The Oakwood Hawks held off a late to beat Anchorpoint 41-38 on
Wednesday in Coastal Athletic League boys basketball. The Hawks led
by as many 14, just enough for them to earn their 11th win of the
season and improve to 3-3 in league, bolstering their chance of a
first Central Coast Section playoff berth.
The Oakwood Hawks held off a late to beat Anchorpoint 41-38 on Wednesday in Coastal Athletic League boys basketball.
The Hawks led by as many 14, just enough for them to earn their 11th win of the season and improve to 3-3 in league, bolstering their chance of a first Central Coast Section playoff berth.
Harsh Sikka had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Brett Hall contributed 12 and five to lead host Oakwood. Freshman Justin Mortensen added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- The Sobrato Bulldogs defeated Westmont 47-44 on Wednesday for their first win in the Mount Hamilton Division.
Travis Saenz scored 17 points, Karl Johnisee chipped in 12, and Ben Vater 10 for the Bulldogs, who squandered an early lead before rallying in the fourth quarter.
Sobrato (3-15, 1-7) also received eight points from Anthony Villarreal.
- Live Oak fell flat in a key second-half opener in West Valley Division play, losing 58-44 to second-place Yerba Buena on Wednesday in Morgan Hill.
Austin Carvalho led the Acorns with 14 points and six rebounds, Eddie Plascencia had nine and 13, and Andrew Poonia scored 10.
It wasn’t enough to hold off Ricky Rivera and the surging Aztec Warriors (8-10, 6-2).
Winners of four straight, Yerba Buena pulled away with a 9-2 scoring run in the fourth quarter after the Acorns trimmed a 15-point deficit to 46-40.
Live Oak scored six consecutive points to lead 17-16 and 19-18 in the second quarter, but the Warriors raced ahead to a 28-24 halftime lead, capping the run with Wilson Tran’s layup as time expired.
Rivera (20 points per game), the league’s leading scorer, went for 18 points, five assists and four steals, and made two 3-pointers. Teammate Richard Dao had 14 points and seven rebounds.
The Acorns (7-11, 4-4) will visit San Jose on Friday, then open a four-game homestand Tuesday against Mount Pleasant.
Girls soccer
Live Oak beat Branham 3-1 on Wednesday for its fourth straight victory in Mount Hamilton Division play.
Shannon Rauschnot had two goals, and Macey Dunne scored as well for the Acorns (7-3, 4-3), with assists by Monica Luna, Megan Rauschnot and Emily Kyle.
- Sobrato lost 2-0 at Leland that same day, dropping to 4-5-4 and 2-3-2 in the Mount Hamilton Division.
