Sebastian Garcia, Serra boys’ wrestling. The junior made program history at the Sierra Nevada Classic, topping the podium in the 165-pound division and being named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament, the first Serra grappler ever to earn the honor. Garcia stormed the bracket, posting a 6-0 record by virtue of five pins and one tech fall. Garcia’s championship finish led the Padres to 12th place in the team element out of 96 schools, while junior Luke Hanna (sixth, 190s); junior Ryder Doleschal (seventh, 113s); and sophomore Luca Gordon (eighth, 106s) also finished on the podium.
Daniella Sierra, Hillsdale girls’ basketball. The senior post player was rebounding machine as the Knights went 1-1 last week. In a 60-57 overtime loss to Homestead, Sierra posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. She came back two days later and grabbed 15 boards as the Knights cruised past Cupertino, 42-24.
Markson Jacques, El Camino boys’ basketball. The senior led his PAL Ocean Division squad to a 53-41 non-league win Saturday over Jefferson of the upper PAL Bay Division, posting a double-double punctuated by a two-handed dunk late in the game. Jacques shared the game-high of 15 points with teammate Eli Ledesma, and added 12 rebounds to help the Colts snap a three-game slide.
Andrew Tafolla, El Camino boys’ soccer. A senior forward, Tafolla helped the Colts to an unbeaten record as they improved to 6-0-1 following a non-league win over rival South City Saturday. Tafolla had two goals an assist as El Camino routed the Warriors, 5-1.
Kaitlyn Shuh, San Mateo girls’ basketball. The junior post finally got over her wrist injury and played like she hadn’t missed any time. She returned for the Bearcats’ 70-34 win over Overfelt as she scored 14 points. She followed that with another 14-point effort in San Mateo’s 46-24 win over rival Burlingame.
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Lucca Maher, Burlingame basketball. The sophomore wing helped the Panthers to a 3-0 record last week. He opened the week with a 22-point performance as the Panthers routed El Camino, 79-40. He followed that with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting in a hard-fought 62-46 win over Galileo-SF. He closed the week with his best performance, scoring 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting, grabbing eight rebounds in the process, as Burlingame beat rival San Mateo, 63-49.
Mele Moengangongo, Burlingame girls’ wrestling. Moengangongo was the only country wrester to reach the podium at the Queen of the Mat tournament Saturday at Pittsburg High School, claiming second place in the 237-pound division. The senior went 2-0 on the day with a pair of first-round pins, improving her record to 8-3 on the season.
Gavin Diaz and Remy Tyler, Crystal boys’ basketball. The duo fronted a 47.1% shooting performance by the Gryphons in a 77-53 win Friday at Oceana, including an 11-for-21 clip from long range. Diaz hit one 3 en route to scoring a team-high 19 points, while Tyler drilled three 3s to finish with 15 points and seven rebounds.
Daina Randall, Summit Shasta girls’ basketball. The freshman etched a couple career-highs onto the back of her basketball card in the Black Bears’ 50-39 win Saturday over El Camino. Randall’s double-double included career-bests with 20 points and 11 rebounds, as well as four steals, to highlight a deep freshman class that includes Jordin Lee, Karisma Cayas, Ailee Bineuhan and Delilah Baltazar
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