The Brave hoopsters played two games at Paisola that should have been blow-outs - one was.
Boys Basketball
Los Padres League
The Braves rebounded, without much actual rebounding, the Defending Champs went down, and Cabrillo stole one at home.
Lompoc 37, Santa Ynez 33
[L: 13,11,6,7 - 37 SY: 6,6,16,5 - 33]
Rafael Arellano drains the first shot of the game for 2.
This one should have been over early, but the Braves kept messing about and the Pirates kept fighting. The Braves went with a small line-up, 4 guards and Luciano Lopez. Defensive transition fueled Lompoc to a 13-0 advantage in the first 3 and a half minutes as all 5 starters scored before the Pirates got on the board. Then the Braves did not score again until almost the same time in the 2nd period. Thankfully, the defense was good during that stretch and Santa Ynez only scored 8 points.
After the drought was squelched by Drayton Howell's trey, the Braves received another from Torey Sims, along with 5 FTs from Sims and Howell as well. The offensive splurge garnered Lompoc a 24-12 lead at halftime, and it should have been over, right? Should have been - wasn't.
The Pirates came out of the locker room fired up. In the 3rd, they drained a pair of 3s, shot 4-4 from the line, and put 16 points in the book. Lompoc, meanwhile, kind of meandered around Bryan Ayer Court to the great frustration of the coaching staff. Lompoc did get a bucket and 2-2 FT shooting from Chris Gonzalez, but the rest of the team only managed 2 points - hitting 2 of 4 FT attempts.
The Braves also collected some bonehead fouls, including one for a 2nd delay of the game violation when Lompoc was leading 29-14. Chase Sanchez drilled both freebies, which were swiftly followed by 2 more FGs and a trey. Suddenly, it was 29-21, and Santa Ynez was starting to believe they could win.
A little more than 4 minutes in, Lopez picked up his 4th foul and had to leave the game. In the midst of missed shots and turnovers, Sanchez potted another trey for the Pirates, and the lead was 5 points. A Lompoc foul was followed by two Karl Fredrickson free throws -margin of 3.
The Braves called timeout with 2:14 left in the 3rd. The break helped stop the Pirates scoring run, but was followed by a 2 minute foul-fest. Brian Piemme connected on one free throw, but Gradon White answered with a bucket just before the end of the quarter and Lompoc led by a mere 2 points (30-28).
In the first 3 minutes of the 4th, Lompoc did not score. They did foul, however, committing 3, and Fredrickson made a long 3 for the lead, before going to to the line for two more points. With the Pirates ahead by three, the teams exchanged fouls, turnovers, etc., for most of the next 3 minutes. Until a 10 second span starting at 2:11, when Torey Sims cashed in on consecutive FGs to retake the lead. Howell would add a hoop and a FT in the last 40 seconds for the final score.
Oh, and the rebounding? Lompoc frequently gave the Pirates multiple opportunities at the offensive end, while failing to do the same for themselves. The soundtrack for much of the game was a frustrated voice yelling "Box out !!!!".
Braves : Drayton Howell 10 (1x3), Torey Sims 10 (1x3), Chris Gonzalez 8, Ralphie Arellano 3, Taylor Cornejo 3 (1x3), Luciano Lopez 2, Brian Piemme 1.
Pirates : Karl Fredrickson 8, Clinton Anderson 8, Chase Sanchez 7, Gradon White 5, Christian Vences 5.
Junior Varsity
Lompoc 71, Santa Ynez 37
[L: 6,24,26,15 - 71 SY: 15,8,6,8 - 37]
Lompoc missed a bunch of shots and were down early, but they turned it up a notch or two and ran away with this one.
Glen Taylor and Jerard O'Byrne keep working for the score.
The Pirates' Chase Mattheny came out of the gate, as the tall bald guy used to say,
en fuego, hitting 3 3-pointers in the 1st period. The Braves actually opened the scoring, but Santa Ynez raced out to a 10-2 lead before Lompoc was able to get back in the scoring column with back-to-back buckets by Bailey and Venegas to climb within 4 points. The next two tallies went to the Pirates as Millard got 2, and Mattheny his third trey.
Santa Ynez pushed the lead to 11 early in the second quarter, before the Braves onslaught began. Jerard O'Byrne scored 16 of Lompoc's 24 in the period, including 4 treys. Richard Foster added 4 more points, the defense tightened up, and the Braves went into the halftime break with a 30-23 advantage.
In the midst of the jubilation surrounding the comeback, there was one recurrent problem - elbows. A pair of Braves were warned about clearing out with the elbows high, and the situation would get worse.
Unfortunately, the elbow problem raised its ugly head early (7:44), when Ruben Venegas caught a Santa Ynez player in the head with one. Venegas received a flagrant foul call and was ejected from the game. Mattheny connected on 1 of 2 FTs for the 1st points of the second half.
Foster would continue scoring in the 3rd (7 points), but Glen Taylor (9 points) took over from O'Byrne. Five Braves contributed points, and the locals outscored the Pirates 26-6 in the period.
The 4th quarter was more of the same scoring-wise, but with a different cast of characters, as Head Coach Joe Smith cleared the bench. Gabe Simon had 6, P. Krauec 5, and Michael Taylor 4 for the Braves, while Mattheny scored 4, including another trey for the Pirates.
The elbow situation, however, was not over. Simon, who got some blood on his jersey in the 3rd quarter, had to switch from his usual #3 to Venegas' #14 causing some confusion about whether or not an ejected player had re-entered the game. More disturbingly, Richard Foster picked a technical foul at 6:38 for one, but was not tossed out.
Braves : 10 Players Scored. Jerard O'Byrne 16 (4x3) [all 2nd Q], Glen Taylor 11, Richard Foster 11, Elijah Bailey 8, Cory Maxwell 4, Gabe Simon 6, P Kruaec 5, Ruben Venegas 4 (1x3), Michael Taylor 4, Austin Hayes 2.
Pirates : Chase Mattheny 14 (4x3), Blake 8, Jackson White 8 (2x3), Jacob Millard 4, Jackson Tatemia 2, Ryan 1.
at Cabrillo 65, Santa Maria 64
The Saints were up a point with just 8 seconds remaining, when they missed the front end of a 1+1 FT. Chad Brodhead grabbed the rebound and was fouled trying to run out the clock. Brodhead nailed them both, and Cabrillo held on for the victory. In the 4th, Santa Maria was 4-8 FT, including two one-and-one fronts.
Conqs [10-7,4-0 LPL]: See [
STORY]
Saints [2-1 LPL]: J.T. Simkins 12, Devon Brock 8,
Junior Varsity
Cabrillo 46, Santa Maria 44
Freshmen
Santa Maria 54, Cabrillo 44
Templeton 70, at Morro Bay 34
The Eagles toppled the Defending LPL Champs.
Eagles [7-8,1-2]: Will Mehring 18, Andy Garretson 17. Team - 19 assists on 29 FGs.
Pirates [7-10,2-2]: Xavier Alfaro 10 points.
Mission Prep 57, Nipomo 12
[MP: 17,19,?,? - 57 N: 2,6,?,? - 12]
Royals [10-6]: Ian Stake 9, Quinton Adlesh 8, Andy Rowley 8, Tyler Baty 8 (+12 rbs), Brandon Jones 8.
Titans [1-16]: Kaileb Mendez 6.
PAC-7 League
The Knights took out the frustration of losing to Righetti on cross-town foe Pioneer Valley, and the Robbie Berwick Show at A-Town knocked off the defending PAC-7 Champs AG.
St. Joseph 82, at Pioneer Valley 59
[SJ: 19,15,26,22 - 82 PV: 7,22,10,20 - 59]
Knights [12-4,2-1]: Keith Datu 25 pts, 8 rbs; Case Bruton 24; Curry Parham 9 pts, 9 rbs.
Panthers [4-12,1-3]: Brent Dionisio 13, Eric Fonteneau 13.
at Atascadero 49, Arroyo Grande 48
[A: 20,7,4,18 - 49 AG: 18,9,10,11 - 48
Robbie Berwick (Jr) scored 15 points, including 3 consecutive treys, in the final period to ground the Eagles - who had entered the quarter with a 6 point lead. The Greyhounds have won 10 of their last 11 games.
Greyhounds [10-6,3-0]: Robbie Berwick 31 (6x3), 5 rbs, 3 blks; Jared Stuedemann 5, Connor Kim 5.
Eagles [12-6,1-3]: Matt Willkomm 14 (4x3), DeSean Scott 8, Carson Wack 6 (2x3), Brennan Rivera 6.
Paso Robles 51, at San Luis Obispo 39
Bearcats [5-11,1-3]: Josh Wilson-Murry 24 (6x3), Rudy Binkele 10.
Tigers [6-10,1-2]: Kwab Farkye 12 (3x3), Carlson Schwoerer 10.
Down 'South'
Dos Pueblos 43, Santa Barbara 41
C.J. Zajic took a rebound the distance, finishing with a running hook shot to seal the win for the Chargers over the rival Dons.
San Marcos 63, Buena 53
The Royals earned a big win despite having an off night. They are 3-1 in the Channel League, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-3.
Cate 76, Midland 31
The Rams (5-3) cruised to a Condor League win over the Oaks (3-2) at home. Max Wanker had 22 for Cate, while Zak Dib paced the Oaks with 17.
Villanova Prep 45, Carpenteria 41
The Warriors surrendered a 10 point 1st half lead. Duncan Gordon had 14 points, 10 rebounds.
Providence Hall 53, Dunn 44
Nathan Dutchre had 27 points and 5 boards to lead the Lions [4-6,1-3] to victory. The Condor League match was the season opener for the Earwigs [0-1,0-1].
St Bonaventure 63, at Bishop Diego 53
Not even 28 points from Caleb Richey, and 19 from Thomas Lash could wrestle the win away from the Seraphs. The Cardinals are now 10-6 overall, 1-1 in the Tri-Valley League.
Girls Basketball
Los Padres League
This time the defending league champions (Morro Bay) won. Maybe it's because they're the 2 time defending champs, perhaps it's becase they have Hannah Gilbert. In any event, the Pirates have won 19-straight league games. The Eagles recorded their 13th straight loss to Morro Bay - including the only two league losses last season
Morro Bay 58, at Templeton 26
[Halftime MB 31-14]
Gilbert scored 10 of her 24 in a 14-2 Morro Bay 1st quarter run that turned a 3 point (5-2) Eagle advantage into 9 point Morro Bay margin.
Pirates [10-3,4-0]: Hannah Gilbert 24 pts (10 1stQ), 11 rbs; Sierra Schwellenbach 13 pts (7 2ndQ),7 assts,7 stls; Carli Watt 10 pts (2x3 3rdQ), 8 rbs.
Eagles [12-3,2-1]: Megan Hattar 9, Mari Stewart 7.
Lompoc 40, Santa Ynez 25
[Halftime Lompoc 20-6]
Braves [1-2LPL]: Precilla Castellanos 16 (2x3), Rylee Sager 11.
Pirates [0-4LPL]: Sophia Lugo 13 points.
Cabrillo 48, at Santa Maria 40
Conqs [3-1LPL]: Chelsea Kelley 15 (11FT), Devon McCune 11,Sophia Stevens 10.
Saints : Sarah Galiciano 16 points.
at Nipomo 33, Mission 28
[N: ?,?,11,10 - 33 MP: ?,?,8,8 - 28]
Tied 12-12 at halftime the Titans outscored Mission 11-8 in the 3rd quarter and 10-8 in the 4th quarter.
Titans [9-8]: Taylor Nevitt 11, 16 rbs; Peyton Maas 6.
Royals [2-15]: Connor Storlie 12 points.
PAC-7 League
The PAC-7 League Champs, Arroyo Grande fell in the girls contest as well.
San Luis Obispo 32, at Paso Robles 25
Tigers [8-8,2-1]: Jessica Judge (Jr) 16 pts, 9rbs, 6 stls, 2 blks.
Bearcats [8-9,1-3]: Molly Donovan 12, Jackie Caraveo 8. Team - 5 points in the 2nd Half.
Atascadero 43, at Arroyo Grande 34
[Halftime AG by 5]
Greyhounds [10-4,2-1]: Maddie Leong (So) 12, Mary Kate Evans 11 rbs, 5 stls, 3 assts.
Eagles [8-9,1-3]: Elizabeth Mero 12 points.
at St. Joseph 78, Pioneer Valley 52
[SJ: 18,24,20,16 - 78 PV: 16,10,12,14 - 52]
PV tied it at 18 early in the second and then it was all St. Joes.
Knights [9-7, 3-0]: Tatiana Dunlap 39 [18/21] (2x3, 9-9 FT), 13 rbs, 5 asst, 1 blk; Kaitlyn Flowers 21 points (1x3, 6-7FT), 9 asst; Amani White 8, 9 rbs, 2 blks; Alannah Robb 6 (2x3), 3 asst.
Panthers [12-4, 3-1]: Shynia Tell 21 points,Victoria Becerra.
Boys Soccer
PAC-7 League
Arroyo Grande 1, at Atascadero 0
Eagles [11-7-1,4-0]:
Goal (Assist) - Oscar Munoz (25/20th, Jorge Hernandez [?]).
Saves - Danny Montero 7.
Greyhounds [6-7-1,1-2]:
Paso Robles 3, at San Luis Obispo 2 [OT]
The Bearcats won with a stoppage time penalty kick in the 1st overtime after a hand-ball inside the box was called on a Tiger defender. In the OT, SLO was down to just 8 players due to the issuance of 3 red cards. SLO had tied the game in stoppage time at the end of regulation.
Bearcats [1-3]: Rafael Ramon (1OT Stoppage, Penalty Kick)
Tigers [8-5-3,1-2]: Lukas Holocher, Chris Toh (2H Stoppage).
Saves - Micheal Lambert 4.
Other
Cate 6, at Laguna Blanca 0
Rams [4-1-1, 1-0]:
1st Half - Joshua Yaro (8th, Acheampong); Geoffrey Acheampong (15th), Abhay Singh (Yaro).
2nd Half - Geoffrey Acheampong 2, Abhay Singh 1
Girls Soccer
PAC-7 League
Pioneer Valley 2, St. Joseph 2 [
TIE] [2
OT]
[Halftime PV 2-0]
It was the first time in school history that the PV girls soccer team had not lost to the Knights.
Panthers [5-6-3,0-3-1]:
Goals (assists) - Isabelle Rodriguez (11th ,Bonnie Zuniga); Bonnie Zuniga (21st, None). Jenny Escobedo had 2 shots go just wide. GK Beri Mendoza
Knights [8-5-1, 0-1-1]: Mallory McNulty (45th, Monique Brunello corner kick); Mallory McNulty (2H stoppage time, Free Kick). GK Dana Bouquet
Arroyo Grande 6, Atascadero 1
Eagles [9-0-6,3-0-1]:
Goals - Nadine Reed 2 goals, 1 assist; Mallory Flatebo 2 goals, 2 assists; Lupita Leon 1 goal, 1 assist; Jane Summers 1 goal, 1 assist.
San Luis Obispo 1, Paso Robles 0
Tigers [9-6-1,3-0]:
Goal (Assist) - Mariah Nievez (None).
Saves - Lily McCann 10.
Girls Water Polo
at Carpenteria 14, Oaks Christian 2
[Halftime Carp 5-0]
Warriors [6-6,1-0TVL]: Hope Grant 6, Maddie Brooks 4, Andrea Delgado 3.
Cate 13, Nordhoff 5
Rams [3-2, 1-1]: Sophie Maes 4, Sophia Soriano 4, Maddie Schrager 2.
Wrestling
Buena 64, San Marcos 12
The Royals scored via two forfeits, but David Morales (Fr) lost a close 4-2 decision to Nick Simpson at 113.
