{"id":1585,"date":"2024-12-06T17:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2024-12-06T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:36:28","slug":"khs-boys-stun-justin-mustangs-beat-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=1585","title":{"rendered":"KHS boys stun Justin, Mustangs beat Elite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clear Lake falls to Mount Shasta at Durham; Lower Lake splits two at Redwood Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> From 91-37 losers in their final game last season to 78-74 winners on Thursday night at home, the Kelseyville Knights certainly know how to make a splash, and it may have been a historic one at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt felt really good to beat the defending section champions,\u201d Kelseyville varsity boys basketball head coach Oscar Lopez said after watching the Knights hold off the Justin-Siena Braves in a non-league game at Kelseyville High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the Knights\u2019 first win, and first home win this season after back-to-back road losses to Terra Nova (Pacifica) and McKinleyville, but it also may have been the first time a Kelseyville varsity boys squad has ever beaten the Braves, who demolished the Knights by 54 points a year ago in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division 4 playoffs at Napa. Justin-Siena advanced to the state title game, losing by a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know it\u2019s not the same Justin-Siena team we played last year, but it\u2019s still a big win for us,\u201d Lopez said following a game in which Brock Barrick (22 points), Kyle Watkins (19 points) and Ryder Leary (11 points) also scored in double digits while Sebastian Chavez (nine points) and Gene Holdenried (eight points) just missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA good first win and first home win for us,\u201d Lopez said as his veteran Knights squad \u2013 11 seniors on a 12-man roster \u2013 found the range on 10 3-pointers scattered among seven players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe spread the wealth around pretty well,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin-Siena trailed 42-35 at halftime but rallied to go up by six points early in the third quarter before Kelseyville came roaring back to open up a 66-59 lead by quarter\u2019s end, hitting four 3-pointers in the period. The Knights held the lead throughout the fourth quarter, though the Braves hung around the entire time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a very fast-paced game,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cThey pressed us, but we were able to get out and run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chavez scored all nine of his points on 3-pointers, hitting all three of them in the first two quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSebastian played a great first half,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 20-win team last season when they tied St. Helena for the North Central League I championship, the Knights hardly played a flawless game against Justin-Siena (0-3), but it was an encouraging initial victory of the 2024-25 campaign following competitive losses to Terra Nova and McKinleyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were still too sloppy, had way too many turnovers, but we are playing better each game,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville returns to action Tuesday at home against Lower Lake in the league opener for both teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin-Siena won the junior varsity game 51-45. Kelseyville (1-3) was led by Joey Watson with 12 points, Jacob Amendola with 10 and Ryan Keithly with seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other Thursday boys basketball action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Helena Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown 61, Elite 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At St. Helena, Bodhi Moore\u2019s 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists powered Middletown to a victory over the Elite Eagles of Vallejo in the opening round of the St. Helena Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second game in a row, Middletown (2-0) used a big second half to break things open as the Mustangs outscored the Eagles 37-5 over the final two quarters, handing Elite (4-1) its first loss of the season in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Moore found the range on four 3-pointers, teammate Harrison Brown (17 points) hit five 3-pointers to lead the team. Controlling the boards for Middletown were Jon Hawkins and Anthony Bowerman with 13 and 10 rebounds, respectively. Hawkins also blocked 10 shots while Bowerman had seven blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were bigger than us, but our guys buckled down and played lights out,\u201d Middletown head coach Jake Diehl said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the fellas for keeping their composure, making the right plays and finishing strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middletown plays Sonoma Academy in the winner\u2019s semifinals Friday at 7 p.m. The tournament runs through Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herb Jurgentz Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mount Shasta 61, Clear Lake 49<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Durham, Zane McAuley scored 24 points and AJ Bruch added another 13 as the Clear Lake Cardinals officially opened their season with a 61-49 loss to Mount Shasta in the opening round of the Herb Jurgentz Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe team played really hard against a solid Mount Shasta squad,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Mark Cory said. \u201cIt felt like a first game, and we got better as the game progressed. There\u2019s lots to clean up, but we made nice strides tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake (0-1) plays Paradise in the consolation semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the tournament\u2019s junior varsity bracket, Mount Shasta beat Clear Lake 59-47. Noah Clever led the Cardinals (0-1) with 18 points and Ayden Moreno added 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey came out in the third and shot the lights out, ended up outscoring us 25-10,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Shady Cerezo said of a 17-16 Clear Lake halftime lead that evaporated quickly when the second half opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur defense set the tone early, limiting Shasta to four points in the first quarter and 12 points in the second quarter,\u201d Cerezo added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the loss, Cerezo said it was an encouraging opener for the Cardinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got some things we need to clean up and execute better,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re a young team and I feel that we got better today. We got our first-game jitters out of the way, and we\u2019ll be ready tomorrow to play Hoopa Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake plays Hoopa Valley on Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the consolation semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redwood Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake 73, Potter Valley 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valley Christian 79, Lower Lake 67<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Boonville, under the leadership of first-year head coach Anthony Farrington, a star for the Clear Lake Cardinals back in the late 1980s, the Lower Lake Trojans officially opened their season by splitting two games Wednesday at the Redwood Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower Lake (1-1) returns to tournament action Friday against Mendocino beginning at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young Trojans had no problem knocking off the Potter Valley Bearcats in their season and tournament opener, rolling behind the balanced scoring of freshman center Noah Hakala (17 points), junior point guard Jonathan Ventura (11 points), sophomore Hector Murrillo (10 points), senior forward Ivan DeLeon (nine points) and sophomore guard Germaine Cephus (eight points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a very young team comprised mostly of sophomores and two freshmen,\u201d Farrington said. \u201cWe are in the process of rebuilding the program for LLHS. I believe that we will be competitive despite our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to the court Wednesday evening to play Valley Christian of Roseville, a San Joaquin Section team that has a combined 63 wins the last three seasons and is a perennial playoff contender, the Trojans ran into a deep Lions squad that rotated in fresh legs at regular intervals, according to Farrington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were 15 players deep and during the game at approximately every two minutes they would rotate in five new players,\u201d Farrington said. \u201cThey stayed in a man full-court press the entire game. They had a lead most of the game, but in the third quarter at one point we led the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Valley Christian was able to wear down the Trojans and push ahead to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team did great given that we have not even had a chance to develop our press-break offense,\u201d Farrington added. \u201cWe had difficulty getting into our half-court game, but that will come with experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hakula led the Trojans with 15 points, Murrillo added another 14 while Ventura and DeLeon each had eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a great group of kids this year and I am proud to be called their coach, and I look forward to watching them grow individually and collectively as a team as we rebuild the Trojan program,\u201d Farrington said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there is certainly plenty of room for a Lower Lake program that has only 15 wins the last three seasons. The Trojans\u2019 last winning campaign was 2015-16 (14-12). They also went 13-13 in 2018-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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