Balers football lose season opener
MILPITAS
– The San Benito Haybalers managed to hold Milpitas scoreless in
the second half last Friday – as well as allowing just 56 yards of
total offense in the third and fourth quarters – but the host
team’s first-half output held up in the end as the Trojans won the
season-opener, 24-12.
San Benito actually won the turnover battle, 6-5, but in a game
that would be decided on which team could capitalize on the other’s
mistakes, the Balers fell short.
Balers football lose season opener
MILPITAS – The San Benito Haybalers managed to hold Milpitas scoreless in the second half last Friday – as well as allowing just 56 yards of total offense in the third and fourth quarters – but the host team’s first-half output held up in the end as the Trojans won the season-opener, 24-12.
San Benito actually won the turnover battle, 6-5, but in a game that would be decided on which team could capitalize on the other’s mistakes, the Balers fell short.
“We had some real opportunities,” head coach Chris Cameron said. “We had some opportunities down here in the red zone, and we came away with nothing. That part can’t happen. We’ve got to be able to put the ball in the end zone.”
Quarterback Kyle Vallejo was 9 of 31 for 113 yards and a touchdown for San Benito (0-1), which will play Lincoln at home Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Evan McFadden hauled in two catches for 38 yards, including a 26-yard score in the second quarter. Milpitas, though, had a 17-0 lead after one quarter and led 24-6 at halftime.
San Benito senior running back Mitchell Cook, who finished the game Friday with 7 carries for 40 yards, was lost for the season after he broke his collarbone.
Running back Nick Acosta scored the second touchdown for the Balers, rushing in from two yards out in the third quarter.
San Benito girls’ tennis
CARMEL – San Benito’s No. 2 doubles team of Rachel Smith and Lauren Ademek won a close third-set tiebreaker on Friday to help the Lady Balers edge out a narrow 4-3 victory at Carmel, and rebound from a loss earlier in the week to Aptos.
Battling Carmel’s Lucy Anderle and Lilly Dovenzi, San Benito’s Smith and Ademek went to a third-set tiebreaker that would decide the non-conference match, and edged their Carmel counterparts 6-3, 3-6 (10-8).
San Benito played Watsonville Tuesday, although no score was reported at press time.
San Benito girls’ volleyball
MILPITAS – The San Benito girls volleyball team compiled a 2-3 record at the Milpitas/Independence Spikefest tournament on Saturday, but missed the Bronze Division by a mere two points.
The Lady Balers (4-7) won their opener against Independence in straight games, lost to Valley Christian in straight games, and went to a third game against Los Altos, but fell 16-14 in the third.
“If we had won that one, that would have put us in the Bronze Division, which is what our goal was,” coach Dean Askanas said.
The team hosted Aptos Thursday, although that game took place after The Pinnacle’s press time.
Patriots take title in Hardball Basic’s tournament
HOLLISTER – The Hardball Basic’s Patriots 18u baseball team played in and won a Hardtke sponsored tournament at PAL Stadium. The extremely hot weekend started off for them with a 3-2 victory over the Hayward Bandits. The second game on Saturday ended in a 4-4 tie with the Pacifica Chaos. That left the Patriots in the #3 seed. In order to win the tournament, the Patriots would have to win three games on Sunday.
Sunday started out with a 9-1 victory over Team Kado. This victory pitted the Patriots against the Pacifica Chaos for a second time. The Patriots came out on top 9-6. The Patriots had to play the championship game immediately after defeating the Pacifica Chaos. With no time to rest and pitching on the slim side, the Patriots battled hard from the first pitch to the last. The final score was the Patriots 10 and the Bulldogs 8.
