St. Francis and Mountain View continue boys soccer dominance
The St. Francis (14-0-1) remains undefeated after beating Valley Christian Saturday 2-1. The home win saw goals from David Hernandez Escobar and Brandon Angulo and two assists from Lukas Ramans.
The Spartans’ undefeated De Anza Division run continued in a 3-0 romp over Gunn Thursday. The home win saw the Spartans score three goals in the second half and improved to 14-1, with 46 goals scored and only giving up eight.
Los Altos was held to a scoreless draw by Homestead Thursday and remains second in the De Anza Division behind Mountain View.
Girls Soccer
St. Francis (13-1-2) remains tied for first place in WCAL play following a 2-0 win over Valley Christian.
Mountain View (8-2-4) tied Los Gatos away 1-1 Thursday thanks to a goal from Karena Shah.
Los Altos beat Homestead Thursday 2-1. The Eagles (8-5-2) got a goal and an assist each from Aoife Turner and Kieran Harrison. Los Altos is now 5-2-1 in league play and second place in the De Anza Division behind Mountain View.
Girls Basketball
Los Altos got a big away win over Palo Alto Friday night. The 57-32 win to get to 4-4 in SCVAL De Anza Division play. The Eagles (9-10) outscored Palo Alto (0-20) 21-5 in the first quarter en route to the 25-point win. The Eagles have won three of their last four games.
The race to win the El Camino Division for Mountain View continues following a 68-38 win over Wilcox Friday. The Spartans are 16-4 overall and 7-1 in league play behind 7-0 Milpitas.
St. Francis is now 14-5 after losing to Archbishop Riordan 67-55 Saturday. Caitlin Cadigal had 20 points, while Sacha Touma had 12 and Paige Spencer 11.
Boys basketball
The Los Altos boys basketball team fell to Palo Alto 39-31 in a low-scoring affair Thursday. The Eagles (12-8) were up by one at the end of the first half on the road before a 13-5 Vikings third quarter. Palo Alto (15-5) beat the Eagles in both contests this year.
St. Francis (3-16) lost their seventh straight game 80-41 against Archbishop Riordan Saturday. The Lancers are 1-8 in West Catholic Athletic League play.
Local football seniors attending all-star game
The 49th annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game Feb. 3 will feature Drew Rafferty and Brock Bowman from Los Altos High; Alex Bocchieri, Lex Silver and Noe Hernandez from Mountain View; and Asher Kolodziej, Sione Tuiileila and Siaosi Tonga from St. Francis. The players will all be on the North team, coached by Archbishop Mitty High School’s Danny Sullivan. The game starts at 5 p.m. at Los Gatos High, with tickets available for $15, visit tinyurl.com/2p9zakcp.
