San Mateo County local sports roundup

Despite shooting just 30 percent from the field, the Dons hung with Knights for three quarters. But Stuart Hall finally pulled away in the fourth quarter in a first-round game of the 40th annual Burlingame Lions Club tournament at Burlingame High.

Despite stretches of no scoring, Aragon managed to do enough to stay in the game. The Dons had a nearly four-minute scoring drought in the first quarter, yet ended the period tied at 12.

Stuart Hall opened the second quarter with six unanswered points, and yet the Dons trailed by just four at halftime, 24-20.

The Dons actually outscored the Knights, 17-16 in the third period to trail by just three going into the fourth, 40-37, but Stuart Hall blasted Aragon in the final quarter, outscoring the Dons 24-11.

Stuart Hall’s Darna Stewart put on a 3-point shooing exhibition in the second half, hitting his first six in a row, after not connecting on one in the first half. He had four in the third quarter alone.

Stuart led all scorers with 21 points. Aragon was led by Davion Cox, who finished with 11 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Gabe Lukaszewicz and Donovan Robinson each scored 9 for the Dons, with Lukaszewicz also grabbing 7 boards.

Aragon will take on Sacred Heart Prep in a consolation bracket game at 5 p.m. today, while the Knights will face Half Moon Bay in a tournament semifinal matchup at 6:30 p.m.

Palo Alto 80, Sacred Heart Prep 55

The Vikings scored the first three buckets of the game on layups and never looked back as they blitzed the Gators in the first round of the Burlingame Lions Club tournament.

Palo Alto had quarter scores of 21, 30 and 20 points. Sacred Heart Prep, on the other hand, had more points in the third quarter, 22, as it did in the first half when the Gators scored just 21 points and trailed 52-21 at the break.

Palo Alto’s Max Dorward had a monster game, pouring in 27 points, while Spencer Rojahn added 15.

SHP was led by Eric DeBrine, who scored 21 points. Trevor Panchal added 15 in the loss as well. SHP will face the loser of Irvington-Fremont-Burlingame in a consolation game at 5 p.m. tonight at Burlingame High, while Palo Alto will meet the winner in a semifinal winner’s bracket game at 8 p.m.

Girls’ basketball

Los Gatos 52, Carlmont 45

The Scots hung tough with the perennial CCS power Wildcats, but came up just short in a non-league game Tuesday night.

Carlmont (2-2) trailed by just a point at halftime, 25-24, but were outscored 16-7 in the third by Los Gatos (4-0).

Alexa Bayangos led the Scots with 13 points. Lys Hayes and Kalee George each had 8 for Carlmont as well.

Girls’ soccer

Half Moon Bay 10, Academy of Arts 0

Seven different Cougars scored as Half Moon Bay hung a 10-spot on the Academy of Arts and Sciences Tuesday afternoon.

Mercy-Burlingame 3, El Camino 0

The Crusaders scored twice in the first half to beat the Colts in a non-league game.

Rania Salamy,a sophomore, and a pair of freshman — Jayden Pineda and Jacqueline Klinger — each scored once for Mercy.

Klinger also added an assist, as did senior Emily Naughton.