Prep Roundup: Dec. 16
Evan Shapiro continues to stay hot for Christopher. The senior led the Cougars boys basketball team in scoring for the second straight game, putting up 13 points in a 43-34 win over Lincoln in the Consolation Championship game of the Los Gatos Wildcat Shootout Friday. Three players — Josh Wheat, Adam Bravo and Miika Smith — put up eight points in the game while Chad Hartman had six. The win improves the Cougars to 3-1 on the season. Christopher will be back in action at 5 p.m. Thursday to take on Aptos in the Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament at Gilroy High School. Mustangs fall in home opener If the Gilroy boys basketball team had to name one thing that hurt it Friday, it would be turnovers. The Mustangs had more than 15 turnovers in their 56-35 loss to Monterey in their home opener Friday. Gilroy only went 2 for 5 from the line and was only able to hit one of its six 3-point attempts. The Mustangs only trailed by one, 16-15, after the first quarter but were held to single digits for the remaining three while Monterey was able to put up 11, 18 and 11 points in the second, third and fourth, respectively. Gilroy will look to rebound as it hosts the 34th Annual Bob Hagen Memorial Tournament, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday vs. Anzar — a team it beat 64-34 on Dec. 10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cougars take third in Watsonville Tourney Cydney Caradonna put up a career-high 30 points for Christopher Saturday. The senior led the team to a 66-41 win over San Benito in the third place game of the Watsonville Tournament. Caradonna was named to the All Tournament Team for her performance through the three days. Christopher held the Balers to just 15 points in the second half while putting up 40 points of its own. Dejah Raoof and Haley Romero complemented Caradonna with 10 points each.
JUCO Football: Gavilan falls 56-6 to Shasta in opener
REDDING—Gavilan dropped its 2015 season opener 56-6 at Shasta College Saturday. The loss was due in part to too many penalties and not enough yards.
Football: Balers cruise past Christopher
On its first play from scrimmage, San Benito found the end zone when Hunter Raquet hooked up with Adam Mendoza for a 22-yard touchdown. That pretty much summed up the Haybalers’ 45-0 win over Christopher Friday in a Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division contest.
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: CHS girls soccer, hoops lose first league games
It was a rough night all around for Gilroy teams. Aside from the Gilroy High boys soccer team, which tied San Benito 1-1, the local teams were on the wrong ends of the results. The CHS girls basketball and soccer teams suffered their first league losses, while the CHS boys basketball team dipped below .500 in the MBL.
Wrestling: Christopher’s Lopez claims Mid-Cals title
Christopher High junior wrestler Jimmie Lopez won the 108-pound title in Mid-Cals on Saturday night with a 10-2 major decision over Paso Robles’ Kameron Morones in the finals at Gilroy High.
PHOTOS: Quakes stun Chivas in Leagues Cup opener
The San Jose Earthquakes earned an impressive win over Club Deportivo Guadalajara—nicknamed “Chivas”—that went the full distance at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night.
Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, the Quakes outlasted the Chivas, 4-3, via penalty shootout in front of a tournament-record 50,675 fans...
SOFTBALL: Rams win in walk-off fashion, 4-3
Adrianna Osuana's bottom of the seventh two-run home run lifted