Erik Olson had another double-double and the Anzar Hawks broke
out of a three-game losing streak with a 51-28 first round victory
over San Jose High Academy Wednesday.
Erik Olson had another double-double and the Anzar Hawks broke out of a three-game losing streak with a 51-28 first round victory over San Jose High Academy Wednesday.
It was the first game of the San Jose High Academy Invitational, and the Hawks will advance to play Evergreen tonight at 7:30 p.m. Evergreen defeated Gunderson Wednesday “pretty easily,” said Anzar coach Ed Cecena.
Olson had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double, and added three assists, three blocks and a pair of steals. Teammate Steven Mockabee also contributed a strong game with 15 points behind three 3-pointers. He added six rebounds, five steals and three assists.
Anzar also received some bench help from Tony Tovar (three points) and Jason Merz (four points).
“They were pretty small and they didn’t shoot well from the outside,” Cecena said of San Jose High. “So we made them shoot a lot of outside shots, which they did not convert.”
Cecena called the win a “great improvement” over Anzar’s recent stretch of games, which has resulted in the team’s 3-3 record after starting the season 2-0. Said the coach, “It feels like we’re back on track.”
The Hawks will play Evergreen tonight, and should see a stronger opponent than what they saw in San Jose High.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
ANZ 12 13 12 14 51
SJH 5 6 12 5 28
ANZ (51) – Indarose 4 0 0 8, Mockabee 2 3 2 15, Rania 2 0 0 4, Olson 7 0 3 17, Tovar 1 0 1 3, Merz 2 0 0 4.
Girls Soccer
Anzar 12, Calvary Christian 0
San Juan Bautista
The Anzar Hawks girls soccer team delivered their third win a row in dominating fashion as they crushed visiting Calvary Christian 12-0 Wednesday.
Brianna McCain scored the first goal of her high school career. Fifteen minutes later, she had the first hat trick of her high school career as she scored three goals on the day at the 4th, 17th and 19th minutes.
In fact, Danielle McMath (40th minute), Erin Deleissegues (60th), Sabrina Farmer-Perez (64th) and Jen Gross (64th) all deposited the first goals of their high school careers, while Jenny Lavarone (54th) scored her first goal at the varsity level.
Olivia Austin also added two goals in the 5th and 8th minutes, while Molly Slovacek and Cayley Faurot-Daniels each added a score in the 35th and 6th minutes, respectively.
Alex Brown had three assists on the afternoon and Michelle Chatley had two. Faurot-Daniels, Gross and Lavarone each had one.
“In truth, I am more proud of the assists than I am of the goals,” coach Deric McLean said. “In a game where many of my girls could have dribbled the ball into the goal on a whim, everyone’s first thought was on possession and setting each other up. It’s easy to have a large number of unassisted goals on a day like today, but there wasn’t an ounce of selfishness out there …”
Aside from 12 goals scored, Anzar keepers Deleissegues and Brown didn’t make any saves on the day, while the Hawks offense put 42 shots on net against Calvary Christian.
“The ladies kept their composure and put smart balls on the net, forcing a huge number of saves,” McLean said. “Everything we were struggling with in preseason, and since addressed in practices, is starting to evaporate, leaving us the team to beat in the [Coast Athletic League].”
Anzar (3-0 CAL, 4-2 overall) has yet to allow a goal in league play, and will look to continue the trend on Friday when they’ll visit Gonzales at 3:30 p.m.
Junior Varsity Girls Basketball
San Benito 59, North Monterey County 30
Castroville
The San Benito junior varsity girls basketball team defeated North Monterey County 59-30 Tuesday behind 16 points from Cassie Pate and Kim Warner.
Melisah Cortez added 10 points for the Lady ‘Balers, who supplied defensive pressure all game that resulted in plenty of blocked shots. In fact, Warner had four blocks to go along with her double-digit point total, while Alexis Sanchez added a block as well.
Coach Karen Fortino said she was very pleased with the team effort.
“I am very happy that we are playing so well together,” Fortino said. “These girls work so hard all week in practice. It feels good to bring our intensity into our game.”
San Benito will play today when they host Aptos at 6:30 p.m.
Girls Freshmen Basketball
San Benito 45, North Monterey County 21
Castroville
The San Benito freshmen girls basketball team remained undefeated when they beat North Monterey County 45-21 Tuesday in Castroville.
Nicole Rianda had 10 points behind 5 of 10 shooting, Michelle Fortino supplied nine points and both Jackie Echaorre and Erin Glasspool added six points apiece for San Benito, who is now 8-0 on the season.
The Lady ‘Balers shot 37 percent (21 of 57) from the field, 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and pulled down 25 rebounds. San Benito also forced 11 steals on the night.
“We were in control of the game right from the tip-off,” coach Tom Dean said. “This was a game where everyone got their share of minutes. Our fastbreak was good. We got the ball inside during the first quarter but got away from that the rest of the game.”
San Benito will play today when they host Aptos at 5 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SB 14 8 11 12 45
NMC 2 12 2 7 21
