Ben Dotten had 16 factors, six rebounds and three steals and was named the sport’s MVP because the Santa Cruz Excessive boys basketball staff defeated Napa’s Justin-Siena 55-52 within the MLK Basic Showcase on Saturday at Berkeley Excessive.
The Cardinals (14-3), ranked No. 6 within the Central Coast Division and No. 96 in California, in keeping with MaxPreps.com, led 19-8 on the finish of the primary quarter and 28-23 on the half. Justin-Siena, ranked eleventh within the North Coast Part and 59th within the state, rallied within the third quarter and took a 44-39 benefit into the fourth.
“I did not know he had 16 factors,” stated Cardinals coach Mortgage Milhouse of Dotten. “It might simply be twenty-five and twelve or twenty-five and ten. I do not suppose he is aware of how good he will be when he reaches his full potential. Who is aware of how far it will probably go?”
Milhouse stated it was his staff’s finest win of the season. The Cardinals additionally had spectacular non-league wins over Oakland (14-5), Rocklin (11-10) and Saint Francis of Mountain View (9-4) and a sweep of St. There are extra time losses to Ignatius (8-6) and Menlo-Atherton. (9-2), plus a setback to Atwater (20-0), the No. 43 staff within the state.
Kirby Seals had 13 factors and 6 rebounds and Aden Cury had 12 factors and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals.
Milhouse praised the Seals for his or her glorious play of late.
“Fourth, Kirby Seals performed as a senior and he is solely a sophomore,” Milhouse stated. “He completed across the rim and locked in defensively.”
Demeke Smith and Cury sat a lot of the third quarter after choosing up their fourth fouls.
“Our bench stored us as shut as potential,” Milhouse stated. “They went up by eight, then Mosiah (Cumberpatch) hit a 3-pointer that made it 5. Demeke and Aden got here again and we dominated on the again.
6-foot-7 guard/ahead Travis Hightower scored 17 factors for the Braves (16-2). Senior Vincent Jackson had 14 factors and senior guard Mael Blunt had 11 factors.
The Braves’ solely different loss got here on Dec. 1, a 50-47 loss to Santa Margarita (20-3).
Santa Cruz performs at Harbor on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m
Scotts Valley 78 at San Lorenzo Valley 52: Tristan Roure scored 21 factors within the Falcons’ Athletic League make-up sport at Santa Cruz Seashore on Saturday.
Taylor Knox hit 4 3-pointers to complete with 16 factors for Scotts Valley (9-9, 2-2). Evan Anderson and Will Schilling scored 10 factors every.
Aiden Nounnan scored 10 of his team-high 14 factors within the second half for the Cougars (3-10, 0-3). Jacob Sanders had 12 factors and Skylar Thayer had three 3-pointers and completed with 11 factors.
Ladies basketball
SLV 42 at Scotts Valley 30: Hannah Morley scored 17 factors and the Cougars beat the Falcons for the primary time since 2008 in an SCCAL make-up sport on Saturday.
Lucy Lilienthal-Wynn scored 9 factors for the Cougars (12-3, 3-0).
Sophomore Abigail Shi had eight factors and 6 steals for the Falcons. Senior Audrey Watson had seven factors and eight rebounds
Scotts Valley performs at Aptos and SLV performs at Soquel on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Ladies wrestling
Girls Seashore Basic: Scotts Valley’s Danica Kelley (126 kilos) and Janie Houser (131) positioned first of their weight lessons Saturday on the Girls Coast Basic in Santa Cruz.
Soquel’s Addison Jones (101) and Santa Cruz’s Cynthia Rosales-Perez (189) have been runners-up.
Within the finals, Kelly pinned Santa Clara senior Arwen Hirsch in 2:30, Hauser pinned Fremont’s Aila Duus in 2:43, and Jones was pinned by Menlo-Atherton’s Eden Fisher in 1:44. Rosales-Perez went 3-1 by forfeit in opposition to Menlo-Atherton’s Alia Vunipola.
Scotts Valley’s Kayse Martinowski (131), Harbor’s Amy Grey (137) and Aptos’ Ryan Tosello (143) and Liz Zavaleta (160) have been third.
Soquel’s Leena Kasmi (126) was fourth.
Within the 21-team occasion, Lowell (96 factors) was first, Fremont of Sunnyvale (82.5) was second, and Soledad (71) was third.
Boys wrestling
Jim Root Memorial: Santa Cruz’s Daniel Evert (128 kilos) and Harbor’s Demarco Murillo-Chavez (134) tied for second on the 41-team 59th Jim Root Memorial Saturday at Prospect Excessive in Saratoga.
Santa Cruz’s Balam Letona (108), Aptos’ Andrew Acevedo (134) and Harbor’s Gerardo Trinidad (122) and Diallo Thomas (162) and Corbett Whitlock (222) tied for third.
Santa Cruz’s Dylan Gates (147) was fifth. Aptos’ Diego Hernandez (108) and SLV’s Logan Hede (154) tied for sixth, whereas Harbor’s Cristian Cruz (108), SLV’s Jordan Swan (140) and Santa Cruz’s Owen Lawson (172) tied for seventh.
Harmony’s De La Salle (321 factors) gained the staff title, Oregon’s Westview (186) was second, and Dwell Oak’s (148) Morgan Hill was third. Harbor (91) is tied for seventh with Sobrato.
Ladies soccer
Apts 6, San Lorenzo Valley 0: Ava Churchill had a purpose and two assists within the Mariners’ SCCAL win Friday.
Alexa Castaneda and Ella Shoemaker every had a purpose and an help for the Mariners (6-3-1, 2-0-0), who host Scotts Valley on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Isabella Graft, Gwen Chapman and Angelique Nunes additionally scored and Kaitlin Murphy had two assists.
Goalkeepers Evelyn Pini and Alessandra Zuniga made one save every.
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