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Liberty, Heritage XC teams win league crowns
by Michael Dixon Correspondent
Cross-country runners from around the Bay Valley Athletic League gathered on Wednesday, March 31, to participate in the BVAL Cross Country Championships for the “2020” season. When all was said and done, the two Brentwood schools — Liberty and Heritage — reigned supreme.
The Patriots were victorious in the boys competition, finishing with 37 points. That was five better than the 42 from the Lions. Things were flipped in the girls competition, where Liberty won, finishing with 23 points, and Heritage was second with 38.
Depth was key for the Patriots in the boys race. Junior Dominic DiPiero [17:09.96] finished fourth and was the only Heritage boy in the top 5. But what the Patriots lacked in top-5 finishes, they more than made up for with the rest of the top 10. Senior Joesiah Kriston [17:19.94] placed sixth, while teammates sophomore Jordan Maldonado [17:36.09], junior James Woolery [17:44.43] and senior Vincent Ceja [17:45.83] finished eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively.
Liberty senior Keene Sample [16:13.76] crossed the finish line first, with sophomore Matias Rogers [16:49.01] in third. Deer Valley senior Hunter Phillips [16:31.27] finished between them.
“Even though our boys team came up just short of the Heritage boys, I’m proud that they believed in their success and put themselves in a position to battle at the mile point of the race,” Morford said.
The Lions coach also credited Liberty sophomore, Dylan Baptista. Baptista [18:28.18] finished 15th. His performance wasn’t exactly what he had in mind, which, Morford noted, shows how much better he’s gotten.
“He’s had far better races than he showed at the championships, but I’m proud of the amazing season he had,” Morford said. “To think that the way Dylan performed was now what we consider a ‘bad day’ is crazy. He has improved more rapidly than any athlete I’ve ever coached because of his passion and dedication to his improvement.”
The girls race was similar to the boys race, in that a runner from the second place team finished first individually. Patriot senior Renny Buchanan was the top girl, finishing in 20:35.12. Behind her were a trio of Lions: senior Sidney Jenks [20.45.35], sophomore Rylee Guinn [20:57.93] and junior Kiran McWilliams [21:10.74]. Heritage junior Sabrina Rogers [21:26.04] rounded out the top 5.
In the boys race, Deer Valley [86], Freedom [100] and Antioch [107] rounded out the team scores. In addition to Phillips, Wolverine junior Daniel Gober also finished high, placing fifth [17:15.30]. Junior Wyatt Erickson [17:34.59] was the top-finishing Falcon, finishing in seventh, while Panther senior Sid Valdez [18:57.86] came in 16th and was the top-finishing Antioch runner. Pittsburg senior Abel Avalos [20:30.07] was 21st.
On the girls side, Deer Valley [71 points] was the only team other than Liberty and Heritage with enough runners to field a team. Senior Ashley Hernandez [22:08.40] led the Wolverines, finishing in tenth place.
Pirates sophomore Gabriella Hernandez [21:43.37] finished eighth, the best finisher not from one of the two Brentwood schools. Junior Annalysia Gomez [25:24.44] and senior Marisol Becerra [29:07.62] were the top finishers from Antioch and Freedom, finishing 18th and 25th, respectively.
“I’d like to thank the BVAL and LUHSD for putting in the time to the sport of cross country and giving us the opportunity to have a 2020 season,” Morford said. “I loved the way our league handled this season. We have the kindest coaches in our league who look for the best in both their own runners and the competition,” he added. “We especially all wanted to put forth our best to give the Class of 2021 some normalcy in their final year of high school.”
The Bay Valley Athletic League’s top cross country stars, seen here, vied for league titles last week.
Photo by Ken Boone
Patriots, Wolverines emerge as tennis champions
The Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) tournament was held last week.
Singles
Heritage’s Erin Crane emerged victorious for the second consecutive league championship tournament.
The top-seed Crane bested teammate Nicolette Alexander, the tournament’s second seed 6-4, 6-2, to capture the title.
After a first-round bye, Crane was simply dominant throughout the tournament, defeating Freedom’s Nicolette Banuelos 6-0, 6-0; Pittsburg High School’s Akwi Awazi 6-0, 6-0 and teammate Manpreet Kaur, before dispatching Alexander.
Freedom’s Madi Suzuki knocked off Kaur 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to capture third place.
Doubles
Deer Valley High School’s Kayla Autajay and Lauren Sirmons captured the doubles title, defeating the top-seed team of Alyssa Duran and J-na Hereford, from Heritage, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
The Deer Valley duo knocked off the Freedom duo headed up by Roselyn Padilla 6-1,6-0; the Pittsburg High pair of Alyssa Buena and Evelyn Castaneda 6-3,5-7,6-3; and Heritage’s Tammi Sison and Elizabeth Moss, before clinching the title against Duran and Hereford.
To view the complete brackets, visit www.thepress.net
An historic win
The Heritage High School football team defeated Freedom for the first time in 10 years last week.
The Patriots emerged victorious 35-
28.
Patriots wide receiver Jaden Price, who led the receiver corps with two catches for 49 yards, also caught a touchdown.
Heritage defensive end Bennett Ricker had three sacks and nine total tackles to lead the defense.
Heritage is 3-1 this season.
The Patriots next travel to Antioch on April 9 at 7 p.m.
The Falcons (1-3) head to Liberty at the same time.
Photos by Ken Boone
Heritage running back Devon Rivers, seen above, led Heritage with 23 carries for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Defensive back Kimani Stafford, seen above, is seen snagging an interception, one of three in the game for the Patriots.
Quarterback Asher Haynes, seen above, completed 11 of 20 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown in the win.
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