San Mateo's streak at 20 with win over Santa Clara
The good times haven't stopped for the San Mateo girls basketball team, which, under former South San Francisco coach Paul Carion, has done some special things this season — including winning its first league title since 1977. The season's not over yet. San Mateo won its 20th consecutive game Saturday, edging No. 6 seed Santa Clara 51-50 in overtime in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs.
Bella Fong led San Mateo (22-3) with 27 points, including 10 in the third quarter, seven in the fourth and six in overtime.
Nina Llamas scored 14 points to lead Santa Clara, which finished 19-6. San Mateo advances to play at third-seeded Christopher in Tuesday's quarterfinals.
NO. 6 FREMONT-SUNNYVALE 55, LEIGH 47 >> Fremont's seniors led the way in the second round of the Division I playoffs. Anusha Chadalavada scored 20 points, and Haley Johnson put in 15. Fremont (13-12) plays at No. 3 Alisal on Tuesday.
CCS boys
NO. 11 LELAND 50, NO. 6 GUNN 47 >> Playing in its first game since a postgame brawl between adults on Tuesday, host Gunn was edged by Leland in a Division II second round game. Trevor Cosgrove, a 6-foot-5 forward, scored 17 points to lead Leland. Gunn senior Ethan Kitch had a team-high 17 points. NO. 7 LEIGH 63, NO. 10 FREMONTSUNNYVALE 52 >> Leigh moved on to the Division I quarterfinals, beating visiting Fremont behind 20 points from Caleb Asante, 16 from Marko Miocinovic and 15 from Cooper Smith. The Longhorns (16-8) play at second-seeded Los Gatos on Tuesday. Yuval Lewit scored 28 for Fremont (20-6). NO. 8 CUPERTINO 45, NO. 9 MILPITAS 41 >> Pioneers senior center Max Feldan had 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in a Division I second-round win. Cupertino's Max Lin hit five 3-pointers for 15 points, and Soham Nighojkar added 14 points, 13 of those coming in the second half. Cupertino (25-1) plays at No. 1 Menlo-Atherton on Tuesday.
NCS boys
ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT 42, CARDINAL NEWMAN 37 >> St. Patrick-St. Vincent didn't get any favors from the North Coast Section selection committee. A 17-win regular-season that included three losses to Northern California's top-ranked team, Salesian, merited only a No. 10 seed in the Division II bracket for the Vallejo private school.
That was bad news for Cardinal Newman, which won 25 regularseason games and beat Washington-Fremont in the first round of NCS. But after its upset, SPSV is now one win away from the final and a spot in the Northern California regionals. The Bruins on Wednesday travel to face Benicia, a 51-37 winner over American. NO. 6 BENICIA 51, NO. 14 AMERICAN 37 >> American, the 14th-seeded team that shocked third-seeded Redwood in the first round, fell on the road against Benicia. Jackdan Eyike scored 10 points to lead Benicia (20-10). Kiratraj Sanghera had 15 points and Jordan Bucko had 10 for American (18-10).
NO. 4 MOREAU CATHOLIC 56, NO. 5 ALAMEDA 51 >> Jalen Arnold had 12 points and Dominic Walker and Andrew Placido each scored nine to lead host Moreau past Alameda in a quarterfinal game. The Mariners play top-seeded Montgomery-Santa Rosa on Wednesday.
NCS girls
NO. 4 MOREAU CATHOLIC 65, NO. 5 FOOTHILL 44 >> Host Moreau pulled away in a Division II quarterfinal game. Madeline Bader (16 points) and Elisa Ortega (15 points) led the Mariners (18-10), who play at top-seeded Redwood on Wednesday. Riley Young had 24 points for Foothill (20-9).
NO. 6 NORTHGATE 39, NO. 3 MIRAMONTE 37 >> Amelia Schrag nailed a shot with two seconds left to pull off the upset against Miramonte. She ended the game with 17 points, and Hana Neuman had nine. Miramonte senior Karena Eberts scored 13 points, and Maegan Gloria Eichenberger and Willa Mapaye scored eight each for the Matadors. Northgate will play at No. 2 Montgomery on Wednesday.