PC men beat Columbia

The Porterville College men’s basketball team took one more step toward a possible state playoff berth with an impressive 77-68 win on the road at Columbia on Wednesday.

PC (12-10) improved to 5-3 in the Central Valley Conference and is now in no worse than a tie for second in the CVC. The CVC’s second place team will clinch a berth in the state playoffs and the third place team could possible go to the state playoffs as well.

At Columbia (3-5 in the CVC), Porterville led 45-32 at halftime, led by as many as 15 points in the second half and was never really seriously threatened by Columbia. Jason Carmichael scored 21 points, Kameron Hoyt had 14 points, Miguel Perez had 10 points, Donald Lee had nine points and Dilpreet Thind added eight points for PC. “It was a good team performance,” PC coach T.J. Jennings said.

MONACHE BOYS 52, CHAVEZ

Monache (7-4 in the EYL) trailed 14-6 after one quarter, but outscored Cesar Chavez 32-13 over the second and third quarters to take a 38-27 lead and take control. Casey Chavez scored 12 points and Elijah Olais and Gio Escalante each added eight points for Monache.

MISSION OAK 38, PHS BOYS 36

Porterville (5-6 in the EYL) gave the EYL power Mission Oak (7-3 in the EYL) all it could handle before falling short at Sharman Gym. Mission Oak went on a 7-0 run to end the first half to take a 23-13 halftime lead and extended its lead to 30-16 in the third quarter. But PHS eventually went on an 11-0 run to pull to within 35-34 in the fourth quarter. Zach Ward scored on a drive to pull PHS to within 38-36 before Mission Oak held on.

Porterville’s continued struggles at the foul line proved to be costly as PHS was 7-of-17 from the line while the Hawks were 8-of-13. Courtland Duckworth scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half and Isaiah Moreno scored seven of his 10 points in the second half to lead PHS.

MONACHE GIRLS 67, DELANO 27

Dominique Pilkinton scored 20 points, Ale Tobie had 14 points and Jenae Alcantar added 12 points for Monache (12-0 in the EYL).

REEDLEY 66, PC WOMEN 52

Porterville College (0-6 in the Central Valley Conference) couldn’t overcome Amanda Alba’s shooting for Reedley in the first half at PC. Alba hit 5-of-7 threes in the first half as PC trailed 37-20 at halftime.

Porterville did play much better in the second half. Regine Mecenario scored 18 points, Janette Garado and Danielle Carrillo each had eight points and Jackie Padron added six points for PC. Katrina Goulbourne had a huge game on the boards with 14 rebounds and Maribel Bravo had six rebounds for Porterville. Stephanie Dounseroux and Carmen Millan each had three assists for the Pirates.

LINDSAY GIRLS 70, SIERRA PACIFIC 35

Christina Castro came within one steal of posting a triple double as she had 15 points, 12 assists and nine steals for Lindsay (14-6, 4-1 in the East Sequoia League). Also for Lindsay, Renee Alvarado scored 16 points and had a huge game on the boards with 18 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards. In addition for Lindsay, Rosie Esparza scored eight points and Megan Salinas, Alexsis Arguelles and Destiny Garcia all added six points.

STRATHMORE GIRLS 41, OROSI 13

Abby Valle posted a double double for Strathmore (14-6, 2-3) with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Also for SHS, Gabby Baca had 12 points, three steals and two assists and Shelby Vanasen added seven points and two assists.

MONACHE JV GIRLS 46, CHAVEZ 30

Tarah Patterson scored 15 points, Alyssa Cabeje had 11 points and Danielle Emerson added six points to lead Monache’s junior varsity. 

MONACHE FROSH GIRLS 30, CHAVEZ 18

Bailey Margosian scored nine points, Karina Garcia had eight points, Sara Hann added seven points and Allison Pharis also played well to lead Monache’s freshmen (15-0, 11-0).

PHS FROSH GIRLS 35, MISSION OAK 33

Maddy Covert scored 15 points, Sierra Paiste and Sammy Flynn each had eight points and Kayleigh Berra and Brandy Rico each added two points for Porterville’s freshmen (8-3 in the EYL).

SHS JV BOYS 54, OROSI 44

Carlos Lara scored 16 points, Cody Chapa had 12 points and Hector Garcia added 10 points to lead Strathmore’s junior varsity (9-7, 5-0 in the East Sequoia League).

SHS FROSH BOYS 50, OROSI 40, OT

Junior Cisneros scored 21 points and Jack Lewis added 10 points to lead Strathmore’s freshmen.

The Porterville College men’s basketball team took one more step toward a possible state playoff berth with an impressive 77-68 win on the road at Columbia on Wednesday.

PC (12-10) improved to 5-3 in the Central Valley Conference and is now in no worse than a tie for second in the CVC. The CVC’s second place team will clinch a berth in the state playoffs and the third place team could possible go to the state playoffs as well.

At Columbia (3-5 in the CVC), Porterville led 45-32 at halftime, led by as many as 15 points in the second half and was never really seriously threatened by Columbia. Jason Carmichael scored 21 points, Kameron Hoyt had 14 points, Miguel Perez had 10 points, Donald Lee had nine points and Dilpreet Thind added eight points for PC. “It was a good team performance,” PC coach T.J. Jennings said.

MONACHE BOYS 52, CHAVEZ 42

Monache (7-4 in the EYL) trailed 14-6 after one quarter, but outscored Cesar Chavez 32-13 over the second and third quarters to take a 38-27 lead and take control. Casey Chavez scored 12 points and Elijah Olais and Gio Escalante each added eight points for Monache.

MISSION OAK 38, PHS BOYS 36

Porterville (5-6 in the EYL) gave the EYL power Mission Oak (7-3 in the EYL) all it could handle before falling short at Sharman Gym. Mission Oak went on a 7-0 run to end the first half to take a 23-13 halftime lead and extended its lead to 30-16 in the third quarter. But PHS eventually went on an 11-0 run to pull to within 35-34 in the fourth quarter. Zach Ward scored on a drive to pull PHS to within 38-36 before Mission Oak held on.

Porterville’s continued struggles at the foul line proved to be costly as PHS was 7-of-17 from the line while the Hawks were 8-of-13. Courtland Duckworth scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half and Isaiah Moreno scored seven of his 10 points in the second half to lead PHS.

MONACHE GIRLS 67, DELANO 27

Dominique Pilkinton scored 20 points, Ale Tobie had 14 points and Jenae Alcantar added 12 points for Monache (12-0 in the EYL).

REEDLEY 66, PC WOMEN 52

Porterville College (0-6 in the Central Valley Conference) couldn’t overcome Amanda Alba’s shooting for Reedley in the first half at PC. Alba hit 5-of-7 threes in the first half as PC trailed 37-20 at halftime.

Porterville did play much better in the second half. Regine Mecenario scored 18 points, Janette Garado and Danielle Carrillo each had eight points and Jackie Padron added six points for PC. Katrina Goulbourne had a huge game on the boards with 14 rebounds and Maribel Bravo had six rebounds for Porterville. Stephanie Dounseroux and Carmen Millan each had three assists for the Pirates.

LINDSAY GIRLS 70, SIERRA PACIFIC 35

Christina Castro came within one steal of posting a triple double as she had 15 points, 12 assists and nine steals for Lindsay (14-6, 4-1 in the East Sequoia League). Also for Lindsay, Renee Alvarado scored 16 points and had a huge game on the boards with 18 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards. In addition for Lindsay, Rosie Esparza scored eight points and Megan Salinas, Alexsis Arguelles and Destiny Garcia all added six points.

STRATHMORE GIRLS 41, OROSI 13

Abby Valle posted a double double for Strathmore (14-6, 2-3) with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Also for SHS, Gabby Baca had 12 points, three steals and two assists and Shelby Vanasen added seven points and two assists.

MONACHE JV GIRLS 46, CHAVEZ 30

Tarah Patterson scored 15 points, Alyssa Cabeje had 11 points and Danielle Emerson added six points to lead Monache’s junior varsity. 

MONACHE FROSH GIRLS 30, CHAVEZ 18

Bailey Margosian scored nine points, Karina Garcia had eight points, Sara Hann added seven points and Allison Pharis also played well to lead Monache’s freshmen (15-0, 11-0).

PHS FROSH GIRLS 35, MISSION OAK 33

Maddy Covert scored 15 points, Sierra Paiste and Sammy Flynn each had eight points and Kayleigh Berra and Brandy Rico each added two points for Porterville’s freshmen (8-3 in the EYL).

SHS JV BOYS 54, OROSI 44

Carlos Lara scored 16 points, Cody Chapa had 12 points and Hector Garcia added 10 points to lead Strathmore’s junior varsity (9-7, 5-0 in the East Sequoia League).

SHS FROSH BOYS 50, OROSI 40, OT

Junior Cisneros scored 21 points and Jack Lewis added 10 points to lead Strathmore’s freshmen.