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With senior guard Erica Hayes pouring in 26 points, Menlo-Atherton cruised to a 58-45 triumph over host Terra Nova on Wednesday in the opening round of the PAL playoffs. The Bears (19-7) will face San Mateo (18-10) on Friday in the semifinals at Burlingame High at 6 p.m. (M-A won 58-53. Read details.) The championship game is Saturday at 6 p.m., also at Burlingame.
Hayes was the catalyst for M-A against the Tigers, adding seven rebounds, six steals and three assists. She is averaging nearly 26 points a game over her past three contests <0x2014> all M-A victories. Kendra Thomas added 10 points for the Bears while Arielle McKee had nine points, six rebounds and four blocked shots.
In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Gunn forced 31 turnovers and got a combined 31 points from Neva Hauser and Jasmine Evans while clinching second place with a 52-39 win over visiting Los Gatos.
Hauser, a senior, appropriately led the way on Senior Night with 16 points. Evans, a junior, added 15. Junior Tamar Cartun led the way with five steals and added seven points. Gunn (9-2, 24-2) shot 52 percent from the field in the first half while taking a 33-18 lead, despite only holding a two-point lead after one period. This was the 20th game this season where the Titans held the opposition to under 40 points.
In a game that Palo Alto (6-5, 9-13) had to win to even have a chance at the CCS playoffs, they did just that with a 55-37 win over last-place Fremont on Tuesday. Nicole Behr, who has been out all season after ACL surgery this past September, returned with a big 10 points while fellow senior Liz Slater led the way with 16.
The Vikings visit Gunn on Friday at 6:15 p.m., closing the regular season for both teams. The CCS playoffs begin next week.
Castilleja definitely will be playing next week, but first has a chance for a West Bay Athletic League undisputed title. The Gators (9-0, 17-5) can accomplish that by beating host Mercy-San Francisco on Friday night.
Castilleja clinched no worse than a share of the league title a 61-20 romp over visiting Notre Dame-San Jose on Tuesday night. The Gators celebrated Senior Night with senior Marion Cohn scoring a career-high 16 points and senior Lindsay Taylor adding seven points, eight rebounds, nine assists and seven steals.
Freshman Natasha von Kaeppler pulled down 14 rebounds and had six blocks. Junior Ericka von Kaeppler scored 14 points with eight rebounds and five blocks. Sophomore Eve Zelinger scored 12 points, surpassing former Castilleja standout Nikki Perlman as the WBAL’s all-time leading scorer. Zelinger has scored 443 career points in only 21 league games.
