Prep results from the Saturday, Oct. 18 newspaper

Oct. 17--FRIDAY

BOYS WATER POLO

Menlo School-Atherton 11, Bellarmine-San Jose 10 (2OT): In a matchup of two of the top teams in their respective CCS divisions, Spencer Witte once again anchored the Menlo defense with 15 saves in an overtime victory after the team finished regulation tied at 9. Menlo struck first with two goals from senior center Nick Bisconti, who scored 5 times. Five players had steals for the Knights, with Bisconti and senior Andreas Katsis leading the team with 3 each. Katsis and junior Chris Xi both had 2 assists. The Knights get a chance to avenge their lone loss against Campolindo on Saturday. Record: MS 15-1

THURSDAY

GIRLS GOLF

Gunn-Palo Alto 200, Palo Alto 205: At Santa Teresa GC (par 36), the Titans clinched the an automatic berth into the CCS tournament by winning a third straight league title -- one in the BVAL and two in the SCVAL. The medalist was Gunn's Anna Zhou, who carded 4 birdies to offset 3 bogeys to shoot 1 under. Teammate Lydia Tsai shot 38, while Paly was led by Emily Hwang and Elise Kiya, who shot 39 and 40, respectively. The Vikings' duo of Stephanie Yu and Celia Wilner each carded 41s. Record: G 10-0 SCVAL

CROSS COUNTRY

WBAL Meet #2 (at Baylands Course in Sunnyvale, 3.1 miles): Menlo School-Atherton'sLizzie Lacy was less than 2 seconds away from beating the girls course record and Robert Miranda took third in the boys race. With the crowd rooting her on, Lacy looked unshakable as she extended her lead in entering the last mile. She finished the 3.1-mile course in 17:46.9, just shy of the mark set by Sarah Robinson set last season of 17:45.0. Niki Iyer of Harker was second in 18:19.2. The Menlo girls finished in fifth, missing two of their top runners because of injury. Miranda paced the boys, taking third, and was the top freshman in 16:36.3. Dennis Mandudzo crossed the line in 17:30.7, giving Menlo another top 20 finish at 14th. Daniel Hill of Sacred Heart Prep-ATherton won the boys' race in 16:10.27 to lead SHP to a 3-point win over Crystal Springs Uplands-Hillsborough. CSU won the girls competition, beating The King's Academy-Sunnyvale by 26 points.

WCAL Meet #2 (Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, 3 miles): In the boys race, St. Francis-Mountain View junior Xander Olivero (5th, 15:49) along Serra-San Mateo's Matthew Herrera (6th, 15:52) and Jonathan Garcia (10th, 16:02) all cracked the top 10. The Lancers took third as a team, while the Padres were fourth. In the girls race, St. Francis sophomore Emily Skahill was the runner-up in a tigh finish, as the top 2 runners both crossed the finish at 18:46. Teammate Hannah Kim was fourth in 19:04 as the Lancers held off Mitty to win the team title 34 to 47. Notre Dame-Belmont's top runner was junior Riley McGlinchey (10th, 19:31).

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Menlo School-Atherton def. Castilleja-Palo Alto 25-21, 25-12, 25-15: Menlo's junior middle blocker Olivia Pellarin had 9 kills and 3 blocks. Junior middle Payton Mack had 4 kills, 7 blocks, and 2 aces. Freshman Opposite Ashley Dryer added 6 kills, while sophomore Outside hitter Dea Dressel had 4 kills, 12 digs and 3 blocks. Freshman setter Kristin Sellers had 3 aces and 8 digs. Record: MS 12-12, 5-0 WBAL

Carlmont-Belmont def. Woodside 25-20, 25-20, 29-27: In Game 3, Carlmont saved four set points -- including big kills from juniors Alex Lay and Elena Mateus -- before a kill by junior Alexis Morrow pushed the Scots ahead 27-26. A kill from Woodside's Heilani Hoeft tied things at 27, but Lay came back with a kill, then Morrow had a block to end the match. Morrow finished with 9 kills, 3 aces and 2 blocks, hitting .500 on the night. Senior Sabrina Miller had 9 kills, to go along with 2 blocks and a .400 hitting percentage. Lay finished with 8 kills, hitting .333, and junior Erin Alonso had 10 digs and 2 aces. Senior setter Lauren Tierney tallied 30 assists, 9 digs, 5 kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Record: C 14-13, 5-3 PAL Bay

Harker-San Jose def. Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton 26-24, 25-19, 25-20: SHP got 12 kills from outside hitter Cate Desler, plus 10 kills and 11 assists from setter/opposite Lilika Teu and 18 assists from Natalie Marshall. Record: SHP 15-9, 2-3 WBAL

Gunn-Palo Alto def. Monta Vista-Cupertino 25-19, 25-18, 25-22: The Titans were led by seniors Meghan Mahoney (15 kills), Jess Dinneen (9 kills) and setter Nicole Brigham serving up 29 assists.

GIRLS TENNIS

Menlo-Atherton 7, Sequoia-Redwood City 0: Singles--1. Sami Andrew (MA) d. Sadie Rhen 6-0, 6-1; 2. Caroline Kelly (MA) d. Nia Walton 6-0, 6-0; 3. Julia Chang (MA) d. Meaghan Weaver 6-1, 6-1; 4. Erin Perrine (MA) d. Emma Cromwell 6-0, 6-0. Doubles--1. Sarah Tiemann/Beata Brenner (MA) d. Raveen Johall/Dalia Jude 6-0, 6-1; 2. Ashley Wall/Libby Kirk (MA) d. Liza Philips/Izzy Navarro 6-2, 6-1; 3. Hayley Fryling/Taylor Fryling (MA) d. Dominique Chaviz/Margaret Martin 6-0, 6-1. Records: MA 13-6, 11-0 PAL Bay; S 0-11 Bay

Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton 5, Crystal Springs Uplands-Hillsborough 2: Singles--1. Sarah Choy (SHP) d. Hannah Maluth 6-2, 6-0; 2. Melina Stavropoulos (SHP) d. Courtney Schulz 7-5 ,2-6, 6-3; 3. Lauren Trihy (SHP) d. Panayluta Zeniou 6-2, 6-2; 4. Lauren Scanipalu (CSU) d. Caroline Buchsbaum 6-1, 6-0. Doubles--1. Natalie Henlique/Caroline Parsons (SHP) d.. Jonavi Deb/Saskia Rohdo 6-4, 6-3; 2. E. Ruchl/A. Shankar (CSU) d. Mary Clare Kruberg/Paige Kelley lost 6-3, 6-1; 3. Misha Kordestani/Pipa Thompson (SHP) d. S. Shankar/E. Silverstein 6-4, 6-0

Menlo School-Atherton 7, Harker-San Jose 0: Singles--1. E. Yao (MS) d. Schick 6-0, 6-2; 2. A. Yao (MS) d. Gross 6-0, 6-0; 3. Tran (MS) d. Hu 6-2 ,6-4; 4. Eshghi (MS) d. Pattie 6-0, 6-2. Doubles--1. Bronk/McConnell (MS) d. Guo/Iyer 6-3, 6-0; 2. Edidin/Gornick (MS) d. Mao/Vallurra 6-2, 6-4; 3. Wilson/Hao (MS) d. Bahri/Bahri 6-1, 6-0. Record: MS 12-4, 6-0 WBAL

Pinewood-Los Altos Hills 4, Mercy-Burlingame 3: Singles--1. Julia Owens (PW) d. Frencesca Faro 6-0, 6-2; 2. Leah Hess (PW) d. Aisling Duffy 6-2, 6-2; 3. Sammy Mothmel (MB) d. Hannah Manheim 6-2, 7-6, 1-0 (6); 4. Karina Uppal (PW) d. Carolina Larena 6-1, 6-1. Doubles--1. Yena Kim/Jeana Mcormick (MB) d. Kendall Cooke/Olivia Hanks 6-3, 6-2; 2. Lauren Corfield/ Elaina He (PW) d. Megan Beckan/Alana Duffy 6-1, 7-5; 3. Isabella Lim / Hannah Fox (MB) d. Jessica Hanks/ Nicole Tang 6-3 4-6, 1-0 (6)

GIRLS WATER POLO

Gunn-Palo Alto 12, Homestead-Cupertino 0: In a rare shutout, the Titans got hat tricks from Bianca Batista, Emily Fitzgerald and Erica Watkins, coverting on 12 of 19 shots. Samantha Acker made 9 saves in 20 minutes, before giving way to freshman Zoe Banks, who made 3 saves.

BOYS WATER POLO

Monta Vista-Cupertino 12, Los Altos 8: The Eagles were unable to hold on to a 6-4 lead at the half, getting shut out in the third quarter to fall behind 8-6. Dane Grosvenor and Montana Goloubef each scored twice. Record: LA 3-10, 3-6 SCVAL De Anza

WEDNESDAY

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Carlmont-Belmont def. Saratoga 25-20, 25-9, 25-13: In a nonleague match, Carlmont senior Sabrina Miller hit .727 with 9 kills and 4 blocks, and junior Alexis Morrow hit .667 with 6 kills and 3 blocks. Junior Alex Lay hit .444 with 4 kills and 2 aces; junior Mia Hogan had 4 kills, 3 digs, 3 aces and 2 blocks; and junior Elena Mateus had 7 digs, 3 blocks and 3 kills. Junior Erin Alonso added 9 digs, while senior Lauren Tierney had 5 digs, 2 kills and an ace. Record: C 13-13

GIRLS TENNIS

Castilleja-Palo Alto 6, Aragon-San Mateo 1: The Gators swept the singles matches in a nonleague contest. Singles--1. Celeste Woloshyn (C) d. Sanrecka Jawade 6-1, 6-3; 2. Wallis Hess (C) d. Magalide Squage 6-1, 6-2; 3. Rosie Crisman (C) d. Nora Lu 6-4, 6-1; 4. Kaitlin Rhee (C) d. Cami Nemeschoff 6-1, 6-2. Doubles--1. Katie Cooperstein/Yulen Chen (A) d. Anna Verwillow/Megan Colford 6-2, 7-5; 2. Julia McKay/Niki Flamen (C) d. Kelsey Dobbs/Jenna Constantino 6-3, 6-1; 3. Karian Gunadi/Ashley Lee (C) d. Keertana Namsuduri/Monica Mai 7-5, 7-5

GIRLS WATER POLO

Castilleja-Palo Alto 18, Hillsdale-San Mateo 6: After taking a 2-1 lead in the first quarter, the Gators scored 7 goals to go up 9-4 at halftime, then outscored the Knights 7-0 out of the intermission. Celia Aldrete led Castilleja with 5 goals, while Fernanda Kramer added 4 goals and Anna Yu had a hat trick. Goalie Maddy Tarr made 11 saves.

Menlo-Atherton 10, Calmont-Belmont 9: Freshman stalwart Nadia Paquin paced the Bears (5 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals), with Fiona Jackson (3 goals, 2 steals), Annabelle Paris (2 goals, 1 assist), Renee Butler (3 assists and 1 steal), and Kyra Sheeper (2 assists, 2 steals) making significant contributions.

BOYS WATER POLO

Menlo School-Atherton 20, Mills-Millbrae 6: The Knights led 11-3 by halftime and never looked back. Chris Xi and Wells Costello each scored 4 goals, while Andreas Katsis and James Thygesen each notched hat tricks, with 2 goals apiece for Chris Cassidy and Griffin Scheinman. Record: MS 15-1, 4-0 PAL Bay

Menlo-Atherton 22, Carlmont-Belmont 3: M-A got 6 goals from Mikhail Fedorchenko and led 9-1 at halftime. The Bears outscored the Scots 8-0 in the fourth quarter. Jace Blazensky and Spencer Gran each had hat tricks. Record: MA 4-0 PAL Bay

GIRLS GOLF

Menlo-Atherton 209, Burlingame 231: M-A sophomore Naomi Lee was medalist with a 3-over 38 at Poplar Creek GC in San Mateo. Teammate Abigail Pederson tied for second with a 40, while senior Ashley Utz carded a 43. The Bears also got rounds of 44 from Margaret Sten and Christiana Park. Record: MA 8-2 PAL Bay

Menlo School-Atherton 198, Notre Dame-San Jose 270: At Palo Alto Hills G&CC (par 36), Menlo's Jessie Rong and Sophie Siminoff shared medalist honors with 1-under 35s. Teammate Lauren Yang chipped in with 40, with Nicole Henderson (42) and Elizabeth Power (46) rounding out the scoring.

Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton 205, Castilleja-Palo Alto 209: In a battle of the Gators at Palo Alto Hills G&CC (par 36), Castilleja's Chloe Sales was medalist with an even-par round. But SHP pulled off the victory, with Maddy Ellison (38) and Jessica Koenig (39) paving the way. SHP's Camie Steppe and Castilleja's Cosi Layton each carded 41s. Record: SHP 7-3-1, 5-2-1 WBAL; C 6-2 WBAL

St. Francis-Mountain View 202, Presentation-San Jose 226

FIELD HOCKEY

Los Altos 2, Lynbrook-San Jose 1: Adera Alvarado Ahern opened the scoring for Los Altos in the first half with an assist from Mehr Singh. Emily Webb added a much-needed insurance goal in the second half for the Eagles' second victory of the season. Record: 2-8-1, 1-4-1 BVAL Mt. Hamilton

TUESDAY

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Summit Prep-Redwood City def. San Francisco Christian 25-4, 25-18, 25-21: Martina Pederson had 6 of her team's 10 kills, but the Huskies did most of the damage on serves, with 26 aces. Pedersen had 9 of them, while Laurel Naylor added 8 aces and Sophia Desmarais had 4.

GIRLS TENNIS

Menlo-Atherton 5, San Mateo 2: The Bears didn't drop a game in the top 2 singles slots to remain undefeated in the PAL Bay. Singles--1. Lanie Van Linge (M-A) d. Aida Lowe 6-0, 6-0; 2. Sami Andrew (M-A) d. Michelle Kwan 6-0, 6-0; 3. Tessa Chou (SM) d. Laila Volpe 6-4, 6-4; 4. Caroline Kelly (M-A) d. Ilana Basman 6-2, 6-2. Doubles--1. Emily Chan/Lauren Young (SM) d. Taylor Noble/Julia Chang 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (7); 2. Sally Carlson/Amelia Tiemann (M-A) d. Lindsey Pantuso/Maggie Dong 6-0, 6-2; 3. Amanda Scandalios/Natalie Baker (M-A) d. Tiffany Lee/Deanna Chen 6-7 (5), 6-4, 1-0 (9). Record: MA 12-6, 10-0 PAL Bay

GIRLS WATER POLO

Leland-San Jose 10, Menlo-Atherton 2: The Bears played a strong first half defensively and trailed 3-1 before Leland broke open the game. Annabelle Paris and Lexi Lobdell scored the lone goals for M-A. The Bears tough first half defense was led by goalie Francesca Gilles, Kyra Sheeper (2 steals) and Nadia Paquin (2 steals)

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