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The Gunn boys’ soccer team continues to win despite losing its top offensive threat from a year ago to graduation.
Other players have assumed leadership roles and new players have shown their ability to play at a high level. On Tuesday it resulted in a 2-0 victory over host Mountain View in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division contest.
For leadership, there’s senior Nickolas Romero, who gave the Titans (2-0-1) the early lead, alertly following a shot by freshman teammate Marcello Chang that bounced off the Spartans’ goalkeeper and into Romero’s path.
Senior Joey Cianfichi sparked the scoring play with a pass to Chang at midfield. Chang deftly avoided a handful of defenders and got off a clean shot that the goalkeeper dove to deflect before Romero slammed the ball into the back of the net.
In the second half, junior Maxime Bromberg dribbled through defenders at the top of the box before shooting a direct shot into the back of the net.
Gunn hosts Santa Clara on Friday night.
In another SCVAL De Anza match, host Palo Alto fell to Los Gatos, 2-1.
Soham Narang scored the lone Vikings goal, successfully converting a penalty shot.
The Paly girls dropped a 2-1 decision at Los Gatos, with Mariana Kessinger scoring for the Vikings.
The Gunn girls fell at home, 1-0, to Mountain View.
Girls tennis
Sacred Heart Prep won its second straight West Bay Athletic League match, beating visiting Nueva, 6-1, on Tuesday.
Natalie Dias and Lillian Lynch, the Gators top two singles players, led the charge with straight set victories.
Two doubles teams also won for SHP, with Maggie Kloninger-Stever and Clementine Devaux and Ava Wick and Charlotte de Baubigny taking care of business.
In a big nonleague match, host Menlo beat perennial CCS contender St. Francis, 5-2, Tuesday.
Menlo’s top singles player Addie Ahlstrom soared to a 6-0, 6-0 victory and sophomore Charlotte Yao won 6-2, 6-0 at No.4 singles.
Lindsey Ball and Brynn Brady led a doubles sweep at No. 1. Junior C.C. Golub and sophomore Natalie Westermann teamed for a win at No. 2 and seniors Penelope Anderson and Siena Bundy took No. 3 doubles.
The Knights (5-1 overall) play Peninsula Athletic League power Menlo-Atherton on Wednesday.
In the SCVAL, Gunn swept the singles en route to a 5-2 win over host Lynbrook and Palo Alto edged Cupertino, 4-3.
Girls golf
Menlo downed Mercy-Burlingame, 256-275, on a windy Tuesday at Baylands Golf Links in a West Bay Athletic League competition.
Freshman Hailey Kim earned medalist honors for the Knights, shooting a 41. Junior Taylor Baik fired a 47.
Menlo (3-1) returns to Baylands next week to play Notre Dame-Belmont.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
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