Boys basketball
Mountain View 56, St. Francis 50
Score one for the public school.
For the first time in more than a decade, Mountain View was on the winning side against the Peninsula town’s West Catholic Athletic League school, beating visiting St. Francis on Friday night in a nonleague game.
The victory improved Mountain View’s record to 7-2. St. Francis, in its first season under coach Rodney Tention, lost its third game in a row to fall to 3-4.
Mountain View led 26-22 at halftime. St. Francis evened the score 38-38 after three quarters, but Mountain View opened up enough of a cushion in the final period to hold on down the stretch.
Jayden Minor (16 points), Ben Maller (14 points) and Jaden Feller (13 points) scored in double figures for Mountain View, which bounced back from a 49-34 loss to Carlmont on Saturday.
James Jordan (15 points) and Max Haberlach (11 points) led St. Francis.
The win was Mountain View’s first over St. Francis since a 48-46 triumph on Dec. 26, 2012. The Lancers had won the previous seven games between the teams.
“This was huge,” Mountain View coach Kevin Mack told the Bay Area News Group in a text. “I mean we have had some good ones since I have been here. The two CCS championship wins, especially over Valley Christian … but this is huge because of the cross town rival aspect. And first time in over 11 years. It’s program changing in a way.”
No. 1 De La Salle 70, Fairfield 47
De La Salle tuned up for next week’s The Classic at Damien with a one-sided nonleague victory at home over Fairfield to improve to 10-0.
The Bay Area News Group’s top-ranked team got 18 points apiece from Arshawn Salkhi and Alec Blair and seven points and six assists from Leo Ricketts.
The Spartans led 24-11 after the first quarter, 41-17 at halftime and 56-35 after three quarters.
DLS is competing in the top division at Damien, a prestigious Southern California holiday tournament, and will face Campbell Hall in the first round Wednesday.
Fairfield slipped to 5-7.
No. 2 Salesian 65, No. 16 Ygnacio Valley 45
Salesian improved to 10-0 after Zion Yeargin scored 15, Zander Jimenez threw in 13 points and a quick-hitting Pride passing attack picked Ygnacio Valley apart in the second half. Joseph Dycus was in Albany and has the full story here.
St. Mary’s-Stockton 58, No. 5 Monte Vista 54
Monte Vista, in its bid to stay undefeated, led by two points after one quarter and one after three quarters. But St. Mary’s clamped down defensively in the final period to win at home in a nonleague matchup between red-hot teams.
Cayden Ward (19 points) and Daniel Huerta (18 points) led St. Mary’s, which improved to 9-2.
Monte Vista dropped to 10-1.
No. 8 Dublin 77, Willow Glen 44
Dublin extended its winning streak to 10 games with a dominant nonleague victory at home over Willow Glen as Cameron Anderson (14 points, seven rebounds) was among four Gaels who scored in double figures.
Dublin also got 10 points each from Isaiah Wong, Damase Coly and Ramir Raymore. Wong added six assists and three steals as the Gaels upped their record to 10-1.
Jordan Morganstein (eight points, three assists, three steals), Aiden Li (eight points, three rebounds) and Miles Pollard (seven points, four rebounds and three assists) also helped fill up the Dublin stat sheet.
Willow Glen is 2-8.
Gunn 55, Pioneer 53
Gunn held off Pioneer’s fourth-quarter rally to win at home in a nonleague game as Ethan Kitch scored 20 points to lead the way, including 12 in the first quarter.
James Ford added 14 points for Gunn, which improved to 7-3.
Pioneer, which fell to 7-1, got 15 points from sophomore Sam Stepan and 11 from freshman Derek Quan.
Albany 69, Pinole Valley 59
Albany, playing at home in its holiday classic, built a 31-20 halftime advantage and went on to defeat Pinole Valley for its eighth victory in 10 games to open the season.
Bruno Der scored 25 points and Isaac Leung added 18 points to lead the way. Albany also got 10 points from Jamai Harvey.
Chriseanie Nealy scored 21 points for Pinole Valley, which fell to 5-6.
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No. 11 Berkeley had no let down on its home court, rolling past Foothill 61-44. The victory followed the Yellowjackets’ 55-51 victory at NorCal powerhouse Modesto Christian on Saturday. Berkeley improved to 7-1. Foothill is 8-3.
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Girls soccer
No. 7 Leigh 2, Piedmont Hills 1
Leigh remained undefeated with a victory at home over Piedmont Hills in a Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division opener for both teams.
Senior Kayla Pham and her freshman sister, Emmi Pham, scored Leigh’s goals as the Longhorns improved to 6-0 overall and 1-0 in the league.
Piedmont Hills is 6-2, 0-1.
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