WCAL Season Finale - Mitty and Riordan Co-champions!
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Crazy night in the WCAL with a few upsets and one near upset.
- Valley Christian 64 Bellarmine 52
- St. Ignatius 78 Sacred Heart Cathedral 58
- Mitty 68 St. Francis 60
- Riordan 44 Serra 42 (game winning shot at the buzzer by Achilles Woodson)
John Squire feasted again on SH. The only thing left he didnt do was the Pat Bev too small taunt.
St. Francis beat St. Ignatius 74-69
Bellarmine beat Serra 52-49
Riordan beat Valley Christian 55-34
Mitty beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 85-48
Bellarmine beat Serra 52-49
Riordan beat Valley Christian 55-34
Mitty beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 85-48
A big week in store for WCAL teams starting tonight with a non-league game for Riordan at the MLK Classic at De La Salle. 2 WCAL undefeated teams in Mitty and Riordan square off Tuesday night. Here's this week's schedule
Monday, Jan 16th - non-league - MLK Classic @ DLS (tipoff 6pm)
Monday, Jan 16th - non-league - MLK Classic @ DLS (tipoff 6pm)
- Archbishop Riordan (11-2, 4-0) vs Jesuit-Sacramento (13-4, 3-0)
- Archbishop Mitty (12-2; 4-0) @ Archbishop Riordan (11-2*; 4-0). * as of Jan 16th
- Bellarmine (6-7; 1-3) @ St. Ignatius (8-6; 2-2)
- Serra (7-6; 0-3) @ St. Francis (9-4; 2-2)
- Sacred Heart Cathedral (7-6; 1-2) @ Valley Christian (6-8; 1-3)
- St. Ignatius @ Mitty
- Riordan @ Bellarmine
- Valley Christian @ Serra
- St. Francis @ Sacred Heart Cathedral
Riordan 60 - Mitty 50 Final
I only caught the last quarter+ but Riordan looked good and lead by double digits most of the 2nd half but Mitty cut it six then Riordan hit a lot of their FTs to close it out in the fourth quarter. Riordan has a nice athletic well-balanced squad. Nice win for the Crusaders.
I only caught the last quarter+ but Riordan looked good and lead by double digits most of the 2nd half but Mitty cut it six then Riordan hit a lot of their FTs to close it out in the fourth quarter. Riordan has a nice athletic well-balanced squad. Nice win for the Crusaders.
Impressive win for Riordan especially on second night of back to back after losing to Jesuit on Monday. All these Mitty-Riordan matchups should be really good this year.
Other WCAL Scores:
St. Francis beat Serra 59-46
St. Ignatius beat Bellarmine 65-60
Sacred Heart Cathedral beat Valley Christian 74-68
Caught both the Jesuit and Mitty games. Jesuit game was a "stinker" and the first time the Crusaders appeared to miss King Wilhite. Lots of unforced turnovers, defensive lapses, ball going in and out of the rim and the flow of the game was disrupted by the tight calls from the refs. Jesuit had a lot to do with it as they played with force and Epperson was just on fire. Also, it didn't help that Riordan's Tshamala left the game in the opening minutes after getting a nasty elbow to the jaw. Freshmen Kuminga and Davis also were unavailable.
Last night was an 180 turnaround as Riordan's defense was smothering and Riordan played with force and won most of the 50/50 balls. Unforced turnovers were still there, but drastically reduced last night. I counted 10 dunks last night with Wise flushing 6 of them - the last one a reverse off an alley oop. The team was still without the 3 players that sat the night before, but the rotation was solid. Riordan's length and athleticism at all positions gave Mitty fits. against the 3 6-7 players. Mitty was without 2 of its guards, but don't think it would have made a difference last night. Lots of balanced scoring. Team still figuring life without King, but the trajectory is very positive, Team should be pretty formidable as the season progresses as they just need time playing together.
Last night was an 180 turnaround as Riordan's defense was smothering and Riordan played with force and won most of the 50/50 balls. Unforced turnovers were still there, but drastically reduced last night. I counted 10 dunks last night with Wise flushing 6 of them - the last one a reverse off an alley oop. The team was still without the 3 players that sat the night before, but the rotation was solid. Riordan's length and athleticism at all positions gave Mitty fits. against the 3 6-7 players. Mitty was without 2 of its guards, but don't think it would have made a difference last night. Lots of balanced scoring. Team still figuring life without King, but the trajectory is very positive, Team should be pretty formidable as the season progresses as they just need time playing together.
Its quite a site to see Riordan when they play defense with so much energy. Nothing Mitty got was easy. At one point at start of 4th, AM only had 33 points. This is a statement win and Coach Curtin this type of defense will carry them deep into playoffs.
Last I saw was he was on this year's roster of East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi.
he aint on it no mo.
The other half of the dynamic duo Bryce Monroe has only played in 4 games this season due to injury for IUPUI who are a dismal 3-18 currently.
Yah thats too bad. Was fun watching him. Just shows how difficult it is to have a career path in playing hoops no matter how talented you are. Hopefully he finds a niche in basketball that doesnt involve playing because it looks like those prospects are dead.
My bad. He played in 7 games, starting 6) last year for East Central CC.
he aint on it no mo.
Bellarmine beat St. Francis 51-45
Serra beat St. Ignatius 58-57
Mitty beat Valley Christian 76-49
Riordan beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 69-58
Pretty surprising night. St. Ignatius winning at Riordan and Mitty having a tough game against Bellarmine
Saturday Jan 28th Results
- Riordan 62 @ St. Francis 44
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 79 @ Bellarmine 83 DOT
- Mitty 67@ Serra 56
- Valley Christian 50 @ St. Ignatius 70
- Riordan 8-1; 15-4
- Mitty 8-1; 16-3
- St. Ignatius 5-4; 11-8
- St. Francis 4-5; 11-7
- Serra 3-5; 10-8
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-5; 9-9
- Bellarmine 3-6; 8-10
- Valley Christian 1-8; 6-13
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Tuesday, Jan 31st Results
- Riordan 61 @ Serra 58
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 57 @ St. Ignatius 59
- St. Francis 52 @ Mitty 69
- Bellarmine 56 @ Valley Christian 59
- Riordan 9-1; 16-4
- Mitty 9-1; 17-3
- St. Ignatius 6-4; 12-8
- St. Francis 4-6; 11-8
- Serra 3-6; 10-9
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-6; 9-10
- Bellarmine 3-7; 8-11
- Valley Christian 2-8; 7-13
Serra played at Bellarmine last night. Serra 75 Bellarmine 61
SHC Irish with the upset in San Francisco over co-leader Mitty. Sets up showdown in San Jose Tuesday when the Crusaders face the Monarchs and have the opportunity to extend its hold on 1st place.
Thursday/Friday Feb 2nd/ 3rd Results
Thursday/Friday Feb 2nd/ 3rd Results
- Serra 75 @ Bellarmine 61 Thursday
- Valley Christian 46 @ Riordan 67
- Mitty 61 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral 62 OT
- St. Ignatius 47 @ St. Francis 44
- Riordan 10-1; 17-4
- Mitty 9-2; 17-4
- St. Ignatius 7-4; 13-8
- Serra 4-6; 11-9
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 4-6; 10-10
- St. Francis 4-7; 11-9
- Bellarmine 3-8; 8-12
- Valley Christian 2-9; 7-14
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A good night for the City WCAL schools. I caught the 4th and OT and noticed Sangster was on the Mitty bench and I did not see Tyler Jones. Did Sangster foul out? SHC appeared the more poised team in crunch time.
SI is improving and gaining confidence every night - especially those 3 freshman and 6-8 big man. They are going to be a tough out.
Riordan has been grinding still figuring things out. Unforced turnovers created by too much dribbling, out of control drives and lazy inbound passes have kept a lot teams in the game and even ended up a victory for SI. When the team is talking to each other, going after it on D and making that extra pass and cutting weak side - this team is hard to beat. Should be a great game Tuesday night @ Mitty.
SI is improving and gaining confidence every night - especially those 3 freshman and 6-8 big man. They are going to be a tough out.
Riordan has been grinding still figuring things out. Unforced turnovers created by too much dribbling, out of control drives and lazy inbound passes have kept a lot teams in the game and even ended up a victory for SI. When the team is talking to each other, going after it on D and making that extra pass and cutting weak side - this team is hard to beat. Should be a great game Tuesday night @ Mitty.
Remaining WCAL Games:
- Riordan - 2/7 @ Mitty; 2/10 Bellarmine; 2/14 @ SHC
- Mitty - 2/7 Riordan; 2/10 @ SI; 2/14 VC
- SI -2/7 @ Bellarmine; 2/10 Mitty; 2/14 @ Serra
- Serra - 2/7 St. Francis; 2/10 @ VC; 2/14 SI
- SHC - 2/7 VC; 2/10 @ St. Francis; 2/14 Riordan
- St. Francis - 2/7 @ Serra; 2/10 SHC; 2/14 @ Bellarmine
- Bellarmine - 2/7 SI; 2/10 @ Riordan; 2/14 St. Francis
- Valley Christian - 2/7 @ SHC; 2/10 Serra; @ Mitty
SHC 63 @ Serra 59
Irish ☘️ take down the Padres less than 24 hours after upsetting Mitty.
3 of the top 4 WCAL teams are from the City- Riordan, St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Cathedral
WCAL Standings
Irish ☘️ take down the Padres less than 24 hours after upsetting Mitty.
3 of the top 4 WCAL teams are from the City- Riordan, St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Cathedral
WCAL Standings
- Riordan 10-1; 17-4
- Mitty 9-2; 17-4
- St. Ignatius 7-4; 13-8
- Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-6; 11-10
- Serra 4-7; 11-10
- St. Francis 4-7; 11-9
- Bellarmine 3-8; 8-12
- Valley Christian 2-9; 7-14
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