Daily Notes: Pinewood beats Sacred Heart Prep, Palo Alto holds off Lynbrook and more

[Streak One]

#6 Cardinal Newman beat Montgomery 58-30: Cardinal Newman led 18-13 at halftime before winning Q3 23-6

#9 Pinewood beat Sacred Heart Prep 57-41: Courtni Thompson (16), Una Jovanovic (12) and Maia Garcia (10) were in double figures for Pinewood.

#10 Heritage beat Antioch 72-29

#18 Franklin-Elk Grove beat Elk Grove 56-45: Franklin led 22-21 at halftime. Amayia Evans had a team high 14 points for Elk Grove.

#19 American beat Logan 51-42: American's 15-6 first quarter lead carried them to the win.

Palo Alto beat Lynbrook 37-36: Carly Martin had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Vikings. Lydian Li had 10 points for Lynbrook

Marin Catholic beat San Marin 40-36

Pinole Valley beat Kennedy-Richmond 52-45: Pinole Valley won Q4 17-11. Ashanti Stricklen had 27 points for Kennedy

Willows beat Pierce 73-52: Pierce led 16-14 after Q1. Willows improves to 18-3

 

[TheHillZ]

Props are due to Paly. They lost a consensus star in Annika Shah just before the season started and have continued to win.

Carly Martin has really stepped up.

With literally everyone returning next year, including Annika, I'd bet right now they earn an Open ticket.

 

[hoopsfan4321]

Palo Alto? Because they beat lynbrook, another public, at home? do you really think they would beat the last place WCAL team ? the Gap between public and private is too significant in CCS.

 

[TheHillZ]

Certainly not this year. But next year, with Shah and everyone else back, yes.

 

[hoopsfan4321]

Well I havent seen them play or shah but have they played any privates in last year or two with her? its just a different level.numbers against other publics. well.

 

[OnBall8]

Well I havent seen them play or shah but have they played any privates in last year or two with her? its just a different level.numbers against other publics. well.

PA lost to Presentation last year. Pres was 4-6 in WCAL play.

They also lost to pres again this year by the same margin. Pres is 0-3 so far this year in WCAL play.

 

[TheHillZ]

With Shah they win that game easily this year. She is a special player.

To be sure, the privates will generally reign again next year. But I stand by the prediction.

 

[OnBall8]

With Shah they win that game easily this year. She is a special player

Didn't they have her last year?

 

[TheHillZ]

Sure, but to paraphrase John Wooden, the best thing about sophomores is that they become juniors.

Palo Alto was the #1 seed in CCS Div I last year. That seems rather not far off from open. (Presentation, btw, was the #6 open seed). A year later, with everyone back, it is not at all a stretch to imagine them playing with the privates.

 

[bayareagbballfan]

Sure, but to paraphrase John Wooden, the best thing about sophomores is that they become juniors.

Palo Alto was the #1 seed in CCS Div I last year. That seems rather not far off from open. (Presentation, btw, was the #6 open seed). A year later, with everyone back, it is not at all a stretch to imagine them playing with the privates.

Interesting observations. They should try to stay in D1. If they get into the open, they'd be slaughtered by #1 or #2.

 

[TheHillZ]

True true. But the same could be said about anyone unlucky enough to land the #8 or even #7 seed in CCS open.

 

[colhenrylives]

There are two very separate and unequal girls' basketball setups in CCS: The publics and the private/parochials. We all understand how that's gone _ total domination by the latter. Thirty CIF titles for the CCS private/parochials, one for the publics (Burlingame 1988). However, the new equity-based state playoff system has opened the door for a CCS public to garner another CIF crown at some point, perhaps soon. If it turns out to be Paly, great. Good for them. We have our gnarled fingers crossed.