St. Francis High’s star backcourt, sophomore Maya Calfee and freshman Liliana Whitmeyer, took turns lighting up opponents on the basketball court this season.
Defending CCS Division IV boys’ basketball champion Carmel seeded No. 2 in section playoffs. Reigning State Division IV champion Monterey seeded No. 3 in the CCS Division III bracket. Palma awarded the No. 2 seed in Division V.
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Freshman Isabella Alvarez scored a game-high 23 points, and the Watsonville High girls basketball team stomped Alvarez 70-16 in Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division action on Thursday.
Junior Lia Gularte scored a hat trick, and Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team earned a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play in Felton Tuesday.
Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division game in Aptos on Wednesday.
Sophomore Nareni Carre Martinez scored twice for Santa Cruz High’s girls soccer team, and the Cardinals edged crosstown foe Pacific Collegiate 2-1 in the teams’ physical nonleague match Wednesday.
Robert Gomez made seven of St. Francis High’s 21 3-pointers to help the Sharks’ boys basketball team roll past King City 91-43 in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division opener in Watsonville on Monday.
Two-way center Quinten Post scored a game-high 22 points, and had seven rebounds and two assists, but Santa Cruz lost its series opener against San Diego, 123-89, in the teams’ NBA G League Showcase Cup game at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday night.
Forward Kevin Knox II and guard Yuri Collins posted double-doubles, but the Santa Cruz Warriors lost 120-117 to the host Stockton Kings in NBA G League Showcase Cup action to conclude their four-game road trip on Wednesday night.
Isaiah Ackerman scored 29 points for Aptos High’s boys basketball team, but the Mariners surrendered their lead in the fourth quarter and fell 63-62 to unbeaten Palma on Wednesday.