Merced-area sports summaries for Jan. 6-8, 2017
Basketball
High School Boys
El Capitan 67, Atwater 64
Atwater | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | — | 64 |
El Capitan | 13 | 19 | 7 | 28 | — | 67 |
Atwater (9-7, 1-1 CCC) – Omar Berrio 2, Fernando Jeronimo 7, Saul Avitia 5, Reggie Ricks 34, Ashton Jantz 3, Isaiah Hill 13. Totals: 21 12-17 64.
El Capitan (9-7, 2-0 CCC) – Angel Serena 7, Tyler Dietz 8, Mark Sellers 16, James Sellers 26, Jeremiah Duda 10. Totals: 21 17-29 67.
3-pointers – Atwater 10 (Ricks 6, Jeronimo 2, Avitia 1, Jantz 1), El Capitan 7 (J. Sellers 4, Serena 2, M. Sellers 1). Team fouls – Atwater 20, El Capitan 17. Fouled out – None.
JV – Atwater won 51-36.
Merced 58, Buhach Colony 45
Buhach Colony | 10 | 15 | 13 | 7 | — | 45 |
Merced | 21 | 15 | 7 | 15 | — | 58 |
Buhach Colony (11-6, 0-2 CCC) – Jeremy Sicarios 2, Dylan Jennings 8, Skyler Coffey 13, Irik Dobbins 14, Dante Coy 8. Totals: 15 12-18 45.
Merced (11-5, 1-0 CCC) – Davion Jackson 9, Isaiah Aguirre 4, Jared Pazin 25, Jeremy Redwine 9, Dhameer Warren 4, Anthony Robinson 3, Xavier Stewart 4. Totals: 20 11-15 58.
3-pointers – Buhach Colony 3 (Jennings 2, Dobbins 1), Merced 7 (Pazin 4, Jackson 1, Redwine 1, Robinson 1). Team fouls – Buhach Colony 13, Merced 15.
Pitman 60, Golden Valley 45
Golden Valley | 12 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | 45 |
Pitman | 3 | 18 | 14 | 25 | — | 60 |
Golden Valley (6-10, 1-1 CCC) – Etrell Bowers 5, Silvestre Llamas 10, Isaac Cropper 10, Salvador Zaragoza 2, Cyrus Allen 18. Totals: 14 12-15 45.
Pitman (1-1 CCC) – Isaiah Marable 17, Caleb Hanna 8, Kamio Borja 3, John Adame 5, Christian Williams 13, Dominic Van Waaden 14. Totals: 16 24-34 60.
3-pointers – Golden Valley 5 (Llamas 3, Bowers 1, Cropper 1), Pitman 4 (Marable 2, Hanna 2). Team fouls – Golden Valley 25, Pitman 15. Fouled out – Bowers, Llamas, Allen.
College Men
Benedictine 85, UC Merced 75 (OT)
UC Merced (2-12, 1-2 Cal Pac) – Cole Taira 19, Ryan Haywood 13, Aaron Laflin 10, Matt Laflin 5, Ronnie Kozak 4, Joshua Kimble 13, Derek E’denchukwu 9, Branson Garcia 2. Totals: 25 13-23 75.
Benedictine (9-8, 4-0 Cal Pac) – Robert Kincade 18, Jorge Cano 13, Brandon Dixon 5, Richie Thornton 2, Carter Aby 2, Monnard Brown 24, Gus Leon 16, Joe Baldi 3, Troy Conley 2. Totals: 31 21-25 85.
3-pointers – UC Merced 12 (Taira 3, Haywood 3, Kimble 3, A. Laflin 2, M. Laflin 1), Benedictine 2 (Kincade 1, Dixon 1). Rebounds – UC Merced 28 (M. Laflin 7), Benedictine 52 (Cano 11). Assists – UC Merced 12 (Taira 5), Benedictine 8 (Aby 3). Steals – UC Merced 10 (Haywood 3, M. Laflin 3), Benedictine 5 (Dixon 3). Team fouls – UC Merced 20, Benedictine 23. Fouled out – A. Laflin, Brown. Halftime – UC Merced 37-34.
Women
Benedictine 77, UC Merced 61
Merced | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | — | 61 |
Benedictine | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 77 |
UC Merced (7-7, 1-1 Cal Pac) – Courtney Danna 13, Danielle Ward 8, Mia Belvin 8, Christina Catro 4, Aubrey Hayes 3, Brittany Martinez 11, Ivy Nguyen 8, Deja Jackson 6. Totals: 24 11-21 61.
Benedictine (10-6, 4-0 Cal Pac) – Emily Moore 26, Erica Vasquez 21, Felicia Foster 11, Kimberly Wimbish 6, Alexis Todd 4, Elis Ozgur 6, Julia Cooper 3. Totals: 30-61 12-22 77.
3-pointers – UC Merced 2 (Nguyen 2), Benedictine 5 (Vasquez 3, Moore 1, Foster 1). Rebounds – UC Merced 40 (Ward 11), Benedictine 40 (Ozgur 8). Assists – UC Merced 9 (Danna 4), Benedictine 18 (Vasquez 6). Steals – UC Merced 13 (Danna 5), Benedictine 10 (Moore 2). Team fouls – UC Merced 16, Benedictine 21. Fouled out – Danna.
Soccer
High School Boys
El Capitan 2, Atwater 1
El Capitan (5-5-1, 1-1 CCC) – Goals: Alejandro Perez 1, Haison Nguyen 1. Assists: Nestor Montes 1, Roberto Ceja 1. Saves: Juan Valdovino 7.
Atwater (2-9-2, 1-1 CCC) – Goals: Sebastian Magana 1. Assists: Zeb Stevens 1. Saves: Eduardo Colunga 4.
JV – El Capitan 4-1.
Golden Valley 1, Pitman 0
Golden Valley (7-3, 2-0 CCC) – Goals: Hann Osborne 1. Saves: Austin Vang 6, Ze Thao 3.
Pitman (0-2 CCC) – Saves: Javier Urena 5.
Halftime – 0-0. JV – Golden Valley 2-0.
High School Girls
Merced 4, Buhch Colony 0
Merced (10-1-2, 1-0 CCC) – Goals: Carris Burgess 4. Assists: Jovanna Salazar 2, Deanna Govea 1. Saves: None.
Golden Valley 3, Pitman 1
Golden Valley (10-1-1, 2-0 CCC) – Goals: Megan Pust 2, Carlie Garcia 1. Assists: Pust 1, Katelyn Griego 1. Saves: Christiane Grijalva 4.
Halftime – 0-0. JV – Pitman 6-0.
Stone Ridge Christian 1, Delta Charter 0
Stone Ridge Christian (1-0) – Goal: Melanie Jimenez 1.
This story was originally published January 8, 2017 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Merced-area sports summaries for Jan. 6-8, 2017."