Roundup: Atwater defeats Buhach Colony to win ABC Tournament

The Atwater High boys basketball team finished off a perfect 3-0 run in the Atwater-Buhach Colony Tournament with a 63-58 win over Buhach Colony on Saturday night at Falcon Arena.

Ashton Jantz led the way with 22 points, making 9 of 10 free throws.

Saul Avitia added 19 points and Omar Berrio scored 15 as the trio combined for 56 of the Falcons’ 63 points.

Atwater has now won five games in a row to improve to 6-2.

Buhach Colony dropped to 3-4 despite 17 points from Anoop Nagra and 12 points from Gerald Braxton.

Atwater will host Hughson on Monday night at 7 p.m.

Golden Valley 62, East Union 38 in Turlock – Cyrus Allen scored a season-high 30 points as the Cougars (5-2) took third place in the Frank Godinez Tournament at Turlock High. The win was career win No. 399 for Golden Valley coach Keith Hunter.

West 59, Merced 58 in Livermore – The Bears dropped to (3-3) after going 1-2 in the Granada Holiday Invitational. Merced lost the final two games by one point. Merced will host Grace Davis at 7 p.m. on Monday.

Girls Basketball

Turlock 56, Atwater 46 in Salida – The Falcons went 2-1 in the Modesto Christian Touranment before falling in the championship game to the Bulldogs on Saturday. Kelsey Valencia, Lexi Valencia and Marisa Martinez were all named to the all-tournament team.

Livingston 63, Stagg 43 in Stockton – Annie Winton poured in 34 points as the Wolves won the consolation bracket of the Stagg Tournament.

Golden Valley 55, Venture Academy 12 in Elk Grove – Delia Moore recored a triple-double with only nine points as the Cougars senior finished with 11 rebounds, 15 assists and 11 steals.

Leah Doyle led GV in scoring with 14 points. Grace Mello added 10 points.

College Men’s Basketball

UC Merced 73, Cal Maritime 64 in Merced – Cole Taira led four Bobcats players in double-figures with 21 points. Andrew Williams added 14 points as UC Merced opened up California Pacific Conference with a win and improved to 4-6 overall.

Women’s Basketball

UC Merced 71, Cal Maritine 42 in Merced – Mia Belvin scored 22 points and Mia Shannon added 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats opened California Pacific Conference play with a lopsided win to improve to 5-6 overall.

This story was originally published December 10, 2017 at 8:29 AM with the headline "Roundup: Atwater defeats Buhach Colony to win ABC Tournament."