Ripon’s girls soccer team reached the semifinal round of the Pitman Extreme Tournament with two hard-earned wins on Friday.
The Indians improved to 10-0 on the season with a 1-0 victory over Patterson and a shootout win against Gregori. Ellena Parenti-Gomez was in goal for the two clean sheets and came up with two diving stops during the PK shootout.
Makena Pokorny also factored into both contests. It was her penalty that gave the Indians the 4-3 edge over Gregori (3-2-2), which had a 12-6 advantage in shot attempts during regulation.
Pokorny earlier headed in the lone goal against Patterson (5-3), putting away Ariana Daniels’ centered cross. Parenti-Gomez had four saves in each contest.
Ripon takes on Folsom powerhouse Vista del Lago (2-0-1) today at 10:20 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Ripon Christian 62, Argonaut 50
The Knights (5-0) pulled away from the Argonaut Quarterback Club Tournament host in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Mustangs (5-1), 16-8. A
Ripon Christian was able to weather Argonaut’s barrage of 11 3-pointers. Griffin de Abreu led the Knights with 20 points, accounting for four of his team’s seven 3s. Eli Terpsma made three 3s in the first half and finished with 15 points. Thys Van Der Hoek added 11.
Luka Molin buried five 3s and finished with 20 points to pace Argonaut.
“Griffin only missed two or three shots tonight,” RC coach Mark Hofman said. “His efficiency was amazing.”
Ripon Christian will go after its second tournament title of the season today when it tangles with 7-2 Denair.
East Union 58, Johansen 21
In Modesto, the Lancers (4-2) rung up their fourth straight victory and held a fourth straight opponent to less than 40 points.
Johansen (2-6) was held to single digits in every quarter, as East Union raced to a 32-11 halftime lead.
“It was nice to get off to a nice start tonight rather than digging a hole like we have all season,” EU coach Charles Legan said. “We were locked in on defense. The buy-in is there and they understand what it takes to win games. The defense is leading to easy buckets on the offensive side.”
Bryan Howe led the way with 17 points, Dylan Lee had 15 and Alex Cuevas contributed 12. Coach Legan said Luke Weaver helped anchor the defense in the post.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lathrop 57, Galt 34
Leading 20-17 at halftime, Lathrop (5-3) went to a full-court press and blew it open with a 23-4 burst in the third quarter.
Sanah Sunner drained four 3s for the bulk of her team-high 18 points. Tatiana Lowery did her damage in the paint, contributing with 16 points by driving to the basket.
Frosh boys basketball
St. Mary’s 45, Manteca 44
The Buffaloes were handed their first loss of the season Thursday, losing a heartbreaker to the St. Mary’s Tournament host.
Manteca did well to battle back from an early 12-4 deficit and led 20-17 at halftime. Micah Crawford did all he could, compiling 19 points and 24 rebounds. Peyton Nieman added 11 points.
Manteca 53, Sacramento 41
Bryson Davis fired 16 points to help Manteca (6-1) rebound from its tournament-opening defeat. Nieman contributed with nine points.
The Buffs play Jesuit in the consolation final this morning starting at 11.
JV girls soccer
Ripon 3, Patterson 1
Alex Iniquez tallied two goals, and Malia Locarnini added one in the Indians’ opener at the Pitman Extreme Tournament.
Ripon 1, Gregori 0
Rylee Agbayani scored on an assist from Jordan Meeuwse for the lone goal. Kylie Wiggins had a save in the shutout.