San Mateo County sports roundup • Friday, Oct. 25, 2024

Carlmont 48, Terra Nova 3

Senior running back Christian Booth rushed 12 times for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Scots (2-1 PAL Ocean, 5-3 overall) to a home win over Terra Nova (0-3, 2-6). Senior Daniel Mattioli added 81 yards rushing on three carries to balance the ground game, and added one touchdown catch. Senior quarterback Johnny Dunne was 8-of-11 passing for 145 and three touchdowns. Sean Chopoff hauled in one TD, and totaled two catches for 64 yards. Brian Sagaon totaled two catches for 60 yards, and produced an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense. Senior linebacker Keoki Firenze paced the Scots with nine tackles, while Bear Ryan and Stanley Golomb recorded one sack each.

Woodside 48, Los Altos 0

Senior running back Evan Usher rushed for three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats (3-1 PAL El Camino, 5-3 overall) to a shutout at home over Los Altos (1-3, 2-6). Woodside quarterback Charlie Dalrymple connected for two touchdown passes to Dumace Bell, while Carmel Mendes-Grassia and Alex Valencia added rushing touchdowns for the Wildcats.

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Capuchino (3-0 PAL De Anza, 7-1 overall) took outright control of the PAL De Anza Division with a 45-17 win at Mountain View (1-3, 1-7). The Mustangs entered the day tied for first place with the King’s Academy, but got some help for Hillsdale as the Fighting Knights handed TKA its first league loss of the season.

Hillsdale (1-2 PAL De Anza, 3-5 overall) erupted for 20 points in the first quarter in a 34-14 win at home over the King’s Academy (2-1, 3-5).

Sequoia (3-0 PAL Ocean, 4-4 overall) remains tied for first place in the PAL Ocean Division with a 25-7 win at Milpitas (0-4, 3-5).

Girls’ water polo

Burlingame 11, Sequoia 6

The Panthers (12-2 PAL Ocean) rallied at home to hand PAL Ocean Division champion Sequoia (13-1) its first league loss of the season. Having already clinched the PAL Ocean title, the Ravens entered the day guaranteed to earn the “B” league’s only guaranteed Central Coast Section bid. Aria Sherwood led Burlingame with four goals, while Charlotte Gugliemi added three.

Morgan Chu scored a double hat trick to lead the Lady Vikings (6-8 PAL Ocean) to a landslide win at home over San Mateo (6-8). With the win, Mills moves into a fourth-place tie to close the season in the eight-team PAL Ocean Division standings.

Hillsdale 7, Notre Dame-Belmont 3

The Lady Knights (11-3 PAL Ocean) finish the season in third place in the PAL Ocean Division after a win over Notre Dame-Belmont (5-9) at Burlingame. NDB goalkeeper Samantha Gould recored 14 saves but it was not enough. Gabriel Goldfarb added two goals for the Tigers.

Boys’ water polo

De La Salle 11, Sacred Hert Prep 8

The Spartans, ranked No. 1 in Northern California, took down the second-ranked Gators in a non-league game.

DLS (17-5), led 3-1 after the first period and 6-3 at halftime. SHP (11-7) scored four times in the third period to trail by a goal, 8-7 going into the fourth period. But the Spartans pulled away in the fourth for the win.

Nelson Harris continued his strong play with Oliver Marcin out, scoring three times, as did Clay Carrington. Luke Kirincich added a pair fo goals for SHP.

San Mateo 12, Mills 7

Eric Ciu and Nicolai Asmer each recorded hat tricks to lead the Bearcats (8-2 PAL Ocean) to victory at Mills (5-5) in what is likely their final game of the season. San Mateo finishes the year in second place in the PAL Ocean Division. Only the Ocean Division champion, Priory, is guaranteed a bid to the Central Coast Section playoffs. There are just two at-large bids allotted throughout the 10 leagues the compose CCS.

Edward Choi and Peter Moi added two goals apiece for San Mateo. Alex Vazquez paced the Vikings with three goals, and Daniel Chan scored two.

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Capuchino (1-9 PAL Ocean) fell 9-3 at Priory (9-1), wrapping up the PAL Ocean Division championship outright for Panthers.

Girls’ tennis

Carlmont 7, Half Moon Bay 0

The Lady Scots (14-0 PAL Bay, 16-0 overall) entered the final day of the regular season with the PAL Bay Division title in hand, and kept what they do in a sweep at home of Half Moon Bay (4-10, 4-10). Led by No. 1 single Chloe Khachadourian’s 6-0, 6-0 win, Carlmont didn’t drop a set, with No. 2 Megan Bence; No. 3 Zoe Hendricks; and No. 4 Radhika Agrawal winning at singles, and No. 1s Ashwika Narayan and Amelie Du Chau; No. 2s Avni Dixit and Chloe Rui; and No. 3s Katherine Zhang and Vania Pala all winning.

Mills 7, South City 0

The Lady Vikings (14-0 PAL Ocean, 19-4 overall) clinched the PAL Ocean Division championship outright, taking care of business with a sweep at South City (0-14 PAL Ocean). No. 1 single Grace Choy led the way with a fierce battle with Mackenzie Gogna for a 6-4, 3-6, 11-9 victory. No. 1 doubles Madyson Tang and Fiona Li enjoyed a breezier 6-0, 6-2 victory.

Mills entered into the day having already earned the Ocean Division’s lone bid to the PAL Tournament, opening this coming Tuesday. Had Mills lost its regular-season finale, Woodside could have moved into a tie for first place to share a league title, but in this hypothetical Mills would have still earned the PAL Tournament bid by virtue of head-to-head play.

Woodside 7, Westmoor 0

The Wildcats (12-2 PAL Ocean) wrapped up their season with a sweep at Westmoor (5-9) to finish in second place in the PAL Ocean Division. No. 1 single Malia Furukawa swept 6-0, 6-0, and No. 1 doubles Indra Redding-Lopez and Anja Andonovic won 6-2, 6-3.

Sequoia 5, Hillsdale 2

No. 1 doubles Kylie Ho and Leila Berman held off Annie Stump and Nikki Donovan for a 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 win, and the Ravens (5-9 PAL Bay) finished the year with a win over Hillsdale (0-14). Hillsdale earned wins from No. 1 single Kellyn Murphy 6-3, 6-1 and No. 4 Kaitlin Tan 6-2, 6-1. Sequoia swept double play with wins from No. 2s Nathalie Tha and Emily Loo 6-2, 6-3, and No. 3s Sadie Saffron and Christine Chang 6-2, 7-5.

Menlo-Atherton 6, San Mateo 1

M-A No. 1 Tessa Ellingson finished regular season with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep and the Bears (8-6 PAL Bay) swept singles play to earn a win at home over San Mateo (3-11). No. 2 Marissa Hou won 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 Adeleine Soltys won 6-0, 6-4; and No. 4 Hailey Hintze won 6-0, 6-0. San Mateo No. 1 doubles Tatum Fritts and Francesca Wesley held on for a 7-6(5), 0-6, 10-4 win over Yara Abuelsorour and Parmis Hoghooghi.

El Camino 5, Capuchino 2

The Lady Colts (10-4 PAL Ocean) finished the year in third place in the PAL Ocean, closing the season with a home win over Capuchino (8-6). EC No. 1 single Yasmen Juhar led the way with a 6-0, 6-0 win. Cap No. 1 doubles Amelia Bautista and Vivi Rogge won 7-6, 6-2.

Oceana 5, Terra Nova 2

The Sharks (5-9 PAL Ocean) swept singles play to win their season finale at Terra Nova (2-12). No. 1 Sara Byun won 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 Melanie Phillips won 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 Aubrey Won won 6-0, 6-2; and No. 4 Kai Bumagat won 6-4, 6-1. Terra Nova went to three sets for each of its wins, with No. 1 doubles hold off Lilah Hung and Alana Valle for a 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 victory, and No. 2s Alexis Smith and Avery Ayers rallying back for a 2-6, 6-4, 10-5 win over Harmony Leung and Emily Hu.

Menlo 5, Sacred Heart Prep 2

Menlo No. 1 single Elise Chen led the with 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 win over Charlotte Weber as the Lady Knights won at rival Sacred Heart Prep (5-3 WBAL, 14-4 overall). SHP No. 1 doubles Shannon Bennitt and Jasleen Chohan earned a 7-5, 6-2 win, while SHP No. 4 single Ela Viswanathan won 6-3, 6-3.