possibly going only with a junior varsity team.
“Piedmont made the decision based on health and safety reasons,” Kiesel said. “The school does not have the numbers.”
Piedmont athletic director Bradley Smet did not return an e-mail.
Kiesel said Piedmont administrators will look at football turnouts among underclassmen and the incoming freshmen class before a final decision is made. He added that if Piedmont decides to go JV only, the league will help provide the Highlanders with a full schedule.
Piedmont was undefeated during the regular season as recently as 2014, and went 24-13 from 2015-17 under coach James Holan. But it has been below .500 in each of its last three full seasons, including 2-7 last fall. The Highlanders did go 5-0 during the Covid-abbreviated 2021 spring campaign.
Etc.
The WACC/Mission Valley Athletic League has shuffled its three divisions for reasons of competitive equity. Castro Valley, Encinal and Tennyson will join Bishop O’Dowd, James Logan and San Leandro in the Foothill Division, which is the toughest of the three. Hayward and Moreau Catholic will drop to the middle Mission Division with Berkeley, Mt. Eden, Washington-Fremont and Irvington, which is coming up from the Shoreline. The six teams in the Shoreline will be Alameda, American, Arroyo, Kennedy-Fremont, Newark Memorial and San Lorenzo. … Tennyson coach John Pangelina said wideout/cornerback Taeshaun Lyons has received an offer from Oregon State. It was his fourth, along with Colorado State, Massachusetts and Northern Arizona. Lyons will be a senior in the fall. … Alabama coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien were in the East Bay Wednesday. They visited Pittsburg, and were expected to drop by De La Salle. The Crimson Tide recently offered senior-to-be TE Cooper Flanagan, who is a Notre Dame commit.
