Basketball
The Los Altos boys basketball team (13-11) lost to Milpitas 63-59 in overtime in the final regular season game. The Feb. 13 contest ensured Milpitas finished ahead of the Eagles in the SCVAL De Anza Division standings, with Los Altos ending up in fifth. The Eagles are the No. 12 seed in the Central Coast Section Division I tournament and beat Evergreen Valley Friday. The Eagles face Carlmont away Saturday.
The Los Altos girls (11-12) ended the regular season Feb. 13 with a 57-38 loss to Fremont and finished fifth in the De Anza Division. The Eagles are the No. 8 seed in Division I for the CCS playoffs and start play Saturday in the second round.
The Pinewood girls lost at home to Priory 65-48 in the West Bay Foothill Division finale, with both teams finishing 9-1 in league play. Jolyn Ding finished with 14 points for the Panthers, while Katherine Garr had nine. Pinewood (19-5) will play in the CCS Open Division in Pool A as the No. 4 seed. Other Pool A opponents are Archbishop Mitty as the No. 1 seed, Archbishop Riordan and St. Francis as the No. 8 seed. Pinewood beat Riordan at home Friday 57-41. St. Francis lost to Mitty 77-36.
Soccer
The St. Francis boys finished the regular season undefeated under new coach Rusty Millard with a record of 18-0-2. The Lancers outscored opponents 54-11 in all competitions and only drew two road games en route to winning the West Catholic Athletic League. The final game against Bellarmine Wednesday ended 2-0, with Lukas Ramans and Daniel Hernandez Escobar scoring. The Lancers are the No. 1 seed in the Division I CCS playoffs and play Lincoln at home Saturday at 1 p.m.
The St. Francis girls also finished first in WCAL play following a 1-0 over Presentation Wednesday. The Lancers’ (16-1-2) only loss this season was a 4-1 defeat to Capistrano Valley in December. St. Francis is the top seed in the CCS Division I playoffs and play Burlingame Saturday at home at 11 a.m.
