The Christopher boys basketball team went 1-1 last week against league opponents Seaside and Palma.
The Cougars beat the Spartans 54-46 at Seaside Wednesday, but fell to Palma 57-37 at home Friday.
Three CHS players scored in double digits against Seaside, including Chad Hartman who led the team with 20 points. Xander Bowers had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dillion Day added 13 points.
Seaside led 25-16 at halftime, but Christopher rebounded by scoring 19 points in the third and fourth quarters.
Christopher was held to single digits until the fourth quarter of Friday’s contest with Palma. The Cougars trailed 45-18 before they scored 19 in the final frame.
Hartman led Christopher in scoring with nine points. He also had seven rebounds and two assists.
Bowers scored eight points and had 12 rebounds.
Christopher (12-5 overall, 3-2 in league) will host Monterey at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Mustangs fall to Eagles, Trojans
Gilroy dropped two games last week, falling to Everett Alvarez at home Wednesday and Alisal on the road Friday.
The Mustangs narrowly lost 62-56 to Alvarez and had three players score in double digits.
Michael Kropff led his team with 18 points, followed by Connor Doyle with 11 and Kevin Azcueta with 10.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 16-4 lead after the first half and the Eagles answered with a 20-point second quarter. Gilroy posted 16 of its own and took a 32-24 lead into the break.
The teams matched one another with 10 points a piece in the third before Alvarez pulled away, outscoring Gilroy 28-11 in the final frame.
On Friday, Alisal handed the Mustangs a 76-46 loss in Salinas.
Kropff again led Gilroy in scoring, posting 15 points. Azcueta scored nine and Doyle tallied seven points.
Alisal took a 39-16 lead into halftime from which Gilroy couldn’t recover. The Mustangs’ put up their best numbers in the fourth quarter where they scored 18 points to the Trojans’ 20.
Gilroy will next play at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Watsonville. The Mustangs are 3-14 overall, 1-4 in league play.
GIRLS SOCCER
Mustangs top Spirits, tie with Cowboys
Gilroy put another ‘W’ in the win column and recorded its first tie of the season against Notre Dame and Salinas, respectively.
The Mustangs started the week with a 1-0 win over Notre Dame at Rabobank Stadium Wednesday. They went on to tie 1-1 with Salinas Friday.
Gilroy was without Tayler Silacci and Chelsey Robles for the ND game and adjusted by moving offensive powerhouse Samantha Gonzalez back to strengthen the defense.
Despite several shots on goal by Alexi Slattery, the teams were scoreless at the half. Gilroy continued making line-up adjustments in the second half, including sliding Gonzalez up to midfield—and it paid off. She fed Slattery the ball with eight minutes remaining and Slattery broke free for the score. She fired the ball past a diving Spirits goalie who was unable to make the stop.
Defenders Jessica Koppell, Monica Ruelas and Angela Leonardo kept the Mustangs’ zone protected to preserve the shutout.
Against Salinas, Agust Gomez scored in the 7th minute on a free kick from 30 yards out. The score was set-up by Slattery drawing a foul.Â
The Cowboys answered in the 12th minute when Cynthia Camacho scored the equalizer on an assist from Ashley Tibbs.
The Mustangs improved to 3-8-1 overall. They will next play at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Christopher.
Balers blank Cougars
San Benito edged Christopher 1-0 Friday in Hollister.
The Balers’ Shantay Tamez scored the lone goal in the first half off an assist from Brianna Bengivengo to lift her team to victory.
The 4-7 Cougars, 2-3 in the MBL-Gabilan Division, will host crosstown rival Gilroy at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
BOYS SOCCER
Mustangs fall to Cowboys
Fernando Lares got Gilroy on the board early, but it wasn’t enough to lift his team to a win.
The Mustangs lost 3-1 Thursday at home to Salinas.
Lares drew first blood, scoring on an assist from David Solarzano in the first half. Salinas answered with two goals to take a 2-1 lead at half.
The Cowboys notched another after the break for the final.
The loss drops Gilroy to 4-7 overall, 2-3 in the MBL-Gabilan Division. It will be back in action at 5:45 p.m. today at Alisal.
Find when and where your favorite Cougar and Mustang teams are playing this week:Â
CHRISTOPHER
1.27 — Boys soccer vs. Seaside*, 5:45 p.m.; Girls basketball at Monte Vista Christian*, 7 p.m.
1.28 — Girls soccer vs. Gilroy*, 5:45 p.m.; Boys basketball vs. Monterey*, 7 p.m.
1.30 — Girls soccer at Salinas*, 5:45 p.m.; Boys basketball vs. Monte Vista Christian*, 7 p.m.
1.31 — Wrestling at Pitman Tournament, TBD
GILROY
1.27 — Boys soccer at Alisal*, 5:45 p.m.
1.28 — Wrestling vs. Alvarez*, 5:30 p.m.; Girls soccer at Christopher*, 5:45 p.m.; Boys basketball at Watsonville*, 7 p.m.
1.29 — Boys soccer at San Benito*, 3:30 p.m.; Girls basketball vs. Salinas*, 7 p.m.
1.30 — Girls soccer vs. San Benito*, 5:45 p.m.; Boys basketball at North Monterey County*, 7 p.m.
1.31 — Wrestling at Overfelt Classic, TBD
*Denotes league contest
