Merced-area college, high school sports summaries for Jan. 8-9

Friday

Buhach Colony 63, Merced 62

Merced (9-8, 0-1 CCC) – Isaiah Aguirre 10, Jared Pazin 12, Mitchell Cobb 10, A.J. Stewart 23, Jacob Busko 7. Totals: 19 19-27 62.

Buhach Colony (7-10, 1-0) – Jake Walejko 13, Andrew Morris 13, Wyatt Gibson 3, Darius Mack 2, Andrew Bertuccio 2, Pardeep Dhillion 13, Jaswinder Bidwal 9, Jeremy Sicrios 6, Brandon Morris 2. Totals: 20 19-31 63.

Three-pointers: Merced 4 (Stewart 3, Busko 1), Buhach Colony 4 (Walejko 2, Bidwal 2). Team fouls: Merced 20, Buhach Colony 20. Fouled out: None. Technical: Bliss (BC).

El Capitan 66, Livingston 49

Livingston (1-1 WAC) – Jantz 12, Alvarez 7, Penrod 1, Dhami 10, Singh 13, Pacheco 6. Totals: 19 5-11 49.

El Capitan (11-5, 2-0) – Mark Sellers 2, Marcos Dinkins 2, Isaiah Knott 14, Jared Latona 19, Jesus Butler 2, James Sellers 12, Marcellus Jones 11, Joshua Stewart 2, Reno Bandoni 2. Totals: 23 14-21 66.

Three-pointers: Livingston 6 (Jantz 2, Alvarez 2, Dhami 1, Singh 1), El Capitan 6 (Sellers 3, Latona 2, Knott 1). Team fouls: Livingston 17, El Capitan 12. Fouled out: None.

JV: El Capitan 44-29. Freshmen: El Capitan 39-38.

Pitman 74, Golden Valley 37

Golden Valley (3-12, 0-1 CCC) – Colin Hayes 14, David Pelayo 2, Cyrus Allen 7, Thai Weatherby 2, Saahil Mahli 6, Devon Martinez 6. Toals: 11 11-23 37.

Pitman (8-6, 1-0 CCC) – Ladimar Gorgez 5, Isaiah Marable 4, John Adame 2, Surajdeep Jhutti 2, Leon Ohms 6, Gurman Takhar 5, Michah Millentree 10, Chris Hanham 8, Dom Von Waaden 4, Jando Diaz 28. Totals: 28 10-22 74.

Three-pointers: Golden Valley 4 (Hayes 3, Mahli 1), Pitman 8 (Diaz 6, Hanham 1, Takhar 1), Team fouls: Golden Valley 22, Pitman 23. Fouled out: None.

Turlock 67, Atwater 53

Atwater (8-9, 0-1 CCC) – Jesus Garcia 11, Kyle Anaya 10, Reggie Ricks 14, Isaiah Hill 4, Nate Gilmore 5, Juan Walle 9. Totals: 17 9-13 53.

Turlock (2-16, 1-0 CCC) – Will Hilgen 5, Danny Velasquez 3, Oscar Moreno 15, Ricky Heidelbach 12, Josh McGinnis 2, Habib Velasquez 23, Mustafa Johnson 7. Totals: 23 17-27 67.

Three-pointers: Atwater 10 (Ricks 4, Garcia 3, Anaya 2, Gilmore 1), Turlock 4 (Heidelbach 3, D. Velasquez 1). Teams fouls: Atwater 22, Turlock 17. Fouled out: Gilmore. Technicals: Gilmore, Garcia.

JV: Turlock 61-41. Freshmen: Atwater 25-24.

Saturday

CCC vs. MMC Challenge

Golden Valley 63, Enochs 32

Golden Valley (13-4) – Naomi Peterson 10, Stephanie Moore 16, Molly Vang 2, Kat Tern 17, Kayla Commons 5, Julianna Muncherian 2, Jaylenne Miramontes 3, Abbee Croninger 8. Totals: 23 10-25 63.

Enochs (8-7) – Amaya Reynolds 3, Zakiya Williams 13, Katie Dillon 7, Clarissa Morales 2, Abigail Haverdink 1, Mia Viss 2, Dominique Lewis 4. Totals: 14 4-9 32.

Three-pointers: Golden Valley 7 (Tern 5, Moore 1, Peterson 1), Enochs 0. Team fouls: Golden Valley 8, Enochs 10. Fouled out: None.

Merced 70, Gregori 43

Gregori (3-13) – K. McKenzie 12, R. Driskill 9, A. Bajwa 8, A. Garcia 6, A. Mcbay 4, S. Espinoza 2, S. Tognetti 2.

Merced (13-4) – L. Thompson 24, R. Blackwell 18, J. Pierce 14, S. Gillian 7, V. Mendonca 3, K. Figerora 2, K. Graves 2.

Three-point goals: Gregori 2 (McKenzie 2), Merced 8 (Pierce 4, Thompson 3, Blackwell 1). Team fouls: Gregori 16, Merced 21. Fouled out: Graves.

Simpson 79, UC Merced 74 (OT)

Simpson (3-16, 1-1 Cal Pac) – Josh Brakkee 24, Jacob Kaler 23, Marc Kirkland 20, Josh Delmarter 9, Joseph Bosetti 8, Garrett Thompson 3, Alex Huerta 2. Totals: 24 26-31 79.

UC Merced (5-6, 1-1 Cal Pac) – Michael Pierick 15, Ryan Edwards 13, Branson Garcia 11, Aaron Laflin 9, Reggie Nelson 6, Matt Laflin 14, Joshua Kimble 4, Daniel Pugh 2. Totals: 28 7-10 74.

Halftime: Simpson 38-27. Three-pointers: Simpson 5 (Kirkland 2, Brakkee 1, Kaler 1, Thompson 1), Merced 11 (M. Laflin 4, Pierick 3, Garcia 2, A. Laflin 2). Rebounds – Simpson 42 (Bosetti 11), Merced 28 (A. Laflin 5, Nelson 5). Assists: Simpson 13 (Bosetti 5), Merced 22 (Nelson 5, M. Laflin 5). Steals: Simpson 6 (Brakkee 2), Merced 12 (M. Laflin 22). Team fouls: Simpson16, Merced 24. Fouled out: Merced (Edwards, M. Laflin).

UC Merced 87, Simpson 75

Simpson (5-11, 1-1 Cal Pac) – Esther Wofford 19, Fallon Greenhaw 17, Emma Limburg 15, Shayla Smothers 14, Kelsie Jurin 9, Amber Huffhines 1. Totals: 22 22-39 75.

UC Merced (3-12, 2-0 Cal Pac) – Courtney Danna 24, Jecinia Trinidad 13, Mia Shannon 10, Shelby Howard 6, Kayla Polman 2, Allison Wisdom 19, Brittany Martinez 7, Christina Castro 6. Totals: 30 23-31 87.

Three-pointers: Simpson 8 (Greenhaw 3, Limburg 3, Wofford 1, Jurin 1), Merced 4 (Danna 3, Wisdom 1). Rebounds: Simpson 18 (Wofford 5), Merced 37 (Danna 9). Assists: Simpson 17 (Wofford 7), Merced 15 (Danna 6). Steals: Simpson 8 (Jurin 4), Merced 9 (Wisdom 3). Team fouls: Simpson 21, Merced 21. Fouled out: Shannon.

Benedictine 3, UC Merced 1

25-17, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21

Benedictine – Kills: Ryan Olsen 24. Assists: Jaron Jones 48. Blocks: Devin Hill 3. Digs: Jesus Izaguirre 19. Aces: Logan Adock 3.

UC Merced – Kills: Cole Smith 16. Assists: Matt Pelfini 17. Blocks: Samuel Hala’ufia 2, Daniel Sabzahar 2. Digs: Ben Nilsen 15. Aces: Pelfini 2.

Benedictine 3, UC Merced 2

25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 15-12

Benedictine (2-0) – Kills: Olsen 15, Nic Gibbons 15. Assists: Jones 49. Blocks: Olsen 4. Digs: Izaguirre 21. Aces: Adock 6.

UC Merced (0-2) – Kills: Smith 16, Sabzehzar 12. Assists: Pelfini 39. Blocks: Smith 3. Digs: Patrick Pascual 12. Aces: Smith 3.

This story was originally published January 10, 2016 at 4:32 PM with the headline "Merced-area college, high school sports summaries for Jan. 8-9."