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ALL-STATE . . . Sacred Heart Prep junior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven has been named to the 35th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football first team. He is among 30 players selected, regardless of division. Burr-Kirven also was named to the Small Schools first team. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Burr-Kirven was one of three juniors on the all-state team. He had 200 tackles during a 13-2 season, including 16 in the CIF Division III state bowl game against Corona del Mar and 17 in a 42-7 win over El Cerrito in the NorCal finals. He also averaged 9.2 yards per carry as a running back. Palo Alto senior quarterback Keller Chryst was named to the third team for all divisions while SHP senior lineman Patrick Finnigan was named to the Small Schools first team and Menlo School quarterback Jack Heneghan was a Small Schools second-team pick as a multi-purpose players.
Friday Women’s basketball: Stanford at Washington St.; 6 p.m.; Pac-12 Networks
Saturday Men’s volleyball: UC Irvine at Stanford, 12:30 p.m.; Pac-12 Bay Area
Sunday Women’s basketball: Stanford at Washington, 12:30 p.m.; ESPN2
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table. We have to control what we can control and that’s winning our games; we can’t lose ground.” The Panthers got off to a hot start and went on a 9-2 run. Sophomore guard Nathan Beak led the run with seven points. Sacred Heart started out cold in the first quarter shooting only 2-for-12 from the field with just five total points. The Gators took their first lead in the second quarter when V Ì Õi`Ê Ê«>}iÊÈÇ®
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Pinewood sophomore Aidan Lucero (15) had the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime to upend firstplace Sacred Heart Prep in a crucial West Bay Athletic League basketball showdown Tuesday night.
Now it’s a real race for first Pinewood boys’ OT win over SHP makes WBAL a three-team race by Andrew Preimesberger
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o, whose turn is it to be the champion of the West Bay Athletic League boys’ basketball race? Menlo School, Pinewood and Sacred Heart Prep have all claimed that crown over the past three seasons. In terms of being away from the top spot, it would be logical for SHP to reclaim the honor. Yet, the Gators let a chance at a two-game lead slip away in a 60-58 overtime loss to visiting Pinewood on Tuesday night. The win by the Panthers moved them into a tie for first place, while Menlo School is just a game back with five games remaining for each contender. Things are just getting interesting, as they were Tuesday night in the second showdown this season between Pinewood and Sacred Heart. The first game ended in a fourpoint win for the Gators. This week, it was the Panthers’ turn. Pinewood sophomore Aidan Lucero nailed the game winning three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime as Pinewood knocked
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by Rick Eymer he second half of the Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball race is under way and Stanford finds itself in a solid position following an important victory on Wednesday. With Dwight Powell scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, the Cardinal pinned an 8069 defeat on host California in Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. Chasson Randle, celebrating his 21st birthday, added 19 Dwight Powell points for the Cardinal (6-4, 15-7) while Anthony Brown scored 10 of his 16 points over the final 9:12 of the contest. Stanford takes a week off before traveling to Washington for a conference game next Wednesday. The Cardinal also plays at Washington State three days later. “Well, as always it is, an incredible game anytime you have a rivalry game,” said Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins. “I think that was evident not only in the way the game was played but from last game to this game and within this game itself. I am very proud of our guys, and that is what I told them in the locker room. When Cal made the run to close the first half, that can be hard to withstand. They closed the half with two three-pointers and cut the lead to six. I was like ‘where is my team’, and I found out a lot about us. I found out that our guys have a lot of substance to weather that storm, come out and regroup. That says a lot about their character.” After starting the conference season with a pair of losses, Stanford has won six of its past eight and has put a stamp on the Pac-12 race. California (6-4, 15-8), which knocked off the Cardinal at Maples Pavilion in the conference opener, was atop the conference standings, with Arizona, not that long ago. The Bears even toppled the top-ranked Wildcats last weekend, handing them their first loss of the season. Thus, the Bears’ effort against Stanford was disappointing to Cal head coach Mike Montgomery. “I can’t say I was surprised at how aggressive Stanford played, especially with us having beaten
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HONORS . . . Stanford junior driver Kiley Neushul was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s water polo Player of the Week on Monday for her contribution in helping the second-ranked Cardinal to its fifth straight Stanford Invitational title. Neushul, the Peter Cutino Player of the Year two years ago, scored 11 goals over Stanford’s four wins at the event, as the Cardinal (4-0) clinched the crown with an 8-4 win over No. 3 UCLA Sunday afternoon . . . Add another record to Chiney Ogwumike’s file as the Stanford forward was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for a benchmarksetting seventh time this season. She eclipses her previous mark of six from 2012-13. Ogwumike averaged 27.3 points and 10.7 rebounds while shooting 58.9 percent from the field as Stanford went 3-0 last week . . . Menlo School senior David Ball won the USTA Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award for his honorable tournament play during the season, and three other Menlo students were finalists. Chosen among all junior players nationwide, Ball is one of four winners who will be honored in a ceremony during the International Hall of Fame weekend in Rhode Island, July 11-13. In an unprecedented showing, Menlo had four finalists for the award: Vikram Chari, Lane Leschly and girls’ CCS tennis singles champion Elizabeth Yao.
Cardinal opens second half of Pac-12 schedule with an impressive win
Pinewood coach Mani Messy (right) had good reason to celebrate with his team members. off its rival. The Gators fell to 8-1 (13-6 overall) while Pinewood improved to 8-1 (16-3 overall). Both teams are now in a tie for first place in the division. With Menlo’s 58-43 win over Priory on Tuesday night, the defending champion Knights are now knocking on the door. “Now that we’re tied with Pinewood it brings the league and everyone together a little more,” said Sacred Heart head coach Tony Martinelli. “Pinewood is a good enough team to possibly run the