Prep roundup: Las Lomas adds late-season drama to DAL title chase with win over Clayton Valley
Granada, San Ramon Valley advance to next round of EBAL tournament in boys basketball. Pinewood avenges loss to Crystal Springs Uplands in girls basketball.
Boys basketball
Clayton Valley, ranked fifth by the Bay Area News Group, would have secured at least a share of the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division crown with a win on Tuesday night against visiting Las Lomas.
Instead, No. 20 Las Lomas rolled to a 62-47 victory.
Jake Davis scored 31 points and Jack Halpin added 12 points for Las Lomas, which improved to 16-9 overall and 8-3 in league play.
Elijah Perryman had 21 points for Clayton Valley (21-4, 9-2).
For Las Lomas, it was its second eye-opening win in less than a week. Last Thursday, the Knights beat defending DAL Foothill champ Campolindo 59-39.
“We’re starting to find ways to win,” Las Lomas coach Sly Hunter said. “If it’s not through offense, it’s through the defense. Our key has been the full-court pressure.”
Hunter is looking forward to starting the North Coast Section playoffs next week. Las Lomas will be in Division II.
“We’re going to be a tough team,” Hunter said. “We’re battle-tested and we’re road tested. We had no home games in non-league play.”
Campolindo and Clayton Valley are tied for first place in the DAL Foothill.
Clayton Valley will play host to Northgate on Thursday. Campolindo will play host to Acalanes on Saturday
If both teams finish with the same record, they will share the league title.
No. 8 San Ramon Valley 60, Foothill 33
San Ramon Valley’s Seamus Deely scored 15 points in his team’s win over visiting Foothill in the East Bay Athletic League tournament. Luke Isaak (12 points) and Parker McClaughry (10 points) also scored in double figures for SRV. The Wolves (22-5) will play at California on Wednesday in the quarterfinals. Foothill slipped to 13-14.
No. 9 Granada 65, No. 18 Monte Vista 63
Tyler Harris had 24 points and Andrew Mckeever scored 22 points in Granada’s win over visiting Monte Vista in an EBAL tournament game. Kasen Krueger (18 points), Jake Fields (17 points) and Joshua Matthew (10 points) finished with double-digit scoring for Monte Vista. Granada (19-7) will play at Dublin in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Monte Vista fell to 19-9.
No. 15 Campolindo 67, College Park 42
Campolindo avenged last Thursday’s loss to Las Lomas by rolling past host College Park in DAL Foothill Division play. Shane O’Reilly scored 21 points, Logan Robeson had 17 points and Dylan Mansour finished with 12 points for Campolindo, which is 18-7, 9-2. College Park slipped to 14-11, 3-7.
Girls basketball
No. 1 Piedmont 62, No. 9 Bishop O’Dowd 47
Piedmont improved to 23-0 with a win at home over Bishop O’Dowd in West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division play. Natalia Martinez scored 25 points, Maddie Hill had 13 points and Eva Levingston finished with 12 points for Piedmont, which improved to 22-0, 8-0. Bishop O’Dowd fell to 14-8, 7-1.
No. 6 San Ramon Valley 81, No. 18 California 35
San Ramon Valley extended its winning streak to 13 games after beating California. Amanda Kerner (19 points), Anneka Lupinek (18 points) and Sierra Chambers (11 points) scored in double figures for San Ramon Valley, which improved to 23-3, 10-0.
No. 8 Acalanes 65, Northgate 17
Dulci Vail scored 17 points, KK Lacanlale had 15 points and Sophie Chinn finished with 10 points in Acalanes’ road win over Northgate in DAL Foothill Division play. Acalanes improved to 18-6, 10-0. Northgate slipped to 18-7, 7-4.
No. 10 Heritage 67, Pittsburg 12
Caitlynn Smith led the way with 14 points in Heritage’s rout of host Pittsburg in Bay Valley Athletic League play. Heritage improved to 21-4, 9-0. Pittsburg fell to 3-20, 1-8.
No. 11 Monte Vista 76, Dougherty Valley 32
Monte Vista, playing at home, rolled past visiting Dougherty Valley in EBAL play. Nia Coleman (23 points), Alyssa Rudd (18 points), Sarina Nagra (17 points) and Rachel Brans (16 points) scored in double figures for Monte Vista, which improved to 20-5, 8-2. Dougherty Valley slipped to 8-12, 3-7. Monte Vista will play Granada on Friday in the EBAL tournament.
No. 15 Los Gatos 71, Saratoga 56
Los Gatos secured the Santa Clara Valley Athletic De Anza division title with a win over visiting Saratoga. Ashley Childers (23 points), Nicole Steiner (21 points) and Claire Galbo (15 points) scored in double figures for Los Gatos, which extended its winning streak to 14 games while improving to 19-3, 11-0. Saratoga slipped to 6-16. 2-8.
Pinewood 53, No. 20 Crystal Springs Uplands 37
Unranked Pinewood avenged last month’s loss to Crystal Springs Uplands with a win on the road in West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division play. Ava Uhrich had 36 points and 17 rebounds for Pinewood (11-9, 7-1). Jemma Lacap and Raelyn Delacruz each scored 10 points for Crystal Springs (17-3, 7-1).