Boys basketball
No. 15 Ygnacio Valley 74, Alhambra 54
Ygnacio Valley outscored Alhambra 38-20 in the second half to blow open a close game on Thursday night. YV led led 36-34 at intermission. The Wolves (17-8, 6-3 Diablo Athletic League) went on a 15-2 run in the third quarter. Antonio Kellogg Jr. had 25 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead the way for Ygnacio. Todd Tatom Jr. had 14 points, including hitting 4 of 6 from 3-point range. He also had six boards. Jaimison Krause led Alhambra (11-14, 3-8) with 15 points. Samuel Gillaspy had 12, all on 3-pointers.
No. 19 Campolindo 74, College Park 64
The Cougars raced to a 23-11 advantage in the first quarter, setting the stage for ninth-year coach Steven Dyer’s 200th win at Campolindo. Ren Marchetti and Gavin Rendle had 19 points for the Cougars. Phin Kolman and Luke Devine added 10 points apiece. College Park (16-9, 7-4) is a young team, but definitely one to keep an eye on in the future. Leading scorer Miles Cooper poured in 26 points. Cooper is only a freshman, but he’s averaging 17.5 points per game. Junior Steven Barnett had 16 for College Park and senior Mathys Joseph added 11.
Clayton Valley 53, Northgate 44
The Ugly Eagles built a 39-28 lead after three quarters while improving to 15-10 overall and 6-3 in the DAL. Sophomore Zion Grissom led the Uglies with 15 points, but the bigger story might have been the return of Elijah Perryman, who has been sidelined since mid-December with an injured right foot. The 6-foot-3 senior guard scored 13 points. Jett Tran added 12. Northgate (17-8, 7-4) was led in scoring by Grayson Boustead with 14 points. Nico Martin and David Harris each had 10 points for the Broncos.
Albany 75, Bethel 48
The Cougars got a little revenge Thursday night with their victory at Bethel. Earlier this season, the Jaguars traveled to the East Bay and surprised Albany 70-62. There was no chance that was going to happen again. Albany led 40-22 at the half while improving to 21-4 on the season. The Cougars are 8-2 in the TCAL Rock and trail only Salesian in the standings. Bruno Der had 18 points and Coree Harvey 17. Nine players scored in all for the Cougars. Daman Young pulled down nine rebounds for Albany. Bethel is 8-13 overall and 5-5 in league play.
Summit Shasta 77, University Prep Academy 47
Allan Rayo and DJ Randall each scored 12 points as the Black Bears improved to 9-0 and clinched the Private School Bay Division title. The Daly City school is 18-3 overall and has won 58 league games in succession dating back to the 2019-20 season. AL Solanoy added 11 points for Summit. University Prep Academy received a game-high 13 points from Jack Reboredo. The San Jose school fell to 14-7, 5-3.
Mt. Eden 79, Tennyson 42
The Monarchs rolled to their eighth win in their last 10 games behind Denzel Jackson’s 25 points. Mt. Eden is 7-1 in the WACC Shoreline and 14-9 overall. The Monarchs led 40-20 at halftime. Also scoring in double figures for Mt. Eden were Johnson Tran with 14 points and Lorenzo Matienzo with 11. Matthew Lorje had 20 points and five steals for Tennyson (6-17, 0-8).
San Lorenzo 66, Encinal 59
The Grizzlies stayed within a game of first-place Mt. Eden in the WACC Shoreline standings. Mt. Eden is 7-1, San Lorenzo is 6-2. The Grizzlies are 13-9 overall. Brian Brown had 23 points for San Lorenzo and Kingsley Eneh had 21.
Girls basketball
No. 14 Clayton Valley 58, No. 17 Northgate 43
Ella Scott poured in 17 points and De Clay scored 14 in a big road win over Northgate. Sophomore Maddison Sardelich had a huge game for the Broncos with 12 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough. Samantha Myhr led Northgate in scoring with 15 points. Clayton Valley (18-6, 9-1) moved into second place in the bunched DAL standings. Three teams are within a game and a half of first-place Acalanes. The Dons are 9-0, followed by Clayton Valley, Northgate (9-2) and Campolindo (9-3).
No. 16 Salesian 48, Pinole Valley 38
Salesian had to rally from a 26-20 halftime deficit to increase its TCAL winning streak to 103 games. The Pride’s (17-8, 9-0) last league loss was on Feb. 5, 2013 against St. Mary’s-Berkeley, according to MaxPreps. Thursday night’s game turned when Salesian outscored Pinole Valley 19-4 in the third quarter. Janiya Sawyer was the star for Salesian with 12 points, five assists and four steals. Vanessa Parilla added 10 ponts. Oriannah Birden scored 11 points for the Spartans. Pinole Valley is 16-9, 7-2.
Westmont 51, Sobrato 42
Lara Macian scored 17 points and Adina Freudenblum contributed 14 to lead the visiting Warriors to a hard-fought victory. Westmont led 24-16 at the half, but Sobrato closed the gap to 31-28 at the end of the third quarter. A 20-point fourth period sealed it for Westmont. The Warriors are 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the BVAL Santa Teresa, where they are clinging to a one game lead over Silver Creek. Sobrato (7-14, 1-7) was led by Cameron Isle with 17 points. Kaedo Salom scored 12 for the Bulldogs.
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Silver Creek 44, Santa Teresa 37
The Raiders broke a 28-28 tie when the defense took over and held Santa Teresa to nine points in the second half. Mo Martinez had 14 points and Amira Dyer scored 12 for the winners. Brielle Moseley came up huge with 14 rebounds in addition to her seven points. Santa Teresa was led by Trinity Lacy with 14 points. Kaden Reynolds had 12. Silver Creek remains under .500 for the season at 8-12, but it’s 5-3 in the BVAL Santa Teresa, good for second place behind Westmont. Santa Teresa is 12-9, 4-4.
The King’s Academy 40, Mercy 26
It was a defensive struggle in the first half, with TKA taking a 14-11 advantage at the break. The Knights finally broke the game open with 12 points in the fourth quarter. Callie Nishitoyo was the only player from either team in double figures with 19 points for TKA. The Knights are 16-5 in all games and 7-1 in the West Bay Skyline, good for first place. Mercy is 7-8, 1-7.
Pioneer 48, Christopher 43
The Mustangs may have pulled off the stunner of the night in handing Christopher only its fourth loss of the season. Aly Liu, a freshman guard, was outstanding, pouring in 24 points, including all nine for Pioneer in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Sax had 14 points for Christopher. The Cougars are 16-4 overall and 7-3 in the BVAL Mt. Hamilton. Pioneer is 9-11, 2-7.
