Sports briefs: Redwood quarterback commits to play for Cal
Redwood High quarterback Brady Weingart announced on Wednesday night via Twitter that he has committed to play football next year for Cal.
“I’m so thankful for my family, who have supported me through the whole process, my coaches, who have turned me into the player I am today, and to my teammates, who I couldn’t have done it without,” Weingart wrote. “This is a dream come true. GO BEARS!”
Weingart, who was named the MCAL’s offensive player of the year by the league’s coaches, completed 67.7% of his passes as a senior, throwing for 1,890 yards with 25 touchdowns against six interceptions.
Weingart took over the starting quarterback job as a sophomore during the COVID-shortened campaign in spring 2021. All told, Weingart threw for 4,911 yards, 61 touchdowns and 15 interceptions during his varsity football career.
Weingart joins the list of Marin players who have continued their playing careers at Cal in recent years — most notably former Marin Catholic standout Jared Goff who played quarterback for the Bears and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft. Goff currently plays for the Detroit Lions.
Former Redwood standout Jake Curhan was a standout offensive lineman for the Bears and now plays for the Seattle Seahawks.
Girls soccer
Maddie Buck scored in stoppage time on a free kick from about 45 yards out to give Redwood a 2-1 victory against Marin Catholic on Thursday night.
MC, which had been trailing 1-0 since the 62nd minute, stunned the Giants with a goal by Eloise Lee in the 81st minute to tie things up at 1-1. Buck’s goal secured all three points for Redwood and kept the Giants (5-1-2, 3-0-2 MCAL) unbeaten in league play.
Redwood got on the scoreboard when Dakota Ledesma scored on an assist from Maya Greenholz. The Giants pulled within two points of league leaders Tam and Branson, who play each other at 3:15 p.m. Friday in Ross.
- Mari Rode scored twice and Zola Thurston had a pair of assists as Archie Williams defeated Terra Linda 3-0 on Thursday. Rode, who is among the leaders with seven MCAL goals, scored twice after Maddie Mergenthaler provided the opening goal. Thurston assisted the first and third goals. Tessa Miller set up the second goal. Belen Hitchcock picked up the clean sheet. Archie Williams (4-2-1, 3-2-1) sits tied for fourth with MC on 10 points.
- Adela Spinelli netted twice to lift Novato to its first win of the season, 3-2 against San Rafael. Audrey Kobayashi also scored for the Hornets (1-6-0, 1-5-0). Clea Jimenez Donovan scored both goals for San Rafael (0-9-0, 0-6-0), one on a penalty kick and the other assisted by Noelia Gramajo.
Boys soccer
Juan Hernandez continued his hot start to the season, scoring once to help San Rafael pick up a 3-1 win against Novato on Thursday. Hernandez has registered either a goal or an assist in all seven games he’s played in this season.
Daniel Rodas opened the scoring in the 15th minute, assisted by Norman Tellez, and San Rafael (3-1-4, 3-1-2) held a 2-0 lead at the half. Kevin De Leon added a third goal in the 65th minute to secure all three points and hand Novato (4-1-1, 4-1-1) its first loss of the season. Alejandro Benevidez Garb had a strong game at center back for the Bulldogs.
Girls basketball
Sophia Everett scored a game-high 15 points as San Rafael (5-8, 2-3) held on for a 29-27 victory against Terra Linda on Thursday night. Angela Murray had 10 points and 11 rebounds for TL (3-9, 0-4). Nicolette Sasaki added 12 points for TL.
- Reigning MCAL player of the year Gracyn Lovette piled up 18 points to lead Marin Catholic to a 61-32 victory against Tam (7-6, 2-3) on Thursday. Izzy McFadden added nine points for MC (9-4, 4-0), which is the last remaining unbeaten team in MCAL play. Sienna Frazier scored eight points, Cecily Hadd scored seven and Alyssa Spagnuolo tallied six.
- Lailah Carey led three Mustangs players in double figures scoring with 16 points as San Marin rolled part Novato, 72-20. Kate O’Hara added 14 points for the Mustangs (11-4, 4-1) while Cassie Rees tallied 11. Keeley Wright scored nine and Julie Martinez scored seven.
Boys basketball
Semetri Carr had 25 points and five assists on Tuesday as Branson rolled to a 73-44 win against Archie Williams. Finn Keeffe had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls. Joaquin Aquillon had five points, five assists, seven rebounds and four steals.