Local sports roundup

Del Oro 58, South City 43

Injuries finally caught up to the seventh-seeded Warriors as they went down to the 10th-seeded Golden Eagles in the first round of the Nor Cal Division II bracket.

Playing a third straight game without senior guard Brittney Cedeno, South City (26-5) lost her replacement, freshman Alex Salise, minutes into the game with an injured tailbone. Senior Post player Neveah Miller was limited to just two minutes as she has nursed a shoulder injury for much of the second half of the season, and the Warriors were forced to play with a seven-player rotation.

And yet South City found itself leading 25-24 at the break and trailing only 42-39 going into the fourth quarter before Del Oro pulled away.

Seniors Kayla Jew and Jerlene Miller each had nine points to lead the Warriors, who also got eight points each from Salise and Lafu Malepeai.

Montgomery-Santa Rosa 50,

Menlo-Atherton 44

The 11th-seeded Bears closed a 16-5 first-quarter deficit to lead 34-32 going into the fourth quarter.

But the sixth-seeded Vikings scored 11 unanswered points and outscored M-A 18-10 in the final eight minutes to end the Bears’ season.

M-A (21-10) got a game-high 22 points from Greer Hoyem. But the rest of her teammates managed only 22 points combined.

Boys’ basketball

Menlo School 65,

Clayton Valley Charter-Concord 61

The 13th-seeded Knights exacted a bit of personal revenge in beating the fourth-seeded Ugly Eagles in the first round of the Nor Cal Division I playoffs.

Many were questioning Menlo’s qualifications after the Knights were routed in a pair of Central Coast Section Open Division games, but the Knights quieted a lot of those whispers with the win over Clayton Valley.

Riley Woodson had a monster game for Menlo (24-3), finishing with a game-high 31 points. Cole Kastner added 14 for the Knights.

Menlo will now face No. 12 Central-Fresno (25-7), which knocked off No. 5 St. Francis-Mountain View, 73-72. The Grizzlies will host the Knights 6 p.m. Saturday.

TUESDAY

Softball

Half Moon Bay 5, San Mateo 0

The Cougars scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to lead them to the PAL Bay Division win over the Bearcats.

Half Moon Bay tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Riley Donovan had only one hit for HMB (2-0), but it was a three-run homer in the first inning. Emma Pimental supplied the other RBIs, driving in a pair.

Grace Garcia earned the win in the circle, allowing just three hits while striking out eight.

San Mateo pitcher Sage Hager took the loss. Despite giving up five runs on six hits, she did strike out eight HMB batters.

Offensively, Julia Cerreta, Jordan Seyfried and Isabelle Borges each had a hit for the Bearcats.

Carlmont 12, Burlingame 0

The Scots scored 10 runs over the final three innings to turn a close 2-0 lead into a rout of the Panthers.

Carlmont (1-0 PAL Bay, 2-0 overall) took a 2-0 lead in the second, before adding three in both the fifth and sixth innings, and four more in the seventh.

Mailey McLemore earned the win in the circle, limiting Burlingame to just two hits while striking out seven. She also added a triple and a RBI at the plate.

Gabriella Avalos and Tayler Wise each drove in a pair of runs for the Scots, while Eimear Cunningham, Logan Bonetti, Amanda Kondo and Kate Berce each had two hits apiece.

Baseball

Carlmont 5, Riordan 1

The Scots scored runs in four of the seven innings to beat the visiting Crusaders in a non-league game.

After a scoreless first, Carlmont (3-1 overall) scored single runs in the second, third and fifth innings. The Scots rounded out the scoring with a two-run sixth.

Jordan Bradenburg pitched a complete game, giving up one run on six in his first varsity start. He was also 3 for 3 at the plate, including a home run, two doubles and a pair of RBIs.

Boys’ tennis

Carlmont 7, San Mateo 0

The Scots stayed undefeated in PAL Bay Division play by sweeping the Bearcats.

Thomas Reznik, playing at No. 2 singles for Carlmont (3-0 PAL Bay), routed his opponent, dropping just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win. Chris Cho, at No. 3 singles, also won in easy fashion, 6-0, 6-1. The No. 1 doubles team of Kevin Xiang and Jerry Liu lost only two games in a 6-2, 6-0 victory.

Only one match went three sets, with Carlmont’s Ben Barde pulling out a 6-4, 6-7(5), (12-10) win over San Mateo’s Daniel Basman at No. 4 singles.

Menlo School 7, Sacred Heart Prep 0

The Knights made quick work of their rival in a WBAL match.

Menlo (2-0) dropped only one set as the No. 1 doubles team of David Quezada and Justin Tian needed three sets to get past SHP’s James Homer and Alex Labe, 7-5, 6-7, (8-6).

Other than that, the Knights dropped only 15 more games over six matches and 10 sets. Siddharth Chari and Andrei Volgin both won at love at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively. No. 3 singles player Brandon April posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory, while Bo Leschly dropped only a pair of games at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

Girls’ lacrosse

Menlo School 17, St. Francis 4

The Knights kicked off its season with a thumping of the Lancers in the WBAL opener for both squads.

Charlotte Swisher paced the Menlo offense with four goals. Abby and Page Wolfenden each posted a hat trick to go along with two assists each. Kendall Weingart set up five goals and scored two of her, while Abby Doll added a pair of goals as well.

Boys’ lacrosse

Menlo School 9, Piedmont 8, OT

Samson Axe scored the game-tying goal in the fourth period and then added the game winner in overtime to beat the Highlanders in the non-league match.

Menlo led 6-4 after one period, but didn’t score again until the fourth when the Knights scored twice to send the game into extra time.

David Schmaier and Silas Stewart also scored twice for Menlo. Finn Leschly, Aidan Pak and Declan Stanton rounded out the scoring for the Knights.