High School Sports

With a pair of losses in the Mendocino Tournament in Ukiah, the Gavilan women’s basketball team fell to 0-5 in the young season.

After spending back-to-back years experiencing one-and-done postseasons, senior linebacker John Barrera knew exactly what was needed to prevent Saturday’s opportunity from slipping away.

In October as the Balers walked off the field in Monterey in a daze, a Central Coast Section championship wasn’t even in the minds of San Benito players and coaches. Instead the Balers simply needed to win a game. Seven weeks later, the same goal is still present for the Balers but under slightly grander circumstances.

A little more than a year into the second tenure under David Kaplansky, it has become easy to expect at least one thing every time the boys basketball team takes to the court: They will play strong defense.