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Boys basketball: James Logan holds off shorthanded Moreau
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device HAYWARD — James Logan caught a break a few hours before its …
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High school basketball: Monte Vista win over San Ramon Valley one of game’s several storylines
eastbaytimes.com - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
DANVILLE — There were some interesting storylines Friday night when Monte Vista High entertained San Ramon Valley in the first of two annual boys …
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Girls basketball roundup: Palo Alto holds off Wilcox
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
PALO ALTO — The Palo Alto girls basketball team hasn’t lost since Dec. 7. Friday night at home against Wilcox, once again the Vikings found themselves …
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High school sports: Photo of the week
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
St.Ignatius was all smiles after defeating rival Sacred Heart Cathedral 65-45 in the recent Bruce Mahoney game at Cal’s Haas Pavilion. In this photo …
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Basketball: Leigh holds off Leland comeback bid
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
SAN JOSE – The Leigh High School boys basketball team showed how hard it is to guard in its 73-30 victory over host Leland on Wednesday. Leigh not …
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Basketball roundup: Bellarmine bounces back at Serra
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
SAN MATEO — Bellarmine knew its margin for error to finish atop the West Catholic Athletic League boys basketball standings took a huge hit with …
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UFC star Daniel Cormier all in as Gilroy High’s wrestling coach
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
GILROY — When Daniel Cormier accepted Gilroy High’s offer last spring to become the head coach of the school’s storied wrestling program, the …
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Athletes of the Week: Top Bay Area performers
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
Peninsula/South Bay Jason Tang, Independence Sport: Basketball Class: Senior Position: Point guard The 76ers solidified their spot atop the Blossom Valley …
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Highlight reel: Week’s Bay Area high school standouts
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
Isabel Bojorquez Emmons, Mercy-Burlingame girls soccer: The junior midfielder found the back of the net three times in a 4-1 victory over The King’s …
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Movin’ On Up: Keeping track of former Bay Area prep athletes
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
James Akinjo, Georgetown Hoyas (men’s basketball): The Salesian grad sank a long 3-pointer to force double overtime against Providence last Saturday, …
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High school basketball: Dublin’s hot shooting sinks Amador Valley
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device DUBLIN — It was only a week and a half ago that the Dublin and …
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Boys basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Nothing thus far has slowed down Salesian, which kept a firm grip on the No. 1 spot in the Bay Area News Group poll with league wins last week over …
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Girls basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Archbishop Mitty is back in its familiar perch — No. 1 in the Bay Area News Group rankings — after rolling past Salesian and its USC-bound center …
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Girls basketball: Archbishop Mitty dominates Salesian
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
ORINDA – On paper, it was a showdown between two of the top 15 girls basketball teams in the state, according to MaxPreps.com. But Archbishop Mitty …
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Basketball roundup: M-A earns bragging rights in Atherton
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
ATHERTON — The Menlo-Atherton boys basketball shares a zip code with Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep. It dispatched the latter 66-47 in last …
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De La Salle, Menlo-Atherton stars receive state honors
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
The awards continue to pile up for De La Salle’s Henry To’oto’o. The four-star linebacker was named the state’s defensive player of the year Friday …
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High school basketball: Diaper dandies lead Campolindo win
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device MORAGA — When the Campolindo High School boys trailed at home by …
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Basketball: Bishop O’Dowd edges San Leandro
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
OAKLAND — Iniko McNeil showed no hesitation. The Bishop O’Dowd High School senior guard took a pass at the left of the top of the key and drove with …
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Girls basketball: Carondelet takes down state No. 1 Pinewood
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
CONCORD — Ali Bamberger remembers last year and does not want a repeat. “We kind of have a chip on our shoulder from last season,” the …
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Basketball: Mitty awakens just in time, stuns Bellarmine
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
SAN JOSE — There weren’t many signs of life for Archbishop Mitty on Tuesday night against Bellarmine. The shots were not falling, and the deficit …
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Football: State champs get up-close look as Alabama recruits
The Mercury News - Vytas Mazeika
Menlo-Atherton inside linebacker Daniel Heimuli is finalizing details on his official trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The four-star recruit — not to …
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High school basketball: De La Salle too big for Dougherty Valley
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device CONCORD — For most of three periods of De La Salle’s 63-48 …
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Girls basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
The highest ranked teams in the Bay Area News Group Top 25 all went undefeated last week, but that’s not going to be the case this week. No. 1 …
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Boys basketball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Salesian stayed steady at No. 1 in the Bay Area News Group Top 25 after improving to 16-0 with two more wins thousands of miles from its Richmond …
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Basketball: Amador Valley edges No. 2 Dublin
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
PLEASANTON — It didn’t seem to matter where Robby Beasley was on the court Saturday night. Whenever there was an opening, the Dublin sharpshooter …
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Boys basketball: O’Dowd hands SJND another heartbreaking loss
The Mercury News - Curtis Pashelka
OAKLAND — Members of the Bishop O’Dowd boys basketball team might look back at their game against St. Joseph Notre Dame on Saturday as one of the key …
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High school basketball: Leland’s big comeback engulfs Willow Glen
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
The Leland boys basketball team fell into a huge hole in the first half of its game against visiting Willow Glen on Friday. But it very quickly got …
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Basketball: This is what nation’s top-rated girls player looks like
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
SAN JOSE — Everything that makes Haley Jones the nation’s top-rated girls basketball player was in clear view Friday night. From the …
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Basketball: San Leandro rolls past Heritage
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
SAN LEANDRO — The score was already tilting in San Leandro’s direction Wednesday night when Keshad Johnson asked for the ball. Never mind that Junior …