High School Sports

GILROY—Thursday’s game between Notre Dame-Salinas and Gilroy was much closer than the score shows.

Rafael “Bubu” Garcia won Gilroy High’s First Pitch home run derby Saturday with a blast over the left-field fence to edge Matt Hemeon in a swing-off after the two batters were tied at one homer apiece in the second round.

Brendan Holler scored 17 points to lead Gilroy High’s boys basketball team to a 69-58 home win over Alisal on Wednesday night.

SANTA CLARA—Christopher was on the cusp of erasing a 10-point halftime deficit against Los Gatos when the Wildcats’ coach called timeout midway through the fourth quarter.

Gilroy matched Branham point for point in the second and third quarters Saturday, but it wasn't enough to come away with a win. 

Seaside was within one run of Christopher heading into the top of the fourth, trailing 5-4, but then the Cougars pounced into action.

Hanna Tabron had 15 points and Olivia Tabron scored 14 to lead Christopher High’s girls basketball team to a 49-38 home win over Salinas on Tuesday night.

The Christopher High field hockey team is playing for more than just a win today.

David Valencia, Andres Jimenez and Miguel Gutierrez scored one goal each to lead Gilroy High’s boys soccer team to a 3-0 win at Saratoga in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Tuesday night.

GILROY—From the start, Junipero Serra gave Christopher a fight—and Christopher showed it wasn’t going down easy.