The San Benito boys basketball team had 10 different scorers
Tuesday and easily defeated host Seaside 59-43 in non-conference
play.
SEASIDE
The San Benito boys basketball team had 10 different scorers Tuesday and easily defeated host Seaside 59-43 in non-conference play.
Marty Bueno’s 13 points led all Haybalers, while Tim Von Urff and Dominic Zanella each contributed 10 points to Tuesday’s effort.
“We played everybody and they did the job,” coach John Becerra said.
Seaside falls to 1-6 on the season, and are having a down year after being crowned Monterey Bay Athletic League champs the last two seasons in a row.
San Benito, though, returned to the win column and improves to 6-4 on the season.
Already 10 games into the season, the Haybalers will have their first home game on Friday when they host Santa Cruz at Mattson Gym.
Santa Cruz is currently 3-9, and defeated Seaside 66-65 just last week at the Luis A. Scattini Memorial Tournament at Palma High School in Salinas.
Tip-off for Friday’s contest is 7 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SB 13 16 15 14 59
SEA 12 12 13 6 43
SB (59) – Canchola 2 0 0 4, Bryant 1 0 0 2, Von Urff 2 1 4 10, Pina 1 0 0 2, Bueno 5 1 0 13, Haggett 2 0 2 6, Taylor 3 0 0 6, Burley 2 0 0 4, Zanella 5 0 0 10, Ruiz 1 0 0 2.
Boys Basketball
Menlo-Atherton 67, Anzar 42
Atherton
Menlo-Atherton’s strong 22-point second quarter proved to be the difference Tuesday night and they defeated the Anzar Hawks 67-42.
Steven Mockabee had a team-high 17 points behind three 3-pointers and Erik Olson added 11 points for Anzar.
The Hawks hung with Menlo in the first quarter, and even had a slim lead early in the second. But the Bears hit four of their eight 3-pointers in the second stanza, and outscored Anzar 22-9 before halftime.
“We had trouble getting the ball inside, trouble penetrating,” coach Ed Cecena said. “It was a tough night offensively. But we hung in there for a quarter.”
Menlo is one of the top teams in Division II, Cecena noted. Said the coach, “Hopefully, we’ll round into form come league.”
Anzar (3-5) will play next on Thursday against North Valley at home. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
ANZ 13 9 9 11 42
MEN 14 22 17 14 67
ANZ (42) – Indarose 0 1 0 3, Mockabee 4 3 0 17, Rania 2 1 0 7, Staley 1 0 0 2, Olson 5 0 1 11, Merz 1 0 0 2.
Girls Basketball
Anzar 53, Pajaro Valley
Watsonville
Alyssa Rodriguez had 30 points and Carly Johnson added a season-high 10 points and the Anzar Hawks girls basketball team routed Pajaro Valley Monday 53-17 in Watsonville.
The win makes it two on the season for Anzar, who improve to 2-5 overall.
Coach Aaron Netzel stressed a strong start at the beginning of the game Monday, and after Anzar jumped out to a 10-4 lead after one quarter, the coach was pleased with the performance.
“It was just a lot smoother game. I was really proud of their effort,” Netzel said. “We beat a team we should have beaten.”
Rodriguez had seven assists and three steals to go along with her 30 points, as she shot 11 of 21 from the field. Johnson’s line included five rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Other notable statistics included Kristina Pavese’s 13 rebounds and Nicole Mello’s eight rebounds. Said Netzel, “They were just tenacious on the boards.”
Anzar will play Thursday at Overfelt in San Jose. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m.
Team 1 2 3 4 F
ANZ 10 15 13 15 53
PAJ 4 7 4 2 17
ANZ (53) – Pavese 1 0 0 2, Mello 1 0 3 5, Rodriguez 11 1 5 30, Johnson 5 0 0 10, Resendez 0 0 5 5, Deaton 0 0 1 1.
