San Mateo County local sports roundup

Hillsdale 7, El Camino 1

Aaliyah Schinaman is wrapping up her sophomore year with a flourish as she led the Knights past the Colts in a PAL Ocean Division game.

Schinaman scored five times and assisted on a sixth. Lexi Stevens also had a big game for Hillsdale, scoring once and assisting on three of Schinaman’s strikes.

Kurmi Kaneko rounded out the scoring for the Knights.

Girls’ basketball

Menlo-Atherton 50, Mills 39

The Bears topped the Vikings in the resumption of a game that was suspended Jan. 16 because of a leaky room.

The game was picked up with 2:52 left in the third quarter.

Linnea Lindblom led M-A (8-3 PAL South, 13-10 overall) in scoring for the second straight night, finishing with 14 points. Nicolette Yeh added 12 for the Bears.

Mills (7-4, 16-8) was led by Chloe Tam, who finished with a game-high 16 points. Kaela Stonebarger added 11 for the Vikings.

College baseball

San Mateo 9, Cañada 1

The Bulldogs held the Colts to just one run on two hits as they ran their winning streak to five in a row.

Five pitchers for CSM (5-1 overall), led by Nico Zeglin, held Cañada (x-x) to just two hits — both off the bat of Shane Wallace, who also drove in the Colts’ only run in the top of the eighth.

Zeglin pitched into the sixth inning, giving up one hit while striking out five and walking a pair. Carlo Lopiccolo allowed the other hit in his 2 1/3 innings of relief work.

CSM catcher Danny Carnazzo led to offense, going 3 for 4 with three doubles, four runs driven in and a pair of runs scored.

WEDNESDAY

Boys’ basketball

El Camino 41, Westmoor 39

Westmoor’s chances of advancing to the PAL tournament were spoiled, as the Rams fell to fourth place in the North Division. El Camino’s 13-6 run in the second quarter held up. Christian Viana led the way with a game-high 19 points, and Thomas Haysbert added 11 for the Colts (5-6 PAL North, 6-18 overall). Westmoor sophomore Nate Cote popped five 3s to match the game-high with 19 points.

With the loss, Westmoor (6-5, 11-12) can finish no better than third place in the PAL North Division. The Rams are now one game back of Terra Nova and Half Moon Bay, the two of which are currently tied for second place. With Terra Nova and HMB closing the season going head-to-head, one of them is guaranteed of a win, meaning Westmoor will certainly miss the cut for the PAL tournament, which has the top two teams from each the North and South division advancing to the four-team field.

Jefferson 47, Half Moon Bay 46

Jefferson (10-1 PAL North, 16-8 overall) has already cinched the PAL North Division title and kept rolling with its seventh straight win. The Grizzlies trailed 30-23 at the half, but used a 13-6 fourth-quarter run to win it. Luis Villareal and Marquez Costiniano scored a team-high 15 points apiece. Senior forward Sorie Syme netted a game-high 17 points for the Cougars (7-4, 14-10).

South City 57, Oceana 52

South City (3-8 PAL North, 8-14 overall) used an 18-9 run in the fourth quarter to overtake Oceana. The Warriors needed just three 3-pointers throughout, while center Demetrius Gutu, and guards Daniel Marroquin and Nicholas Alomorong scored 10 points each. The Sharks (1-11, 2-19), who scored their only league win earlier this season against South City, were paced by 15 points by Ryan Guinid, who poured in a game-high four 3s.

San Mateo 73, Capuchino 59

Ryan Miles-Ferguson went to town, shooting 10 of 15 from the field to score a game-high 25 points for San Mateo (2-9 PAL South, 7-16 overall). The 6-1 senior guard minded the paint as well, totaling 12 rebounds to record a double-double while matching his season high with three blocked shots. Jason Wu added 11 points for the orange-and-black. Cap (2-9, 6-17) was paced by Connor Coplin’s 18 points, including four 3s, and Dylan Arsenault added 10.

Hillsdale 69, Woodside 43

While Hillsdale (8-3 PAL South, 15-8 overall) has already been eliminated from the race to make the PAL tournament, the Fighting Knights can still mathematically climb into second place before the PAL South Division season is through. The Knights had three players score in double figures, paced by 12 points from senior center Robert Vaihola, while Junior Cotton and Calvin Mader-Clark scored 11 apiece. Woodside’s (0-11, 6-12) sophomore center Calvin Kapral scored a team-high 10 points.

Carlmont 52, Aragon 41

The Scots (9-2 PAL South, 19-4 overall) clinched the second spot in the PAL tournament, locking up second place in the PAL South Division with a win at Aragon (4-7, 10-13). Carlmont can still technically finish in a tie for second place with Hillsdale, with the third-place Knights one game behind with one to go, but the Scots would earn the tiebreaker after beating Hillsdale in both head-to-head matchups this season.

Sho Takahashi led the Scots with a game-high 20 points, including five 3-pointers and a 3-for-4 night from the free-throw line. Lajuan Nelson added 16 for Carlmont, while Aragon senior Sam Manu scored a team-high 19.

Sequoia 68, Mills 43

Dimitri Trijas scored a game-high 18 points and Ricky Viegas added as Sequoia (7-4 PAL South, 11-11 overall) outscored Mills in every quarter. Mills (7-4, 11-12) knocked down nine 3-pointers on the night, with senior Quinn Bura hitting four to score a team-high 15 points.

 Girls’ basketball

South City 54, Oceana 20

The Lady Warriors (11-0 PAL North, 16-7 overall) locked up the PAL North Division title outright with a big win at head coach Paul Carion’s alma mater in Pacifica. South City took a 28-5 lead into halftime, and shut out Oceana in the second quarter 11-0. Becca Tasi and Lafu Malepeai shared the game-high with 12 points each, and Karizma Bergesen added 10 points for the Warriors. Oceana (0-12, 8-16) was paced by seven points from Valeria Martinez.

Westmoor 56, El Camino 46

Westmoor (5-5 PAL North, 12-10 overall) opened on a 13-2 run and outlasted the Lady Colts in South San Francisco. Teuila Tuiasosopo netted a game-high 16 points and sophomore Janella Echavez added 12 for the Rams. El Camino (4-7, 6-14) was led by 14 points by Jasmine Pon, and Destinie Thomas added 10.

Capuchino 59, San Mateo 49

Freshman Mele Afeaki scored a career-high 24 points as Capuchino (6-5 PAL South, 16-7 overall) rolled past San Mateo (3-8, 4-18). The youthful Lady Mustangs also got 15 points from sophomore Bailey O’Mahoney, while freshman Hailey Hoff hit four 3s to add 14.

Woodside 44, Hillsdale 23

Woodside (1-11 PAL South, 11-10 overall) earned its first league win of the year, led by Natalya Hotovec’s game-high 20 points. Hotovec hit four 3s throughout. Hailey Stewart added 11 points for the Wildcats. Hillsdale (2-9, 8-14) was paced by 10 points from Yazmeen Ramirez.

Sequoia 54, Mills 31

The Cherokees (10-1 PAL South, 19-4 overall) clinched at least a share of the PAL South Division, riding a 36-7 halftime lead to a big win at Mills (7-3, 16-6). Soana Afu shot 9 of 13 from the free-throw line to score 13 points, sharing the game-high with sophomore Jacqueline Kurland. Mills scored 17 of its points in the fourth quarter. The Lady Vikings were led by eight points from junior guard Rachel Dumandan.