San Mateo County local sports roundup

Burlingame 2, De La Salle 1

The Panthers, seeded No. 6, upset the third-seeded Spartans in the first round of the Northern California Division I tournament in Concord Tuesday afternoon.

All three goals were scored in the first half. De La Salle (17-3-7) took a quick 1-0 lead in the third minute, but Burlingame tied it midway through the first half. On a free kick 35 yards out, Marcus Grundmann sent a cross into the box that Gabe Hyman headed home for the equalizer.

The Panthers scored the game winner just before the halftime break. Hyman received a ball 25 yards out and sent a through ball to Aymeric Destree, who buried his shot into the side netting for his first goal of the season.

With the win, Burlingame (15-4-4) advances to the Division I semifinals, where it will face second-seeded Montgomery-Santa Rosa. Montgomery (22-2-1) beat No. 7 McClatchy-Sacramento, 2-0. Kickoff is 4 p.m. Thursday in Santa Rosa.

Baseball

Half Moon Bay 1, Menlo School 0

Joey Greco continues his solid pitching to start the season and Noah Gandelman drove in the only run of the game and also earned the save as the Cougars beat the Knights in a non-conference game in Atherton.

Greco induced a pair of double-play grounders while striking out three in five innings of shut out work.

Gandelman drove in the game’s only run in the top of the fifth as he plated David Fisher.

After Alex Smith stuck out two while working the sixth inning, Gandelman came in for the seventh to close out the game as Half Moon Bay improved to 5-2 on the season.

Burlingame 4, Menlo-Atherton 2

The Panthers improved to 4-0 on the season as they held off the Bears in a non-league game.

Burlingame took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third before tacking on three more in the bottom of the fourth.

M-A (0-3-1) scored single runs in the fifth and seventh. Blake Sanie drove in the Bears’ second run of the game in the seventh and was the tying run, but Burlingame’s Mario Vargas induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and earn the save.

Emilio Flores earned his first win of the season with six innings of one-run ball, striking out eight and walking only one. He also had a strong day at the plate, going 3 for 3.

Flores’ had three of the Panthers’ 10 hits. Both Taylor Clark and Justin Brunicardi each went 2 for 3 with a RBI. Jordy Aguilar was 1 for 2 with a run drive in.

Sacred Heart Prep 6, Stuart Hall 3

The Gators scored all six of their runs in the bottom of the first inning to beat the Knights in a non-league game in Atherton.

Nathan Fleischli worked six shut out innings to pick up his first win of the season on the mound.

Jake FitzSimons had a double at the plate for the Gators.

Boys’ tennis

Burlingame 4, Woodside 3

The Panthers even their PAL Bay Division record as they squeaked by the Wildcats.

Cole Hedges and Matthew Pilch, Burlingame’s No. 3 doubles team, clinched the victory by beating Woodside’s Peter Bui and Adam Mead in three sets. Bui and Mead won the first set in dominant fashion, 6-1, but Hedges and Pilch turned the tables, winning the second set 6-4 and clinching the win with a 6-2 decision in the final set.

The Panthers’ win at No. 3 doubles offset a Woodside win at No. 1 doubles, where Carl Tuttle and Chet McArther beat Burlingame’s Luca Iacovone and Eri Broman in three sets, 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-4.

Burlingame (2-2 PAL) won three of the four singles matches: Cale Goodman (6-4, 6-3), Oliver Nix (6-3, 7-5) and Brad Williams (7-6, 6-4).

Woodside’s Victor Vigdorchick prevented the singles sweep with a win at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-3.

Aragon 7, Hillsdale 0

The Dons had an easy time with their rival as they evened their PAL Bay Division record at 1-1.

Aragon did not drop a set in sweeping Hillsdale. Daniel Duan and Ilan Leventhal, playing at No. 1 and 2 singles respectively for the Dons, made short work of their opponents. Duan posted a 6-1, 6-3 victory, while Leventhal reversed those scores in a 6-3, 6-1 win.

Aragon’s No. 3 doubles team of Nick Hudson and Sahith Bhamidpati won their match 6-2, 6-2.

Boys’ golf

South City 277, El Camino 312

Ryan Peña led a trio of Warriors’ golfers with rounds in the 40s as they beat the Colts at Lake Merced Golf Course.

Peña took home low-score honors, finishing with a 43 on the par-36 course. Darrius Amigleo followed with a 45 and Owen Amores shot a 47.

El Camino was led by Khalid Bratcher, who finished with a 55.

Boys’ volleyball

Sacred Heart Prep 3, Eastside College Prep 2

The Gators rallied to win the final two sets and come away with a 25-18, 25-27, 18-25, 25-14, 15-11 victory over the Panthers.

Jack Loftus paced the SHP attack, finishing with 18 kills and 11 digs. Garrett Pinkston added 14 kills and 20 digs, while David Macias added 30 digs. Carter Sun and Giorgio Bacchin each pumped out 25 assists each.

College softball

CSM 7, Foothill 2

Lauren Quirke worked four innings to pick up the win and improve to 11-0 on the season as she led the Bulldogs to a Coast Conference-opening win over the Owls

CSM (1-0 Coast, 20-2 overall) is the first team in the state to 20 wins.

Quirke (Hillsdale) also got the job done at the plate, collecting a pair of hits — she is now batting .468 on the season — and two RBIs.

Her batting average is not even the best on the team. That honor would belong to the Coast Conference North’s leading hitter, Allie Stines (Capuchino), who added a pair of hits and is batting .515 on the year.

Emily Cotla (South City) cracked a pair of doubles in Tuesday’s victory, while Mackenzie Driscoll (Hillsdale) added to her Coast Conference-leading RBI total with two more runs driven in to give her 31 on the season.

The Bulldogs will be at De Anza for another Coast Conference game Thursday. They will then host Shasta in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday.

MONDAY

Baseball

Crystal Springs 3, Waldorf-SF 2

The Gryphons opened the 2018 season win courtesy of a commanding start by Josh Goodwine and a three-run fifth inning. The senior Goodwine worked four shutout innings to take a no-decision. Alex Haas earned the win with three innings of relief. Crystal Springs got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, cashing in on an infield throwing error by Waldorf that plated two. Waldorf added two runs in the sixth.

The victory was the first for new Gryphons manager Glenn Simms.

San Mateo 4, Jefferson 3

San Mateo (4-1) broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the fifth to get past Jefferson (1-4). Bearcats starter Luis Chavarin earned the win, and added two hits at the plate. Kilmer Sanchez recorded the save. Jack Warren paced San Mateo with three hits and added two innings of relief work.

 Boys’ golf

Menlo 187, Sacred Heart Prep 210

Menlo (2-0) earned a West Bay Athletic League win over rival SHP, led by senior Max Ting at Sharon Heights. Ting medaled with a 36, holding off teammates junior Seth Pope and freshman Jeremy Yun, each shooting a 37. Sophomore Kripa Dharah added a 38, junior Charlie Hsieh a 39 and senior John Weingart a 45 to round out Menlo’s card.

 Boys’ volleyball

San Mateo 3, El Camino 0

San Mateo rolled 25-6, 25-8, 25-18 in its season opener. Gui Pains led the way with nine kills and six service aces. Jayce Gispan and Landon Finn added five aces apiece for the Bearcats.