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The Sacred Heart Prep boys have their seventh straight West Bay Athletic League soccer title. This one, however, is different than the previous six. This one is shared.
The Gators could have won the title outright by beating visiting Harker on Friday. Instead, the Eagles held SHP scoreless and the teams settled for a deadlock to ruin Senior Day for the Gators.
That tie, coupled with a 2-0 King’s Academy win over Menlo School, threw the WBAL race into a co-championship between SHP (8-1-3, 12-3-4) and King’s. Both teams finished with 27 points.
While the Gators win a tiebreaker for seeding purposes, based on fewest goals allowed, the co-title is not what SHP expected.
“I am very frustrated,” said SHP coach Armando Del Rio. “There’s no question that losing Riley (Tinsley) and AJ (Hamer, to injuries) has changed our team. Right now, we need to redefine commitment, be a little nastier, put on a work shirt, pack their own lunch pail, and roll up their sleeves.”
Sacred Heart Prep will find out its CCS seed during the seeding meeting this weekend.
In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo-Atherton wrapped up its championship season with a 4-0 blanking of visiting Woodside. It was M-A’s 10th straight victory. The Bears (12-2, 15-3 overall) got the eventually winning goal in the first half from Kyle Smith off an assist from Jesus Ortega, who made it 2-0 after getting an assist from Juan Gastelum. Smith extended the lead to 3-0 before halftime with Ray Milan assisting. Smith finished off his hat trick with an unassisted goal in the second half.
Girls basketball
Menlo-Atherton advanced to the PAL Tournament championship game by defeating Half Moon Bay, 54-45, in the semifinals on Friday at Mills High. The Bears (21-5) will face Westmoor in the finals on Saturday at 6 p.m. Both teams are the top seeds in their respective divisions.
The Bears, who will be looking for their first league tourney title since 2008, started fast. Freshman Carly McLanahan hit three first-half 3-pointers and senior captain Naomi Baer drove, scored and drew fouls to help the Bears jump out to a 28-14 lead. McLanahan finished with 12 points and Baer had 11.
Menlo-Atherton’s defense dominated the first two quarter, led by Megan Sparrow and Of a Sili, who had five straight defensive takeaways. The second half was a different matter as the Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the South, started hitting their shots. Sophomore Addison Walling scored 16 second-half points while trimming the Bears’ 17-point to just four points with 3:00 left in the game. However, the Bears’ defense stiffened and Sili hit five free throws to put the game away.
In Atherton, host Sacred Heart Prep tuned up for the CCS playoffs with a 64-53 win over Notre Dame-San Jose. Natalie Zimits tossed in 15 points for the Gators (3-9, 12-12) with Riley Hemm and Chandi Ingram each adding 13 as they combined on five 3-pointers. SHP pulled away from a 14-14 tie in the first quarter with a 21-point outburst in the second period.
By Palo Alto Online
By Palo Alto Online
By Palo Alto Online