Roundup: Anzar boys soccer team scores first victory of the
season
No matter how long they last, streaks are made to be broken.
For two years, the San Benito girls basketball team owned the
rivalry series with the Gilroy High Lady Mustangs. For seven games
in a row, including last year’s Central Coast Section Division I
semifinals, the Lady Balers walked off the court victorious after
each meeting.
Roundup: Anzar boys soccer team scores first victory of the season
No matter how long they last, streaks are made to be broken.
For two years, the San Benito girls basketball team owned the rivalry series with the Gilroy High Lady Mustangs. For seven games in a row, including last year’s Central Coast Section Division I semifinals, the Lady Balers walked off the court victorious after each meeting.
However, a 3-pointer by Mustangs’ junior Dani Hemeon from half court to beat the third-quarter buzzer turned the tide, not only in the game, but in the rivalry as well, as GHS upset San Benito 48-45 in a crucial Tri-County Athletic League showdown in Gilroy on Tuesday night.
“I guess I got a good look at it and threw up a prayer,” Hemeon said. “This is huge.”
Hemeon’s buzzer-beater sent the hometown crowd into an uproar and gave the Lady Mustangs a 39-38 lead heading into the fourth quarter, eliminating a nine-point halftime deficit.
“When the game mattered most we just gave the ball away,” Balers head coach David Kaplansky said. “I’d have to say that between the turnovers on the offensive side and allowing the penetration in the paint, that cost us the game.”
SBHS Boys Soccer
The San Benito Haybalers lost to host North Salinas 2-1 on Tuesday in Tri-County Athletic League action.
The Balers are now 2-6-1 in the TCAL and 5-10-1 overall.
AHS Boys Soccer
Jose Jimenez scored three goals, teammate Basilio Mehia added two more, and the Anzar Hawks picked up their first win of the season when they defeated host Trinity Christian 5-2 on Tuesday at Cal State University – Monterey Bay.
Tied 2-2 at the half with Trinity Christian, which was formerly Calvary Christian, the Hawks pocketed three unanswered goals in the second half en route to the victory. Anzar is now 1-3-1 in the Coastal Athletic League and 1-7-1 overall.
AHS Girls Soccer
In a game that appeared to be heading toward a scoreless tie, Michelle Chatley pocketed the game-winner in the 75th minute and lifted the Anzar Hawks past visiting Pacific Collegiate on Monday, supplying the San Juan Bautista school with a key win in Coastal Atheletic League play.
At 4-2 in the CAL, 8-5 overall, the Hawks have now won three straight games and are suddenly making a run toward the top of the league standings.
