Roundup: Gregori boys hoops beats Turlock to remain undefeated; RC beats Ripon
With multiple indoor sports needing to practice in the gym, some teams have made sacrifices.
For Gregori boys basketball, they have practiced at 6 a.m. everyday (7 a.m. the morning after games) to get ample practice time.
“They relished in that opportunity to do that,” Gregori coach Ryan Green said. “When I called them and said we’re having a season, they said we will do whatever it takes to get our practices and games.”
Maybe the early practices should remain next year as the Jaguars (8-0) remained undefeated with a 59-48 home win over Turlock on Friday in a Central California Athletic League game.
The Jaguars’ quest for an undefeated season continues against Enochs on May 19 before their season-finale at home against Modesto on May 21.
They clinched at least a share of the CCAL title with a win over Turlock.
Turlock led 8-0 early before Gregori junior Kyle Monk & Co. played their usual Jaguar basketball by forcing turnovers and moving the ball around on offense.
Green said the team has a deep rotation and part of the reason for success is there are no “bad attitudes.” on the team.
Monk had 23 points and the Bulldogs (3-4) had a tough time stopping him from getting easy inside baskets.
Senior Carlos Hernandez had 12 points for Gregori and sophomore Donovan Langarica added 11 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.
Turlock senior Cameron Walker led the Bulldogs with 21 points.
Pitman 56, Downey 47: Pitman won its second game in a row in a victory over the Knights. Sophomore Lloyd French led Downey with 19 points and sophomore Jahmaree Gonder added 17.
Enochs 46, Modesto 40: Senior Cale Ramel led the Eagles (4-3) with 14 points in the win over the Panthers.
Modesto Christian 79, Tracy 45: Sophomore Prince Oseya had 12 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks in the win for the Crusaders. Modesto Christian sophomore Bryant Davis had 17 points and freshman Jamari Phillips had 15.
Manteca 51, Central Catholic 42: The Raiders (11-3) lost their second straight to the Buffaloes.
Escalon 58, Oakdale 53: The Cougars (6-6) led by 13 at halftime and held off a late charge by the Mustangs (2-7) for the win.
Ripon Christian 58, Ripon 47: The Knights (6-4) held the Indians (3-3) to five fourth-quarter points in the win. Sophomore Thys Van Der Hoek led the Knights with 14 points and senior Braden Van Groningen had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Ripon beat Ripon Christian, 57-55, on Thursday.
Baseball
Oakdale 11, Kimball 7: Senior Dominic Antinetti had four RBIs in the win for the Mustangs (12-4) on Thursday. Oakdale remains in first place in the Valley Oak League.
Central Catholic 6, Manteca 3: Senior Tyler Van Dyk was 2-for-3 for the Raiders (11-5), who overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat the Buffaloes on Thursday.
Freshman Tyler Wentworth threw five innings and struck out 12.
Girls Soccer
Patterson 6, Beyer 4: The Tigers (6-2) beat the Patriots (6-1) in a high-scoring affair.
Softball
Escalon 3, Manteca 0: The Cougars (15-1) won their fifth in a row and remain in first place in the VOL.
Kimball 5, Central Catholic 4: The Raiders (11-3) allowed two runs in the top of the seventh in their loss.
Girls Volleyball
Pitman 3, Enochs 0: The Pride beat the Eagles in straight-sets on Thursday and will play Turlock on May 18 in a battle of the top two teams in the CCAL.
Boys Water Polo
Davis 9, Beyer 8: The Spartans beat the Patriots in double-overtime on Thursday.
Girls Water Polo
Beyer 20, Davis 12: Senior Baylee Leonetti had seven goals in the Patriots’ win on Thursday.
Elsewhere
Pitman sophomore qualifies for USA team: Pitman wrestler Lilly Freitas, a two-time CIF State champion, qualified for Team USA’s Cadet (16-Under) Team that will compete in the world championships in Budapest, Hungary from July 19-25.
She will also wrestle in the Junior Pan American Games in Oaxtepec, Mexico, in June.
Lathrop hires new football coach: Lathrop High School announced on Friday that Ryan Teicheira is the school’s new football coach.
Teicheira, a Sierra High graduate who played football at MJC and Eastern Oregon University, has coaching stops at East Union, Oakdale and Sierra.
This story was originally published May 15, 2021 at 6:02 AM.
