Lodi soccer still in contention at Pitman tournament
Lodi High’s girls soccer team went 1-1 on Friday at the Pitman Tournament in Turlock, with a 2-0 win over Sonora and a 1-0 loss to Turlock.
Alexander Khoury scored in the first half against Sonora on a Rachel Sutter assist, and Alexis Abarca scored on a loose ball in the box during the second half. Shelby Hand blocked one shot against Sonora, and three in the loss to Turlock.
“We dominated possession, we dominated play, but we just couldn’t finish,” Lodi coach Tim Stutz said. “They had three opportunities, and scored on a good technical header on a corner kick. But I’m really happy with the play we had today. Really good movement. It’s just little details that if that’s all I have to worry about at this point in the season, I’m happy.”
Lodi plays Kimball and Gregori today, and still has a shot at winning the five-team group.
GIRLS SOCCER
Varsity Tokay 3, Venture Academy 1
Mia Misasi, Sophia Casciara and Paola Valencia scored in Friday’s win, with assists by Alexia Garcia, Odyssi Garcia and Ilene Izaguirre. Kennedy Hobbs and Katie Price split time in goal, with eight saves for Hobbs and one for Price.
With the score 2-1, Hobbs made a crucial save, clearing the ball off the goal line. Tokay moved down the field off the clearance and scored to put the game away.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Varsity Linden Tournament
Liberty Ranch has gone 2-0 in Linden in the past two days, including Friday’s 57-32 win over Bret Harte.
Briley Jordet led the Hawks with 18 points, along with nine from Anjolina Garcia and eight each from Tori Azevedo and Ashley Kirbyson.
The Hawks will play in the tournament championship today at 2:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Liberty Ranch took down Millennium 56-34 in the first round, led by Jordet’s 15 points. Garcia added 11, and Azevedo and Kirbyson had 10 each. Franklin 38, Elliot 34
Elliot High ran out of steam after playing Franklin to a 2828 tie through three quarters in the Linden Tournament. Charis Guerzo led the Eagles with 15 points, followed by Tayton McCorstin with nine, Lexie Juelch and Joanne Butler with three each, and Abby Ramirez and Sophia Butler with two each. Elliot plays Bret Harte today in the third-place game.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Varsity Lincoln 55, Lodi 52
Raees Khan and Jaylin Reed scored 16 each in Lodi’s loss at the McDonald’s Classic on Friday.
“Lincoln is a very good team and (Andre) Kelly is a really good player,” Lodi coach Dave Nutting said via email. “He got a lot of points from the line today. Both teams played really hard and we're looking forward to playing them in league.”
Nthan Foster added six point, John Durham had four and Matt Nickel added five. Lodi plays at 1 p.m. today at Edison High against Chavez. Tokay 74, Chavez 56
The Tigers jumped out early in this one, leading 53-22 at halftime, helped along by a double-double from Luka Jovic, who went for 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Jorge Hernandez added 19 points, Aidan Green had 12, Austin Dongon had eight points and eight assists, Victor Nateras and Anam Akbar had four each and Josh Moore, Rogelio Herrera and Daniel Garlick had two each.
Tokay (5-2) will play Lincoln at 4 p.m. today at Edison. Sunnyside 76, Liberty Ranch 65
The Hawks will not add a third straight Buck Bailey Tournament championship to their resume after Friday’s loss in the semifinals. Liberty Ranch will play for third today.
Corey Potthoff led the Hawks (2-2) with 24 points, followed by Chandler Garcia and Jalen Patterson with 10 each, and Jaime Gonzalez and Aris O’Neal with six each.
Sunnyside, with a height advantage, shot 39 free throws to Liberty Ranch’s 20.
Frosh-soph Brookside Christian 49, Lodi 46
Jason Myers led the Flame with 18 points in Friday’s loss, along with nine from Colton Machado, seven from Joey Padilla, six from Luis Perez, four from Justin Ozumy and two from Nathan Shoup.
Freshmen Lodi 66, Mesa Verde 19
Ethan Bronson led the Flames with 13 points, along with Trevor Jackson and Brady Pike with eight each, seven from Richie Biegler, six from Jace Haro, four each from Kobe Linson, Cristian Garcia, Julius Latteri and David King and two each from Parker Alcoriza, Logan Stout, Andreas Pappas and Jeff Werder.