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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
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Kendall Jager
Edgardo Molina
Sacred Heart Prep
Menlo-Atherton High
The junior forward had two goals and two assists in a 4-0 soccer win over NDSJ and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Priory as the Gators moved into second place in the WBAL.
The senior scored both goals in a 2-1 soccer victory over Carlmont and had the only goal in a 1-0 victory over San Mateo as the Bears remained unbeaten and in the thick of the PAL Bay Division race at 5-0-2.
Honorable mention Leeana Bade Pinewood basketball
Jaye Boissiere Menlo soccer
Kelly Doran Pinewood basketball
Lauren Lete Menlo basketball
Cat Perez Gunn basketball
Etelle Stephan Pinewood soccer
Tim Costa Menlo soccer
E.J. Floreal Palo Alto basketball
Israel Hakim Palo Alto basketball
Cameron Helvey Pinewood basketball
Cole McConnell Sacred Heart Prep basketball
Bobby Roth Menlo basketball * previous winner
To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com
Soccer
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record in the PAL Bay Division (100-4 overall). On Wednesday, M-A had to settle for a 1-1 deadlock with host Woodside. The Bears got their goal from junior Alexei Lopes on an assist from senior Alan Propp. Menlo-Atherton, which took over the division lead by beating San Mateo last Friday, entered Wednesday’s game ranked No. 26 in the nation in the Powerade Fab 50 by ESPNHS and No. 7 in the state while trailing only Alisal (No. 7 nation, No. 2 state) among Northern California teams. The Bears will host Sequoia on Friday (5:30 p.m.) before embarking on an important three-game stretch next week. In the West Bay Athletic League, Sacred Heart Prep maintained its hold on first place following a 4-0 victory over host Crystal Springs. SHP has 26 points and a four-point lead with four matches remaining in the regular season. The Gators (8-0-2, 11-0-4) got the eventual winning goal in the first half from Andrew Segre off an assist from Brendan Spillane. Andrew Liotta then scored the
first of two goals with Segre assisting for a 2-0 halftime lead. Willy Lamb opened the second half with the first of his two assists, first on a goal by Steven Glassmoyer and then to Liotta. In Atherton, host Menlo School remained in third place and just one point out of second following a 5-0 victory over Priory. The Knights improved to 6-1-3 in league (9-1-5 overall) and have 21 points. King’s Academy (7-1-1), which routed Pinewood, 5-0, is in second with 22 points. Max Parker had a hat trick for Menlo, two coming in the second half. Freshman Kyle Perez assisted on two of them in addition to assisting on Julian Viret’s first goal of the season in the second half. In the SCVAL De Anza Divison, Gunn completed a rare season sweep of rival Palo Alto as Cameron McElfresh scored in the first half on an assist from Kevin Macario. The Titans (4-3-1, 7-5-3) remained in a two-way tie for fourth place with Homestead, both with 13 points. Mountain View leads with 22 points while Palo Alto (0-7-2, 0-13-4) fell to last. Girls’ soccer Palo Alto avenged a first-round
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loss in the teams’ first meeting this season. The Vikings also had beaten the Titans three times last season, including in the CCS Division I championship game. Gunn, however, knocked off previously unbeaten Wilcox last weekend and rode momentum from that victory into Wednesday’s game. The Chargers remain in first place at 6-1 (16-1) heading into Friday’s game (6:15 p.m.) at Palo Alto. The Vikings can force a three-way tie for first with a victory. Sophomore Zoe Zwerling led the Titans with 14 points and sparked a 7-2 fourth-run that gave Gunn a double-digit lead. The Titans also did a solid defensive effort on Paly’s Emilee Osagiede, who was limited to seven points while none of her teammates reached double figures. “I’m pleased with how we played tonight,” Gunn coach Sarah Stapp said on gunntitans.com. “Earlier in the year we didn’t face up to the challenges, but now we are and it’s making a difference. In the West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division): With only three games remaining in the regular season, Mercy-San Francisco (6-1, 20-1) has taken control with a two-game lead following a 57-47 victory over visiting Sacred Heart Prep on Tuesday night. That victory, coupled with Pinewood’s crazy 40-39 win over Eastside Prep and Menlo’s 53-28 win over Notre Dame-San Jose, left three teams tied for second with 4-3 marks. In San Francisco, Sacred Heart Prep had a chance to tighten the race and move to within one game of first place. The Skippers, however, pulled away to a 38-25 halftime lead and weren’t threatened after that. Melissa Holland tallied 13 points to pace the Gators (4-3, 14-7). loss to rival Gunn by handing the visiting Titans a 3-1 defeat in SCVAL De Anza Division action on Wednesday night. Gunn won the first meeting by the same score. This time, Paly (2-5-2, 5-6-5) started aggressively and dominated the ball. The Vikings scored quickly as center midfielder Lily Seedman passed to Mira Ahmad, who found the net from 15 yards out in the sixth minute. This was Ahmad’s first game and first goal of the season as she had been benched due to previous concussions. Gunn (1-5-2, 5-9-2) tied it 10 minutes later on a goal by Sarah Robinson, a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team who was held in check otherwise by Ahmad. The Paly offense kept up the pressure, threatening Gunn goal keeper Monisha White (also playing her first game of the season). In the 22nd minute, Paly had the ball in front of the goal, scrambling with multiple players taking shots. The loose ball finally was finished by sophomore Sunny Lyu for a 2-1 lead. With four minutes remaining in the half, Paly junior forward Jordan Smith outran Gunn defenders down the right side of the field and crossed the ball to the far left post, where defender Nina Kelty met Smith’s
In Atherton, Menlo pulled into a three-way tie for second with a victory over Notre Dame-San Jose. Junior Drew Edelman scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Knights (4-3, 13-7) while point guard Lauren Lete added 15 points and five assists. Maddy Price, making only her third start of the season, contributed seven rebounds and five points. In the WBAL Skyline Division, host Castilleja saw its lead dwindle after a 47-44 loss to second-place Harker. The Gators (5-2, 10-10) overcame a 13-point halftime deficit, but couldn’t pull off the victory. Castilleja is playing without starter Riya Modi, sidelined the rest of the season with a knee injury. In the PAL Bay Division, MenloAtherton traveled to Pacifica to face first-place Terra Nova and dropped a 57-31 decision. Tennyson Jellins led the Bears (2-5, 8-13) with 13 points while the Tigers improved to 7-0 (15-5). Boys’ basketball Palo Alto continued its mastery over rival Gunn and got a helping hand while taking over first place in the SCVAL De Anza Division with a closer-than-expected 65-54 victory over host Gunn on Wednesday night. The Vikings (7-1, 17-2) moved closer to defending its division title after erstwhile co-leader Mountain View (6-2, 15-5) suffered a 58-39 loss to Los Gatos. Gunn (0-8, 6-14) shot well in the first half and kept things close, trailing only 32-29 at intermission. The Vikings took over in the third period and went on an 11-2 run that was triggered by a three-pointer from Mathias Schmutz, who finished with a season-high 20 points. It was 47-35 entering the fourth quarter and Paly pushed its lead to 21 points at one point. Aubrey Dawkins added 16 points for the Vikings while fellow junior E.J. Flo-
real contributed 13 and senior Israel Hakim had 10. Gunn senior Shang Yip led all scorers with 22 points, but the Titans nonetheless dropped their 11th straight game. Palo Alto, meanwhile, won its sixth straight and 11th in the past 12 games. In the PAL Ocean Division, Dominic Tully produced 18 points and 10 rebounds and Miles Weiss dished out six assists, but it wasn’t enough as Menlo-Atherton dropped a 54-49 decision to host South San Francisco. The showdown is all set for the WBAL title and the contenders appear all set after posting solid victories on Tuesday night. Pinewood held on to first place with a 83-29 demolition of last-place Crystal Springs while second-place Sacred Heart Prep took care of host King’s Academy, 56-47. That sets up Friday’s confrontation in Atherton between the No. 1 Panthers (8-0, 17-1) and No. 2 Gators (7-2, 14-5) at 7:30 p.m. Menlo School, meanwhile, could benefit from that game as the Knights (7-2, 14-5) are tied with SHP and still have games remaining against Pinewood and Sacred Heart. SHP tuned up by outscoring King’s Academy by 29-15 in the second half. The Gators got 20 points from Cole McConnell and 14 from Pat Bruni while bouncing back from a 32-27 halftime deficit. In Los Altos Hills, Pinewood won its 13th straight game as Kevin Sweat drilled six 3-pointers on the way to a 20-point outing. Solomone Wolfgramm and Cameron Helvey each added 12 points for the Panthers. In Atherton, Menlo bounced back in the fourth quarter to win its fourth straight game. In Portola Valley, host Priory got 18 points from Gabor Somogyi in a 37-32 victory over Eastside Prep. Priory improved to 4-4 (8-5) while the visiting Panthers fell to 2-7 (12-7). N
feed to score. In the WBAL Foothill Division, Menlo School was sitting atop the standings for the first time this late in the season heading into Thursday’s showdown with third-place Priory. Menlo held on to first place with a 2-0 victory over visiting Kings Academy on Tuesday. The Knights (7-1, 9-4-1 before Thursday) won their sixth straight WBAL contest, five of them by shutout, while maintaining a two-point lead over second-place Sacred Heart Prep, 2119. Priory also won on Tuesday for 18 points. Menlo took the lead against King’s Academy just 18 minutes into the match when sophomore Lindsay Karle won possession of the ball in the box and then slipped a pass to sophomore Chandler Wickers, who scored from 12 yards out. Wickers found the back of the net again on a 10-yard volley off a well-placed cross off the foot of sophomore Jaye Boissiere at 26 minutes. In Atherton, junior Kendall Jager had a foot in every goal as Sacred Heart Prep blanked Mercy-Burlingame, 3-0. The Gators remained in second place while improving to 6-1-1 in league (8-3-5 overall). Jager scored twice and assisted once.
In San Jose, Priory held off Notre Dame-San Jose, 2-1. Eugenia Jernick gave the Panthers (6-1, 9-3-2) a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute off an assist from Darrah Shields. In the 44th minute, Shields took a pass from Sarah Zuckerman and made it a 2-0 match. In the WBAL Skyline Division, Pinewood lost an opportunity to grab a share of first place following a 2-2 deadlock with host Crystal Springs on Tuesday in Hillsborough. The Panthers needed a victory to share the top spot with 33 points. Instead, Crystal (11-0-1) moved to 34 points while Pinewood (10-1-1) has 31 with four matches to play. In the PAL Bay Division, MenloAtherton remained in the hunt for a division title following a 4-0 victory over host Burlingame on Tuesday. The Bears improved to 6-2-1 in league (10-4-1 overall). M-A, with 19 points and four straight victories, still sits in third place behind Aragon (7-1-1, 22 points) and Carlmont (6-1-2, 20 points). M-A senior Meryssa Thompson scored one goal and added one assist to lead the way. Senior Jen Kirst provided the first and winning goal, Naomi Pacalin made it a 3-0 match and the Bears got an own goal in the second half to wrap things up. N