Sports Briefs: San Domenico gets big efforts in win against American Canyon
San Domenico played a solid game at both ends of the court during Saturday’s 69-25 victory over American Canyon. The Panthers were strong defensively, holding American Canyon to single-digit scoring in every quarter. San Domenico closed the door on the Wolves with a 30-point lead in the third quarter.
Gavin Early led a balanced Panthers attack with 16 points, eight rebounds, six steals and six assists. Chidera Oneukwu finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Omar Willimas, Kris Jakstas and Irakli Jokhadze all chipped in 10 points apiece.
• Marin Catholic fell 49-37 to Urban in the Wildcats’ boys basketball season debut on Saturday. Jake Ryan led Marin Catholic with 10 points as the Wildcats (0-1) battled uphill all day. The Wildcats are scheduled to join the Montgomery High tournament field on Thursday.
• San Rafael continued its strong start to the season with Saturday’s 64-33 victory over host Vintage. Gio Brovelli pumped in 18 points and Luke Shapiro added 17 as four Bulldogs hit double digits in scoring. Asher Urban tallied 13 points, while Will Healy added 10 of his own. Wyatt Tornello led San Rafael with seven rebounds and four assists. The Bulldogs (4-0) are scheduled to face Tam in a non-league contest on Thursday.
Girls basketball
San Domenico faced a big test in Friday’s Pinole Valley Tip-Off Classic during a 76-33 loss to defending NorCal Division I champion Bishop O’Dowd. Tosia Konczak led the Panthers with 13 points and Carly Amborn added 11. Bishop O’Dowd was paced by a 24-point outing from Jayla Stokes, daughter of former 49ers receiver JJ Stokes.
• Claire Hannan’s double-double led Novato High to a 50-13 victory over Urban on Saturday. Hannan collected 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who also got 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals from Ari Plascencia. Savannah Sparks came up with eight points and six steals for Novato (4-1).
• Abby Bartholo was named MVP of the Pinole Valley Tip-Off Classic on Saturday after leading San Marin past Eureka, 44-35. Bartholo hit five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for the Mustangs (2-0), Quincy Dean, who had eight points, hit a big shot from beyond the arc to ice the game for San Marin. Brianna Nottingham also had eight points for San Marin.
Women’s basketball
Adia Walker provided a spark off the bench for Dominican University during Saturday’s 81-58 victory over visiting UC Merced. Walker led the Penguins (5-5) with 21 points and nine rebounds. Teammate Abigail Cooper added 17 points, while Isobel Crosswhite finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.