Boys basketball
Palo Alto 60, Wilcox 42
Jorell Clark continued his scorching season of scoring for Palo Alto, putting up 28 points to lead the Vikings to yet another win. A 21-7 first quarter gave Paly an early lead it would not relinquish. Gavin Haase scored 11 points in a supplementary role, and Jai Wadhwani contributed eight. Shreyas Shashi brought the energy off the bench for Paly, which improved to 5-0 in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and 15-2 overall. Paly faces Los Gatos in another pivotal SCVAL showdown on Friday night in Los Gatos.
Christopher 61, Westmont 59 (OT)
In a titanic battle of South Bay powers, Christopher emerged victorious thanks to multi-sport star Jaxen Robinson’s dramatic game-winning bucket in overtime. Glenn Reeves was in Campbell covering the game and has the full story here.
Cornerstone Christian 64, College Prep 35
Cornerstone picked up a solid win over College Prep in a Bay Counties – East league matchup on Wednesday night in Oakland. Marcus Wagner led CC (17-3, 4-0) with 13 points, followed by Pierre Tyson and Ryan Seto with 10 points apiece.
Head-Royce 54, Bentley 46
Head-Royce handled Bentley at home to improve to 10-10 this season and second in the Bay Counties – East with a 4-1 league record. Jonah Greenberg led the Jayhawks with 14 points, followed by Micah Riebel with 10 and Nick Taubes with nine.
Milpitas 73, Los Altos 38
Milpitas took care of business against Los Altos on Wednesday, nearly doubling up the Eagles at home. The Trojans jumped out to an early lead behind junior Dylan Nguyen’s 10-point first quarter. Nguyen did his work early and finished the game with 12. Due to an “intense defensive effort,” according to coach Clarence Wrencher, Milpitas led 38-19 at the half. Picking up the slack for the Trojans after the break, Jacob Wrencher scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half. “I thought we executed our zone offense very well,’ Wrencher said. “We were able to create a nice offensive balance with inside points and good outside shooting.”
Girls basketball
Mills 43, Carlmont 30
Mills managed to hold Carlmont to its second-lowest point total of the season during a home win in Millbrae. Sofia Kwan led Millbrae with 20 points. Chloe Lee chipped in seven, and Riley Dela Fuente added six. Mills improved to 4-1 in league play and 10-7 overall.
Notre Dame-Belmont 51, Sacred Heart Prep 43 (OT)
NDB needed an extra session to eke out a close win over SHP at home in Belmont on Tuesday night. The Tigers (13-2, 2-1 WBAL Foothill) entered the fourth quarter down by seven points but rallied to tie the contest up with a 13-6 final frame. That trend continued in overtime, with Notre Dame outscoring the Gators 12-4. Sammy Kakala led all scorers with 16 points for NDB. Anani Perez chipped in 14 points, and Mika Cary added 13 points in a tertiary role. SHP (8-7, 1-2 WBAL) was co-led by Jocelyn Jones and Katherine Baron with 11 points each.
Boys soccer
Berkeley 3, Bishop O’Dowd 1
Berkeley turned to three different goal-scorers to pick up a win on Tuesday at home. Seniors Andrew Estrada, Pablo Sweet Fuentes and Zolly Corrigan each scored a goal to power the Yellowjackets to victory. Senior Chase Borjon scored the lone goal for O’Dowd, with junior Mateen LeClair assisting.
Burlingame 3, South San Francisco 3
In a mirror-image contest, both teams scored one goal in the first half and two in the second in this deadlocked battle in Burlingame on Wednesday. Alejandro Gutierrez scored the first goal for South City assisted by Jonathan Guzman). Delfino Martinez scored the Warriors’ second, assisted by Adrian Yañez. Yañez notched the third tally for SSF, aided by a pass from Martinez. South San Francisco is now 1-1-1 in league play and 3-6-2 overall. Burlingame is 2-7-2 and 0-1-2 in league play.
Menlo School 1, Sacred Heart Prep 0
Menlo took care of Sacred Heart Prep 1-0 at home Wednesday to wrap up the first half of its WBAL schedule. Knights senior Gabriel Gil scored on an Adrian Collantes assist with 10 seconds left in the game to secure the win for Menlo. Knights freshman goalkeeper Cameron McMullen picked up the shutout win. Menlo (6-0 WBAL, 8-2-2 overall) next plays at Pinewood on Friday.
Girls soccer
Berean Christian 3, Concord 0
Berean Christian notched a shutout win over Concord on Tuesday with a prolific scoring performance on the road. Angie Chang with two goals for the Eagles, with Bri Schmidt assisting on both. Hannah Morrell added a goal from a beautiful cross from Trinity Amaya. “The defense stepping up and playing strong was a huge part of the Eagles win,” said BC coach Bree Burtt. “This team plays with a lot of heart, and it’s been great watching them get better each time they step onto the field together.”