December 07, 2005

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Paly, Gunn boys win basketball titles

by Keith Peters

The Palo Alto and Gunn boys' basketball teams both came up with tournament titles this past weekend, while the Menlo School boys just kept on rolling.

Paly went 3-0 in the James Lick Invitational, topped by a 60-38 win over Andrew Hill in the championship game last Friday.

Senior forward Steven Brown scored 59 points in the three wins and was named the Most Valuable Player after tallying 20 points in the finals. Teammate Kheaton Scott was named to the all-tournament team. Senior guard Jeremy Lin led the Vikings in the finals with a season-high 24 points. Lin tallied 51 points in the tourney.

Gunn went 3-0 in the Cupertino Shootout, capturing its first title in more than a decade with a 47-34 triumph over the host Pioneers. Gunn used a 17-1 run in the third and fourth quarters to secure the win.

Junior Peter Jordan and senior Nicky LaFleur both made the all-tournament team. Jordan scored 13 points in the finals, despite being double- and triple-teamed, and 21 in a 66-58 semifinal win over Mills, holding the top scorer on both those teams to just two points.

"I'm pleased how we played defensively in the second half," said Gunn coach Chris Redfield, whose team held Cupertino to just 15 points after intermission. "I told the team that our goal was to hold them to 10 points or fewer for each of the final two quarters."

LaFleur had 15 points against Cupertino to lead Gunn (3-2).

Menlo (5-0) won three games in three days last week. The Knights knocked off a solid St. Ignatius team, 50-45, while holding Brown recruit Matt Jones to 10 points. They followed that with a 54-38 win over host Carmel and a 61-48 win over host Pacific Grove.

Junior Beau Heidrich scored 48 points in the three wins while senior Blake Schultz tallied 37.

Menlo-Atherton (3-1) won the consolation title of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Classic in Stockton with a 66-51 win over Franklin (Stockton).

Woodside Priory is off to a 3-0 start following a 59-19 romp over Liberty Baptist on Friday. Hap Plain led the Panthers with 13 points and now has 50 points on the season.
Girls basketball

Menlo-Atherton (2-1) reached the finals of the Gator Classic before falling to Santa Cruz on Saturday, 62-51, despite a career-high 25 points from Karley Marty. She was joined on the all-tournament team by Christina Dixon.

Palo Alto (2-1) finished third with a 47-44 win over Sacred Heart Prep, which put Hannah Stephens on the all-tourney team.

At the Forest Lake Invitational in Auburn, Castilleja (3-3) finished second after falling to host Forest Lake, 44-27. Lindsay Taylor and Alex Chang-Graham of Castilleja made the all-tournament team.

Menlo got 16 points from Aly Shepard as the Knights posted a 66-30 nonleague triumph over host Los Altos.
Cross country

Gunn freshman Joanne Reid had the best finish of any local runner at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships West Regional on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Reid finished 10th in the Freshman Girls race, covering the three-mile course in 20:27. Courtney Albini of Atherton was 18th in 20:42.

In the Seeded Girls race that featured the top runners on the West Coast, Palo Alto junior Renata Cummins was 54th in 19:53 and Paly teammate Alicia Ivanhoe was 70th in 20:19.

In the Junior Girls race, Lily Feng of Palo Alto was 57th in 22:25 while Paly's Katie Gosling was 37th in the Senior Girls race in 21:33.

In the Senior Boys race, Roscoe Linstadt of Gunn was 41st in 18:29 while Palo Alto's Brian Hand was 52nd in 18:51 in the Sophomore Boys race.
Boys soccer

Gunn (1-0) opened its season with a 2-0 victory over Los Altos in the Homestead Christmas Cup on goals by Doug Simpson and David Light.

Palo Alto (0-3-1) ended a three-game losing streak with a 1-1 deadlock with Leigh in the same tournament, while Menlo-Atherton (2-2) reached the next round with a 2-1 win over Willow Glen on goals by Carlos Mancilla and David Lopez.

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