Knights will play Pinewood on Wednesday
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The Menlo School girls basketball team practiced Monday after being in quarantine for 10 days due to a positive COVID-19 test. The team last played on April 28.
Three West Bay Athletic League games against Sacred Heart Prep, The King’s Academy and Notre Dame-Belmont were not played and are unlikely to be made up. A nonleague road game against Half Moon Bay was also cancelled.
John Paye. Courtesy Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics.
Board of Managers voted after hearing public comments from coaches, parents, players
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Updated: Fri, May 14, 2021, 9:13 pm
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It s a new ballgame for the SCVAL, which were allowed to participate in CCS playoffs by a vote of the league s Board of Managers on Friday. Courtesy Karen Ambrose Hickey.
The SCVAL Board of Managers voted to allow eligible teams to participate in Central Coast Section playoffs during a special meeting Friday by a vote of 11 yes, one no and two abstentions.
A second motion to recognize league champions failed, though individual schools are allowed to recognize teams. That vote was by a 10-4 margin.
On the boys side, Gunn (6-6) earned the seventh seed and Sacred Heart Prep (6-5) qualified and will play Monday at Homestead (6-7).
Menlo (9-0) earned a bye into the second round and will host the winner of Harker (3-4) at Lynbrook (7-3) on Wednesday afternoon.
The Titans will host a second-round match against either Westmont (6-2) or Aragon (5-5).
A total of nine SCVAL teams, who only learned Friday they were eligible to participate, were selected for the tournament, with Cupertino (9-1) the highest seed at No. 3.
The finals are slated for May 27, likely at the home of the higher seed.
Sophie Kadifa scored twice for Paly. Courtesy Jenna Hickey.
Siham Arsalane led Gunn with three goals. She also added three steals.
Princeton-bound Kate Mallery scored twice, recorded three steals and made two field blocks. Kenza Ashworth and Sawyer McKenna also scored.
Freshman Nina Albers was a big presence for Gunn. She had two assists and a team-leading six steals. Senior co-captain Molly Wilkinson also had two assists and two steals.
Goalie Jayden Kratt recorded nine saves for the Titans, who travel to play Homestead on Thursday.
Castilleja beat visiting Los Altos, 13-7, in another SCVAL contest. Annika Burns led the Gators with four goals while Elsa McElhinney, Sydney Lowell, and Anjali Kambham each added a pair. Gabby Lewis, Talula Seale and Georgia Hutchinson also scored.
Knights will play Pinewood on Wednesday
Uploaded: Tue, May 11, 2021, 8:14 pm
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Courtesy Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics.
The Menlo School girls basketball team practiced Monday after being in quarantine for 10 days due to a positive COVID-19 test. The team last played on April 28.
Three West Bay Athletic League games against Sacred Heart Prep, The King’s Academy and Notre Dame-Belmont were not played and are unlikely to be made up. A nonleague road game against Half Moon Bay was also cancelled.
John Paye. Courtesy Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics.
“We were excited to get back on the court,’’ Menlo coach John Paye said. “It felt like the start of the season, which is kind of good and kind of frustrating.’’