Boys basketball
No. 2 Dougherty Valley 61, Heritage 38
A few hours after finishing final exams, Dougherty Valley’s players aced their last test before the holiday break by routing Heritage 61-38 in a non-league road game Thursday night.
The Wildcats, No. 2 in the Bay Area News Group boys basketball rankings, improved to 10-0 behind their trio of dynamic senior guards. USF commit Ryan Beasley dropped a game-high 19 points, Connor Sevilla scored 12 and Jordan Silva had eight.
When one of the three was cut off from a scoring opportunity, the veteran backcourt looked comfortable moving the ball around the perimeter until someone got an open shot.
“A lot of us played AAU basketball together, so we’ve had that chemistry for a long time,” Beasley said. “You definitely see it on the court.”
Heritage (4-7) kept the game close for a while and only trailed 10-9 after ending the first quarter on a 9-3 run.
“It’s a little bit different playing in a 4 p.m. game instead of a 7 p.m. game, so it took us a little bit to get going,” Beasley said.
Dougherty Valley took control soon after, though, with Silva scoring eight points in a second quarter that finished with a 30-19 Wildcats lead.
“Jordan had a heck of a week of practice, and I knew he’d be good tonight,” Dougherty Valley coach Mike Hansen said. “Conner and Ryan are obviously college-level guys, and I think a D-III college is also going to be very happy to get Jordan, too.”
Heritage’s Jeremiah Ruffin played well and tallied 11 points, but Dougherty Valley had too much talent for the Patriots to overcome.
Forward Blake Hudson added 10 points and gave the Wildcats some interior scoring to complement their three superb guards.
“Our depth is one of our strengths,” Hansen said.
No. 5 De La Salle 56, Sacred Heart Cathedral 43
De La Salle (8-2) extended its winning streak to three games after beating visiting Sacred Heart Cathedral (4-3). Billy Haggerty (14 points), Alec Blair (13 points) and Arshawn Salkhi (11 points) led the way for the winning side. Fedrick Pernell and Jerry Mixon Jr. scored nine points for SHC.
No. 8 Dublin 80, Kennedy-Fremont 50
Mehki Thomas led Dublin (9-3) with 13 points as the Gaels rolled past visiting Kennedy-Fremont (5-3) in a non-league game. Dublin’s Jalen Stokes (12 points), Evan Bautista (11 points) and Donovan Cooks (10 points) scored in double digits.
No. 18 Monte Vista 53, St. Mary’s-Stockton 51
Kasen Krueger scored on a floater in the final seconds to give Monte Vista a non-league win over visiting St. Mary’s. Krueger totaled 12 points, Sean Ahern scored 10 points and Cade Krueger had 10 points for the Mustangs, who improved to 9-2.
Girls basketball
No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 62, Sacred Heart-Kentucky 46
Maya Hernandez scored 21 points and Mckenna Woliczko had 18 points and 15 rebounds in Mitty’s win over Sacred Heart-Kentucky in the Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Mitty improved to 9-2.
No. 4 Salesian 67, Bellarmine Prep-Washington 58
Sofia Fidelus scored a career-high 20 points for Salesian (8-2) in a victory over Bellarmine Prep in a TOC game. Nyana Asiasi (13 points), Maya Love-Sangco (11 points) and Makiah Asidanya (11 points) finished with double-digit scoring for the winning side.
No. 6 San Ramon Valley 72, Freedom 32
San Ramon Valley, playing at home, extended its winning streak to six games after its rout of Freedom. Sofia Bowes (13 points), Anneka Lupinek (12 points) and Gianna Ghio (12 points) finished with double-digit scoring for San Ramon Valley, which improved to 7-1. Freedom fell to 1-9.
No. 20 Monte Vista 60, Capuchino 24
Monte Vista’s Sarina Nagra made five 3-pointers as part of a 23-point game in the Mustangs’ rout of Capuchino in a tournament game. Monte Vista is 8-2.
Boys soccer
Alisal 2, No. 3 Archbishop Mitty 1
Eric Meth scored off an assist by Jonah Guardino in Mitty’s loss to host Alisal in a non-conference game. Archbishop Mitty dropped to 3-2.
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