Prep roundup: De La Salle edges Dublin on Alec Blair’s last-second basket
Boys basketball
With two seconds left and the score tied, De La Salle’s Billy Haggerty inbounded a soft pass to Alec Blair, who found enough space in the paint to score the winning basket.
De La Salle, ranked second by the Bay Area News Group, escaped with a 58-56 win at home over No. 10 Dublin on Friday night in East Bay Athletic League play.
The Spartans improved to 17-4 overall and 4-1 in league play. Dublin fell to 14-7, 3-1.
Blair finished with 14 points, two days after he had 23 in a four-point win over San Ramon Valley.
“He’s one of the best players in the state,” De La Salle coach Marcus Schroeder said.
Evan Wells scored 14 points and Arshawn Salkhi had 10 points for the winning side.
De La Salle has won four in a row – three in league play, the other over a team ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today – since losing at Monte Vista on Jan. 10.
It won’t get easier on Tuesday as the Spartans travel to Granada.
“Our league is incredible,” Schroeder said. “Every game is so tough and has really good players and coaches on all sides.”
Courtney Anderson scored 21 points and Jalen Stokes had 15 points for Dublin.
No. 3 Archbishop Mitty 55, St. Ignatius 53
Mitty bounced back from Wednesday’s loss against Archbishop Riordan with a win over visiting St. Ignatius (9-7, 3-3) in West Catholic Athletic League play. Princeton-bound Derek Sangster scored 16 points and Grayson Jalal had 11 points as Mitty improved to 13-3, 5-1.
No. 4 Clayton Valley 53, Northgate 43
Elijah Perryman (21 points) and Jake King (13 points) led the way in Clayton Valley’s road win over Northgate in a Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division game. Clayton Valley improved to 18-2, 6-0. Northgate fell to 6-13, 2-3.
No. 6 San Ramon Valley 66, Amador Valley 46
San Ramon Valley snapped its three-game league losing skid with a victory over Amador Valley in EBAL play. Parker McClaughry scored 11 points and Seamus Deely had nine points for SRV, which improved to 17-4, 1-3. Javier Gros scored 11 points for Amador Valley, which slipped to 11-9, 1-3.
No. 7 Archbishop Riordan 60, Bellarmine 51
Kaia Berridge led Riordan with 13 points in its win over host Bellarmine in a WCAL game. Christian Wise (11 points), Achillies Woodson (11 points) and Jasir Rencher (10 points) finished with double-digit scoring for Riordan, which improved to 13-3, 6-0. Bellarmine fell to 6-9, 1-5.
Sacred Heart Cathedral 63, No. 18 St. Francis 56
RL Miller had 20 points and seven rebounds in SHC’s win over visiting St. Francis in WCAL play. Fedrick Pernell scored 15 points and Jack Kennedy had nine points for the Fightin’ Irish. Gavin Everett had 13 points and Kyle Maddison scored 11 points for St. Francis. SHC improved to 9-6, 3-2. St. Francis dropped to 10-5, 3-3
Girls basketball
Crystal Springs Uplands 50, No. 10 Pinewood 41
Crystal Springs Uplands beat Pinewood on the road in West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division play. Jemma Lacap (19 points) and Maile Bateman (10 points) scored in double figures for Crystal Springs. Ava Uhrich had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Pinewood. Crystal Springs improved to 13-2, 3-0. Pinewood fell to 6-6, 2-1.
No. 1 Piedmont 57, Berkeley 20
Piedmont (17-0, 4-0) continued its undefeated season with a win on the road over Berkeley (5-14, 0-5) in West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division play. Natalia Martinez scored 31 points, Maddie Hill had 14 points and Eva Levingston added 10 points for Piedmont.
No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 74, Valley Vista-Arizona 41
Mitty extended its winning streak to eight games after a rout of Valley Vista in the Sabrina Ionescu (SI20) showcase. Maya Hernandez scored 13 points, Elana Weisman had 13 points and Layla Woods finished with 12 points for the Monarchs, who improved to 15-2.
No. 6 Oakland Tech 72, Oakland 24
Terri’A Russell (16 points) and Taliyah Logwood (12 points) led the way for host Oakland Tech in Oakland Athletic League play. Tech improved to 14-5, 3-0. Oakland dropped to 8-7, 3-1.
No. 7 Acalanes 70, No. 13 Miramonte 49
Dulci Vail scored 28 points in Acalanes’ win on the road over Miramonte in a DAL Foothill Division game. Karyss Lacanlale scored 20 points and Sophie Chinn had 12 points for the Dons (13-5, 5-0). Courtney Scheingart scored 13 points and Karena Eberts had 12 points for Miramonte (16-3, 5-0).
No. 8 San Ramon Valley 54, Amador Valley 14
Sierra Chambers and Gianna Ghio each scored 10 points in San Ramon Valley’s rout of host Amador Valley in EBAL play. San Ramon Valley improved to 17-3, 5-0. Amador Valley fell to 9-13, 0-5.
No. 11 Heritage 68, Pittsburg 28
Heritage, playing at home, extended its winning streak to 10 games with a win over Pittsburg in a Bay Valley Athletic League game. Caitlyn Smith scored 11 points, Aliyah Rollins had nine points and Kendall McClure added eight points for Heritage, which improved to 15-3, 4-0. Pittsburg fell to 3-14, 1-3.
No. 12 Monte Vista 63, Foothill 30
Sarina Nagra scored 17 points and Nia Coleman had 12 points in Monte Vista’s win over Foothill (8-9, 3-3) in an EBAL game. Riley Young scored nine points for Foothill. Monte Vista improved to 15-4, 4-1.
Sabrina Ionescu (SI20) showcase schedule (Concord)
Saturday at Carondelet
Valley Vista vs Pinewood, 11:30 a.m.
Oakland Tech vs Heritage, 1 p.m.
Carondelet vs Moreau Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
Mater Dei-Santa Ana vs St. Mary’s-Stockton, 4 p.m.
Clovis West vs Marin Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Salesian vs Folsom, 7 p.m.
Lincoln-Stockton vs Granada, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday at De La Salle
Woodside Priory vs Lick-Wilmerding, 2 p.m.
Alameda vs Cornerstone, 3:30 p.m.
Dublin vs Miramonte, 5 p.m.
Pinole Valley vs Antelope, 6:30 p.m.
Piedmont vs Acalanes, 8 p.m.