(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 PIEDMONT (15-0)

Previous ranking: 1

Update: Beat Castro Valley 85-22, Alameda 73-14, Cathedral Catholic-San Diego 80-37, Salesian 69-63.

Up next: Wednesday at Bishop O’Dowd, 5:30 p.m.

No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (14-2)

Previous ranking: 2

Update: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 65-45, St. Francis 79-30, Oakland Tech 68-60, Bishop O’Dowd 61-31.

Up next: Friday vs. Valley Vista-Surprise, Arizona, 7 p.m.

No. 3 SALESIAN (15-3)

Previous ranking: 3

Update: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 74-40, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 52-39, Moreau Catholic 57-43. Lost to Piedmont 69-63.

Up next: Wednesday vs. Swett, 5 p.m.

No. 4 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (14-2)

Previous ranking: 4

Update: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 65-45. Beat Valley Christian 57-50, Menlo School 66-44.

Up next: Jan. 25 at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 CARONDELET (17-3)

Previous ranking: 5

Update: Beat Bethel-Spanaway, Wash., 67-29, Lakeside-Seattle 56-40.

Up next: Today at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (13-5)

Previous ranking: 6

Update: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 65-52. Beat Castlemont 72-16, Skyline 85-7. Lost to Archbishop Mitty 68-60. Beat Pinewood 69-59.

Up next: Friday vs. Oakland, 5:30 p.m.

No. 7 ACALANES (10-5)

Previous ranking: 7

Update: Beat Clayton Valley 95-19.

Up next: Wednesday at Northgate, 7 p.m.

No. 8 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Update: Beat Dougherty Valley 67-35, California 68-39, Dougherty Valley 80-30.

Up next: Today vs. Carondelet, 7:30 p.m.

No. 9 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-5)

Previous ranking: 8

Update: Beat Castro Valley 67-41, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 59-53. Lost to Archbishop Mitty 61-31.

Up next: Wednesday vs. Piedmont, 5:30 p.m.

No. 10 PINEWOOD (5-5)

Previous ranking: 10

Update: Beat Priory 69-36, Moreau Catholic 58-56. Lost to Oakland Tech 69-59.

Up next: Today vs. Harker, 5 p.m.

No. 11 HERITAGE (13-3)

Previous ranking: 12

Update: Beat Freedom 68-49, Antioch 72-33.

Up next: Wednesday at Deer Valley, 5:30 p.m.

No. 12 MONTE VISTA (13-4)

Previous ranking: 15

Update: Beat Hayward 55-19, Dublin 76-39, California 66-46.

Up next: Today vs. Granada, 7 p.m.

No. 13 MIRAMONTE (16-2)

Previous ranking: 16

Update: Beat Las Lomas 58-18, Alhambra 63-38, Northgate 53-26.

Up next: Friday vs. Acalanes, 7 p.m.

No. 14 ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT (13-3)

Previous ranking: 18

Update: Beat Swett 77-28. Lost to Salesian 52-39, Bishop O’Dowd 59-53.

Up next: Today at De Anza, 7 p.m.

No. 15 PINOLE VALLEY (13-5)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Update: Beat De Anza (forfeit), Swett 66-37, Priory 50-37.

Up next: Today at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7 p.m.

No. 16 LOS GATOS (12-3)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Update: Beat Lynbrook 50-43, Palo Alto 55-44, Los Altos 47-29, Evergreen Valley 48-39.

Up next: Today vs. Saratoga, 7 p.m.

No. 17 PALO ALTO (10-4)

Previous ranking: 11

Update: Beat Saratoga 56-36. Lost to Los Gatos 55-44. Beat Monta Vista 54-45.

Up next: Thursday vs. Homestead, 7 p.m.

No. 18 MONTA VISTA (13-1)

Previous ranking: 13

Update: Lost to Palo Alto 54-45. Beat Leland 69-42.

Up next: Today at Homestead, 7 p.m.

No. 19 MOREAU CATHOLIC (9-7)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Update: Beat Mission San Jose 33-21. Lost to Pinewood 58-56. Beat Washington-Fremont 64-25. Lost to Salesian 57-43.

Up next: Today at American, 7 p.m.

No. 20 SAN LEANDRO (13-3)

Previous ranking: 20

Update: Beat Berkeley 52-49. Lost to Francis Parker-San Diego 42-41.

Up next: Thursday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 6:30 p.m.

Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. For updated records, please email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (17-1)

Previous ranking: 1

Update: Beat San Ramon Valley 64-48, Granada 53-46.

Up next: Today vs. Foothill, 7:30 p.m.

No. 2 DE LA SALLE (15-4)

Previous ranking: 3

Update: Lost to Monte Vista 57-50. Beat Amador Valley 46-35, West Linn (Oregon) 63-53.

Up next: Wednesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.

No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (12-2)

Previous ranking: 4

Update: Beat St. Francis 68-60, Sacred Heart Cathedral 85-48.

Up next: Today at Archbishop Riordan, 7:30 p.m.

No. 4 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (16-2)

Previous ranking: 6

Update: Beat Campolindo 74-66, Acalanes 62-58, Monte Vista 60-57.

Up next: Wednesday at Las Lomas, 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 SALESIAN (13-6)

Previous ranking: 9

Update: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 80-36, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 63-43, Capital Christian-Sacramento 67-56.

Up next: Wednesday at De Anza, 7 p.m.

No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (16-3)

Previous ranking: 2

Update: Lost to Dougherty Valley 64-48, California 62-58. Beat Menlo-Atherton 59-51.

Up next: Wednesday at De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (11-3)

Previous ranking: 5

Update: Beat Serra 44-42, Valley Christian 55-34. Lost to Jesuit-Carmichael 63-52.

Up next: Today vs. Archbishop Mitty, 7:30 p.m.

No. 8 GRANADA (14-4)

Previous ranking: 8

Update: Beat Foothill 56-32. Lost to Dougherty Valley 53-46.

Up next: Today vs. Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.

No. 9 CALIFORNIA (14-5)

Previous ranking: 7

Update: Beat Amador Valley 77-44, San Ramon Valley 62-58. Lost to Berkeley 52-34.

Up next: Today at Dublin, 7:30 p.m.

No. 10 DUBLIN (13-6)

Previous ranking: 11

Update: Beat Livermore 89-34, Monte Vista 63-46.

Up next: Today vs. California, 7:30 p.m.

No. 11 CAMPOLINDO (12-5)

Previous ranking: 10

Update: Lost to Clayton Valley 74-66. Beat Las Lomas 85-64, Oakland Tech 56-47.

Up next: Wednesday vs. College Park, 7:30 p.m.

No. 12 OAKLAND (15-5)

Previous ranking: 13

Update: Beat Skyline 81-43, Fremont-Oakland 56-48, Piedmont 73-57.

Up next: Wednesday at Castlemont, 6:30 p.m.

No. 13 PINOLE VALLEY (17-3)

Previous ranking: 16

Update: Beat Vallejo 70-48, De Anza 96-79, Miramonte 63-44.

Up next: Today vs. St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7:30 p.m.

No. 14 THE KING’S ACADEMY (14-0)

Previous ranking: 14

Update: Beat Menlo School 64-60.

Up next: Today at Harker, 6:30 p.m.

No. 15 MONTE VISTA (14-5)

Previous ranking: 15

Update: Beat De La Salle 57-50. Lost to Dublin 63-46, Clayton Valley Charter 60-57.

Up next: Today at Granada, 7:30 p.m.

No. 16 BENICIA (14-2)

Previous ranking: 17

Update: Beat Mt. Diablo 90-58, Ygnacio Valley 77-63. Lost to Cosumnes Oaks 75-68.

Up next: Wednesday at Concord, 7 p.m.

No. 17 MOREAU CATHOLIC (9-5)

Previous ranking: 12

Update: Beat Mission San Jose 86-43, Washington-Fremont 75-53. Lost to San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno 79-55.

Up next: Today vs. American, 7 p.m.

No. 18 ST. FRANCIS (9-4)

Previous ranking: 18

Update: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 68-60. Beat St. Ignatius 74-69 (OT).

Up next: Today vs. Serra, 7:30 p.m.

No. 19 ALAMEDA (13-3)

Previous ranking: 20

Update: Beat San Lorenzo 89-54. Lost to Piedmont 59-57. Beat Berkeley 60-58.

Up next: Wednesday at Castro Valley, 7 p.m.

No. 20 BERKELEY (12-5)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Update: Beat San Leandro 54-42. Lost to Alameda 60-58. Beat California 52-54.

Up next: Wednesday at St. Joseph Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. For updated records, please email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.

Salesian — ranked ninth by the Bay Area News Group — led 54-48 midway through the fourth quarter when the Pride found another gear. Amani Johnson buried a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 57-48. Then Alvin Loving nailed a 3-pointer to stretch the margin to 60-48.

After a missed shot at the other end, Salesian raced down the court and Isaiah Davis hit a 3-pointer in transition.

Just like that, Salesian led 63-48.

Aaron Claytor was named the player of the game after he finished with 13 points and seven assists for Salesian.

But as always with the Pride, it was a collective effort.

Eight players scored for the Richmond school and four finished in double figures: Claytor, Loving (13 points), Deundrae Perteete (11 points) and Amani Johnson (10 points).

“We are very deep,” Claytor said. “We all trust each other. I think everyone is able to come in the moment that we need them.”

Jayden Teat had 15 points to lead Capital Christian.

MORE BASKETBALL

• What a victory: De La Salle beats the nation’s top-ranked team
• Hurdle cleared: No. 1 Piedmont girls turn back No. 3 Salesian

No. 10 Campolindo 56, Oakland Tech 47

Campolindo led from start to finish in the first of the seven games at De La Salle as Shane O’Reilly, back in the lineup after missing last week with a head injury, led the reigning North Coast Section Open Division champs with 20 points.

O’Reilly was named the player of the game.

Campo led 14-8 after one quarter, 29-16 at halftime and 47-31 after three quarters.

Oakland Tech got as close as 51-46 when Dylan Lucks scored off the glass with 2:15 left. But Logan Robeson’s three-point play with 1:13 to go sealed the victory as Campo improved to 12-5.

Oakland Tech fell to 8-10.

Dylan Mansour added 12 points for Campo.

Ahmaree Muhammad (14 points) and Omar Staples Jr. (13 points) led Oakland Tech. Staples has signed to play football at Stanford.

The teams tipped off at 9:30 a.m.

“We got up at 6:45, got to the Campo gym at 7:15, got some shoot around,” O’Reilly said. “Coach emphasized a lot that with these 9 a.m. games, these early games, the team that’s ready to play is going to win these games. We were all ready to go.”

Bishop O’Dowd 65, Taft-Woodland Hills 62

Josh Green’s 3-pointer gave Bishop O’Dowd a one-point lead and Miles Dixon followed with a one-handed dunk to extend the margin to three with under a minute to go.

When Dixon followed with two free throws after missing five earlier in the period, Bishop O’Dowd had clinched a victory in an entertaining MLK Classic game at De La Salle between teams that have had their share of ups and downs this season.

O’Dowd improved to 7-9. Taft fell to 10-9.

Amos Hodgson had six 3-pointers and 22 points to lead O’Dowd.

Having been sick, he said pulled up a YouTube video of Michael Jordan’s flu game in the 1997 NBA Finals to pick up tips for how to play under the weather.

“I had to do the best I could in the condition that I am in, playing hard to get the victory,” Hodgson said.

San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno 79, 12 Moreau Catholic 55

Moreau Catholic was missing two injured starters for its MLK game against San Joaquin Memorial. For a quarter at De La Salle, the Hayward school wasn’t fazed as it led 23-21.

The rest of the game for Moreau was ugly.

The Mariners managed just six points in the second quarter. They trailed 41-29 at halftime and 60-42 after three periods on their way to falling to 9-5.

San Joaquin Memorial improved to 12-7.

Kellen Hampton (18 points) and Spencer Shonnard (14 points) scored in double figures for Moreau.

Mike Davis Jr. led San Joaquin Memorial with 25 points.

Robert Morgan II and LeBrie Goudy-Lee were unable to play for Moreau. Morgan is in a walking boot and will be out for three weeks. Goudy-Lee was cleared Monday after injuring a knee at a holiday tournament last month. But he had not practiced, so coach Frank Knight chose not to play him.

“Two starters out, it was going to be tough to win,” Knight said. “But I was happy we won the first quarter, though. I am like, ‘If we can just keep it close, we’ve got action.’ But they were just a little too big for us without our two guys.”

Jesuit-Carmichael 63, No. 5 Archbishop Riordan 52

Trailing by a point after three quarters, Riordan faded down the stretch in a loss to Jesuit in the sixth of seven games at DLS’s MLK Classic.

Stanford-bound Andrej Stojakovic did not play for Jesuit (14-3) because of an injury.

But Cole Epperson and Ahjani Lewis more than made up for Stojakovic’s absence. Epperson scored 10 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. Lewis had six points in the final period to finish with 16.

Jasir Rencher had 13 points and Andrew Hilman added 10 points for Riordan (11-3), which will play host to Archbishop Mitty on Tuesday in a matchup between West Catholic Athletic League leaders.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 61, No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd 31

Archbishop Mitty allowed only eight points in the second half as it pulled away from Bishop O’Dowd at the Oakland school’s MLK Classic. Freshman McKenna Woliczko scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Monarchs (14-2). Maya Hernandez had six points and 12 boards, and Elana Weisman had 12 points. Devin Cosgriff, another freshman sensation with an offer from UCLA, led O’Dowd (10-5) with 11 points.

No. 14 Priory 44, Valley Christian 39

Priory won a hard-fought game at the Bishop O’Dowd MLK Classic. Freshman guard Adelaide Chan led Priory (7-4) with 16 points. Mara Bantug made three 3-pointers and scored 10 points, and Ugreat Daniels added 12 points. Synise Byrd led Valley Christian (11-6) with 18 points, and Kenedi Nomura and Olivia Arellano each had six points for the Warriors.

Francis Parker-San Diego 42, No. 20 San Leandro 41

Francis Parker slipped by San Leandro at the Bishop O’Dowd MLK Classic. After being held to 25 points in the first three quarters, San Leandro scored 16 in the fourth. Senior guard Geriah Bradley led San Leandro (13-3) with 22 points. Chozen Horn Young and Lisette each added five points.

Mt. Eden 48, Weston Ranch 34

Senior guard Mya Ramchandani’s 14 points and four assists led Mt. Eden to a non-league win at the Bishop O’Dowd MLK Day Classic. Eliana Ferreira grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Ja’Naysha Green scored 10 for the Monarchs (6-8).

St. Mary’s-Berkeley 61, Castro Valley 58

St. Mary’s-Berkeley ended the MLK Classic at Bishop O’Dowd with a thrilling win. Sophomore Khaya Jackson led all scorers with 20 points. Milan Jackson added 17 and Neiyah Thompson scored 13 as the Panthers improved to 8-9. Castro Valley (9-9) captain Amaya Jiao notched 15 points, and Nicole Guzman scored 14 points. Sofia Tom hit five three-pointers and scored 15.

The Oregon school’s resume included a win over Bronny James’ Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth team and another over Texas powerhouse Duncanville, both at a big tournament in Oregon last month.

The team’s best player, point guard Jackson Shelstad, is headed to the University of Oregon.

Monday, at its annual MLK Classic, De La Salle ignored the hoopla and played its game. When it ended, the home team’s students stormed the court to celebrate a most memorable 63-53 victory.

Leo Ricketts, a 5-foot-10 guard, played like big red. The junior with bushy red hair buried four 3-pointers on his way to 17 points.

Alec Blair added 14 points and made Shelstad work for everything he got.

Evan Wells chipped in with 10 points.

And the team as a whole played textbook basketball down the stretch as it put away a game that was tied at halftime and De La Salle led by only a point through three quarters.

“I think we can play with anyone,” Ricketts said after being named the player of the game. “Our team, for sure, has the talent. I know we’ve put in the work. I am really confident in what we’ve done as a group.”

De La Salle didn’t match West Linn’s resume, one that included a 17-point rout of Sierra Canyon in December. Just last week, the Concord school lost an East Bay Athletic League game at Monte Vista.

The victory Monday improved De La Salle’s record to 15-4.

West Linn held De La Salle in check through the first quarter, which ended with the visitors ahead 11-5.

But Ricketts came off the bench to ignite the Spartans in the second quarter, scoring eight points in the period as De La Salle went to the locker room tied 25-25.

“He’s a really good shooter,” De La Salle coach Marcus Schroeder said. “He had been struggling a little bit right before this game. He came in and he kind of changed the game. He totally did.”

The visitors immediately surged in front to start the second half as Shelstad nailed a 3-pointer and Sam Leavitt followed with another to make it 31-25.

Ricketts’ 3-pointer cut the margin to 37-36 and Blair scored in the paint to put De La Salle in front, 38-37.

Another 3-pointer by Ricketts broke a 42-42 tie.

De La Salle held the lead the rest of the way to ignite a celebration on the court and in the locker room, which was soaked with water after the team was done.

“I watched on film and was like, ‘We can play with these guys. I know we can,’” Schroeder said. “They’ve got a couple of really, really good players and they have really good players around them. But I knew if we executed on both ends of the court, we could be in the game.

“Obviously, it helps to be on the home court. All that stuff matters. Our students were awesome. The fans were awesome. We executed enough and we made shots, the second half especially.”

Shelstad led West Linn (13-1) with 20 points. Adrian Mosley had 17 points and Sam Leavitt finished with 12.

As big as the victory was for De La Salle, it has little time to enjoy it.

The Spartans — ranked third by the Bay Area News Group — return to EBAL play on Wednesday at home against second-ranked San Ramon Valley, which had started 15-1 before losing close league games last week to No. 1 Dougherty Valley and No. 7 California.

“I told the guys we’ve got a huge game Wednesday night,” Schroeder said. “They’re really good. They had a tough start. Played two really good teams, one at home, one on the road. We’ve got to be ready to go. It will be a battle.”

The Highlanders, ranked No. 1 by the Bay Area News Group, justified their top spot by pushing past those difficulties in a 69-63 win at Bishop O’Dowd’s Martin Luther King Jr. Classic on Monday afternoon.

In the process, Piedmont looked every bit like a team that can compete in the Open Division, the highest level of the state playoffs.

“They should be in there,” Salesian coach Stephen Pezzola said. “They beat Mitty, and they beat us, so there’s no reason they shouldn’t be in the Open Division.”

Unless something changes at the last minute, Piedmont won’t be in the North Coast Section Open Division. Only teams from Divisions I through III are eligible for the NCS’s top bracket. Piedmont is a Division IV team.

But that won’t affect where Piedmont lands in the regionals.

The Highlanders clearly are good enough for both.

Salesian’s senior shooting guard Makiah Asidanya nailed five three-pointers as part of a game-high 25-point night.  A 21-point second quarter by the Pride (15-3) ended with a 33-30 lead at halftime.

After its opponent built its advantage using long-range marksmanship, Piedmont came back by utilizing a much different strategy.

Eva Levingston powered in 10 of her team-high 21 points in the third quarter before joining starting point guard Perseas Gioukaris on the Piedmont bench with five fouls midway through the fourth.

Those baskets, mostly scored on flip shots and layups, turned a three-point Salesian halftime lead into a 53-43 Piedmont advantage heading into the final quarter. The Highlanders defense also made a crucial adjustment.

“We had to start locking in on their shooters too, because they were getting a lot of threes they shouldn’t have,” Piedmont forward and San Diego State commit Trinity Zamora said.

Zamora also took on more ballhandling duties while scoring 18, Natalia Martinez notched 13 points and guard Madison Hill spaced the floor by hitting three 3-pointers. Two of Piedmont’s second-string players also impressed when pressed into action.

“Kat Melian started last year for us, so I knew she’d be ready,” Piedmont coach Bryan Gardere said. “Shakila Zuberi came in and did the same thing. It was awesome to see.”

Salesian kept the game close throughout the fourth, but the Highlanders hit their free throws and sealed the victory.

Now owning wins over No. 2 Mitty and No. 3 Salesian, Piedmont (15-0) continues to build an impeccable resume. Gardere believes those tough wins should serve Piedmont well come playoff time in March.

“We didn’t play particularly great today, but I’m glad we figured it out,” Gardere said. “We need to play games like this to figure out what we need to prepare for.”

Here are some of the highlights:

– In an MLK Classic at Berkeley, the home team pulled off the boys basketball stunner of the day, beating seventh-ranked California 52-34. One night earlier, California knocked off second-ranked San Ramon Valley 62-58 and Berkeley lost at home to No. 20 Alameda 60-58.

– Berkeley coach Mike Hudson said his players were motivated by what he described as a “very disappointing” loss on Friday, one he thought his team “let get away.”

– “We were just locked in,” Hudson added in an email. “California is an explosive team, one of best teams in the Bay Area, so we knew we had to mix things up defensively to try to keep them off balance. All in all, it was a great showing from our guys— been coaching for a long time and that is one of the better defensive efforts I have seen.”

— Hudson gave a shout-out to his defensive coordinator, Toby Merchant.

– Samir O’Brien (14 points), AJ Loustau (13 points) and Ollie Miller (11 points) led the Yellowjackets in scoring. Berkeley improved to 12-5. California is 14-5.

– San Ramon Valley, without starters Seamus Deely and Will Ambidge, rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Menlo-Atherton 60-57 at Miramonte’s MLK-John Lewis Memorial showcase. SRV entered the game on a two-game skid after entering the week with a 15-1 record.

– McKenna Woliczko, Archbishop Mitty’s freshman sensation, had another spectacular game. She scored 30 points to lead the second-ranked Monarchs over sixth-ranked Oakland Tech 68-60 at Bishop O’Dowd’s MLK showcase. Friday, Woliczko had 26 points in a 79-30 league victory at St. Francis.

– Elijah Perryman buried a 3-point from the top of the arc as time expired, giving sixth-ranked Clayton Valley a 60-57 win over No. 15 Monte Vista in the nightcap at Miramonte’s showcase. Clayton Valley trailed 41-28 at halftime.

– The Salesian girls pulled away in the second half to turn back Moreau Catholic 57-43 at O’Dowd’s MLK showcase. Makiah Asidanya (15 points), Sofia Fidelus (14 points) and N’yana Asiasi (11 points) led the third-ranked Pride, who return to O’Dowd on Monday to play top-ranked Piedmont on Day 2 of the Oakland school’s MLK event.

– Jorell Clark had 14 points and Riley Yuen finished with 13 points to lead Palo Alto to a 55-47 win over Mountain View in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division play. It was a nice bounce-back win for the Vikings after they lost to Los Gatos 60-41 on Wednesday.

– Sam Norris scored 21 points and TJ O’Brien had 20 as Sacred Heart Prep cruised past Stuart Hall 82-47 at Miramonte’s showcase. The duo shot a combined 16 of 20 from the field.

– The Piedmont boys scored five points in the first quarter against St. Mary’s-Berkeley at Berkeley’s showcase. They then exploded for 28 in the second quarter on their way to a 65-38 win. AJ Harris (17 points), Theo Evans (10 points) and Ravi Silverberg (nine points) led the way.

– There are more MLK games Monday. Here is the schedule:

BOYS BASKETBALL

At De La Salle

No. 10 Campolindo vs. Oakland Tech, 9:30 a.m.

No. 9 Salesian vs. Capital Christian-Sacramento, 11 a.m.

No. 12 Moreau Catholic vs. San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno, 12:30 p.m.

Bishop O’Dowd vs. Taft-Woodland Hills, 2 p.m.

No. 3 De La Salle vs. West Linn (Oregon), 4:30 p.m.

No. 5 Archbishop Riordan vs. Jesuit-Carmichael, 6 p.m.

Modesto Christian vs. St. Joseph-Santa Maria, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

At Bishop O’Dowd

Weston Ranch vs. Mt. Eden, 9 a.m.

Francis Parker-San Diego vs. No. 20 San Leandro, 10:30 a.m.

No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd vs. No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, noon

No. 3 Salesian vs. No. 1 Piedmont, 2 p.m.

No. 14 Priory vs. Valley Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Castro Valley vs. St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 5 p.m.

Fouled, the senior made the free throw.

Jalen Stokes followed with another basket in the paint after Dublin kept the possession alive with a couple of offensive rebounds.

What had been an eight-point lead over Monte Vista ballooned to 16 as the fourth quarter neared.

Dublin, ranked 11th by the Bay Area News Group, was well on its way to a 63-46 victory that improved the home team’s record to 13-6 overall and 2-0 in the East Bay Athletic League.

No. 15 Monte Vista, coming off a league-opening upset of third-ranked De La Salle on Tuesday, fell to 14-4, 1-1.

Stokes led Dublin with 16 points. Anderson and Mehki Thomas each finished with 13.

“Our mentality coming out of the halftime was just put it away,” Stokes said. “We were up pretty much the whole game. Our mentality was just put it away and finish strong.”

Mission accomplished.

Gaels earn the W with a 63-46 win over the Mustangs in front of a packed house in Dublin. pic.twitter.com/9j4ey3Pj2B

— Dublin High (@TheDublinHigh) January 14, 2023

The margin never got to single digits in the fourth quarter as Dublin’s athleticism took over. When Thomas threw down a dunk with three minutes to go to make it 59-43, Monte Vista coach Nick Jones had seen enough.

The backups finished the game.

“Once they got that edge on the glass, we were in trouble there,” Jones said. “I thought early, we punched back a little bit. I thought early on, we negated the crowd, the energy, and I thought we did a good job. We battled.

“But then at the end of the third quarter, we took a couple of bad shots and they just started getting really aggressive on the glass. That was a problem.”

Dublin coach Tom Costello said rebounding, particularly offensive rebounding, was the difference.

“We didn’t shoot it well,” he said. “We did not shoot it well at all. But we pounded the glass and got second, third, fourth efforts. That’s a hell of a team over there.”

Dublin packed its student section for what it called a Silent Night. The black-clad students remained silent until the Gaels scored their sixth point.

Then the crowd went wild.

Stokes’ drive put Dublin in front 6-0. But Monte Vista settled down and trailed by just a point after one quarter and five at halftime.

Sean Ahern’s basket to open the second half cut the deficit to 29-26. Dublin answered with a 7-0 run to take its first double-digit lead.

“We made more effort plays tonight,” Anderson said. “We got a lot more 50-50 balls and that led to us increasing the lead.”

Daniel Cojocaru (12 points) and Jake Fields (11) scored in double figures for Monte Vista, which will barely have time to catch its breath. The Mustangs play sixth-ranked Clayton Valley Charter on Saturday night in an MLK showcase at Miramonte before returning to EBAL play on Tuesday at eighth-ranked Granada.

Dublin will be at home Tuesday to face seventh-ranked California, which beat No. 2 San Ramon Valley on Friday.

After playing California, Dublin will visit De La Salle and San Ramon Valley.

“If there is ever an appropriate time for this cliche — one game at a time — is this sucker,” Costello said. “Nick asked me who we got next week. I was like, ‘I don’t even know.’ We’re going to enjoy this one and tomorrow it will be Cal, Cal, Cal.”

This year is no exception.

Miramonte and Berkeley are playing host to a full slate of boys’ games on Saturday and De La Salle will do the same Monday.

Bishop O’Dowd will host five girls’ games on Saturday and six more on Monday.

Here is the schedule:

BOYS BASKETBALL

Saturday

At Berkeley

El Cerrito vs. Castlemont, 11 a.m.

Skyline vs. De Anza, 12:30 p.m.

Sage Ridge-Reno vs. Head-Royce, 2 p.m.

Santa Cruz vs. Justin-Siena, 3:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s-Berkeley vs. Piedmont, 5 p.m.

Central Catholic-Modesto vs. Northgate, 6:30 p.m.

No. 7 California vs. Berkeley, 8 p.m.

At Miramonte

Sacred Heart Prep vs. Stuart Hall, 12:30 p.m.

St. Joseph Notre Dame vs. Saratoga, 2:05 p.m.

Mt. Eden vs. Lincoln-San Francisco, 3:40 p.m.

Pinole Valley vs. Miramonte, 5:15 p.m.

No. 2 San Ramon Valley vs. Menlo-Atherton, 6:50 p.m.

No. 15 Monte Vista vs. No. 6 Clayton Valley, 8:25 p.m.

Monday

At De La Salle

No. 10 Campolindo vs. Oakland Tech, 9:30 a.m.

No. 9 Salesian vs. Capital Christian-Sacramento, 11 a.m.

No. 12 Moreau Catholic vs. San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno, 12:30 p.m.

Bishop O’Dowd vs. Taft-Woodland Hills, 2 p.m.

No. 3 De La Salle vs. West Linn (Oregon), 4:30 p.m.

No. 5 Archbishop Riordan vs. Jesuit-Carmichael, 6 p.m.

Modesto Christian vs. St. Joseph-Santa Maria, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saturday

At Bishop O’Dowd

St. Mary’s-Berkeley vs. Francis Parker-San Diego, 9 a.m.

Pinole Valley vs. No. 14 Priory, 10:30 a.m.

No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd vs. No. 18 St. Patrick-St. Vincent, noon

Moreau Catholic vs. No. 3 Salesian, 2 p.m.

No. 6 Oakland Tech vs. No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, 3:30 p.m.

Monday

At Bishop O’Dowd

Weston Ranch vs. Mt. Eden, 9 a.m.

Francis Parker-San Diego vs. No. 20 San Leandro, 10:30 a.m.

No. 8 Bishop O’Dowd vs. No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, noon

No. 3 Salesian vs. No. 1 Piedmont, 2 p.m.

No. 14 Priory vs. Valley Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Castro Valley vs. St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 5 p.m.

On Wednesday they used their size advantage to optimal benefit in a 65-45 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Mitty, No. 2 in the Bay Area News Group girls basketball rankings, outrebounded SHC 50-20 and didn’t allow a single offensive rebound over the first two quarters while racing to a 35-14 lead at halftime.

“We do have a lot of length,” Mitty coach Sue Phillips said. “We try to utilize that length defensively in the full court and half court. I thought we were really good defensively in the first half, holding them to 14 points. We got complacent in the second half. Give them credit for sticking with it and knocking down some shots.”

It was the West Catholic Athletic League home opener for Mitty (11-2, 2-0). Among the fans rooting the Monarchs on was former Mitty standout and current Stanford star Haley Jones, who accommodated some young fans with photo requests at halftime.

Elle Hanson led Mitty with 18 points, knocking down four 3-pointers. McKenna Woliczko, a 6-2 freshman, had 16 points and 11 rebounds, continuing the impressive start to her varsity career.

“We’re a work in progress,” Phillips said. “We’ll continue to keep making strides and someday hope to have our entire roster available.”

Morgan Cheli, Mitty’s leading scorer and rebounder last season as a sophomore, sat out with an injury. She is a 6-2 guard with offers from Stanford, among others.

“She’s day to day,” said Phillips, who declined to specify the nature of the injury. “What’s most important is her long-term health.”

Belle Bramer, a transfer from Los Gatos, also didn’t play due to an eligibility issue.

But what Mitty had at its disposal Wednesday was plenty enough to register a decisive victory over a Sacred Heart Cathedral team ranked No. 5 in the BANG Top 20.

“Their physicality was the big difference,” SHC coach Demetrius Jackson said. “We have a lot of smaller guards. And when they were able to lean on them like that and be physical, it takes steam out of you. They were able to impose their will.”

The only previous loss for SHC (12-2, 1-1), pretty clearly the second-best team in the WCAL, was by a five-point margin to Salesian. The Fightin’ Irish came in with noteworthy wins over San Ramon Valley and Carondelet.

“Mitty was everything we thought they were,” Jackson said. “The main thing we learned was about physicality, that if we’re going to compete in the postseason we’re going to have to learn to handle that.”

Lefty guard Reza Po led SHC with 18 points, 14 in the final nine minutes of the game.

Mitty was 11 of 14 at the foul line. SHC missed all six free throws it attempted.

And through three quarters in a packed San Ramon Valley gym, they were dead even, just as they were at halftime.

But in a blink of an eye, Dougherty Valley — the Bay Area News News Group’s top-ranked team — scored nine unanswered points, a run to start the final quarter that was too much for second-ranked San Ramon Valley to overcome.

When the clock reached zero, the visitors celebrated a 64-58 victory to open what will no doubt be an East Bay Athletic League gauntlet for both teams.

Connor Sevilla and Ryan Beasley, both of whom missed last week because of illness, carried much of the offensive load for Dougherty Valley (16-1, 1-0). Sevilla finished with 30 points and Beasley added 20.

But defense helped swing the tide in the game’s most crucial point.

“That’s a credit to the whole team,” Sevilla said. “We played great defense in that little stretch and that’s really what lifted us on top the rest of the game.”

San Ramon Valley (15-2, 0-1) got an emotional boost before tip-off as assistant coach Hans de Lannoy, who has battled cancer for a few years and recently entered hospice care, attended the game in a wheelchair and sat near the team’s bench.

The Wolves have dedicated their season to de Lannoy, rallying behind the coach as they captured a prestigious Southern California tournament over the holiday break.

“That guy continues to inspire everybody,” San Ramon Valley coach Brian Botteen said. “So many people love him and were helping him out throughout the course of the evening.”

The home team got off to a sizzling start, building a 19-10 lead as Parker McClaughry carried the hot hand. The senior guard scored 10 of his 25 points in the opening quarter.

But Sevilla and Beasley heated up in the second quarter — combining for 18 of the Wildcats’ 22 points — and the teams went to the locker room tied 34-34.

The visitors scored the first eight points of the second half, but the cushion evaporated when San Ramon Valley closed the quarter with 3-pointers from McClaughry and Luke Isaak and a basket in transition from Elliot Conley.

The 8-0 run evened the score 50-50 with a quarter to play.

Ninety seconds later, Dougherty Valley had scored nine consecutive points to, as it turned out, put the score out of reach.

“It was big,” Beasley said. “That was all the momentum for the fourth. Coach told us to sit down and play defense and everything will be good.”

It has been good for Dougherty Valley all season. Even with Beasley, Sevilla and a third starter, Landon Edmond, sidelined last week, the team rolled over Kennedy-Fremont by 37 and Berkeley by 25.

“No excuses,” coach Mike Hansen said. “Last week our bench stepped up. We come back here tonight and don’t have our same energy and they get off to that blistering start. It’s like, ‘Uh-oh.’ I took Ryan out and tried to settle him in and our bench guys went in and played with confidence because they got it last week. That’s that good strength in numbers stuff.”

Beasley said he wasn’t at full strength.

“I was winded, as everybody could probably see,” he said. “But I had to push through. Thank you to my guy Connor going crazy tonight. All props to him and all our teammates for working hard.”

Blake Hudson, the third guard in Dougherty Valley’s lineup, finished with 10 points.

Neither side will catch a break Friday as Dougherty Valley travels to eighth-ranked Granada and San Ramon Valley visits seventh-ranked California.

“It’s going to be a very competitive league,” Botteen said. “We lick our wounds tonight. But we better get our attention on Cal because every night’s going to be a competitive one.”