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The Amador Valley varsity girls’ soccer team continued its amazing run this year, winning a pair of games last week to win the East Bay Athletic League playoff championship.
The Dons started the week with a 2-1 win over San Ramon Valley in the semifinals.
Amador opened the scoring in the first half with an Angel Akanyirige assist to Maylen Montoya who put home a shot from inside the 6-yard box.
The Dons led 1-0 at the half, but San Ramon Valley got the equalizer in the second half. Montoya then carried the ball through traffic and delivered a ball on the ground to Hayden Moe for the winning score.
In the finals, the Dons hosted perennial EBAL powerhouse Carondelet. This time it was all Amador, getting the 3-0 win.
Not much more than 10 minutes into the game, Amador made a statement with a shot by Montoya that was blocked by the Carondelet keeper. Moe picked up the deflection and scored to set the tone for the rest of the game.
Just a few moments later, Montoya delivered the ball to Kaia Hoyman on the run. Hoyman carried the ball through traffic and created her chance to shoot and extended the Amador lead to 2-0.
Midway through the second half, Montoya carried the ball through the Carondelet defense and created a one-on-one opportunity that she drove home for the final goal in the 3-0 win.
Foothill boys’ soccer
For 20 seniors, their Foothill soccer careers came to an end on Feb. 6 when the Falcons fell 2-0 to San Ramon Valley.
The last game of the regular season saw the Falcons beat rival Amador Valley 5-2.
The first Foothill goal came from Leo Boss off an assist from Aditya Gundimeda.
The Dons got the next two goals for a 2-1 lead, but the Falcons drew even when Boss got his second goal of the game. Adam Bernhard and Matthew Tahir were involved in the ball movement that led to the goal.
Foothill took the lead a short time later when Jack Leone gained possession, split three defenders, then passed to Tahir to make it 3-2 at halftime.
In the second half, the Falcons added a goal from Tyler Walsh and Amador knocked a ball into its own goal for the 5-2 final.
Amador boys’ basketball
The Dons advanced to the second round of the EBAL playoffs before being eliminated.
In their first game, the Dons went into the California High gym and behind 19 points from Jaylen Smith and 15 from Brady McMillin came away with a 70-57 win over the Grizzlies. Kasen Krueger had 13 for the Dons.
In their second game of the tournament, the Dons ran into a red-hot Dublin team and fell 91-51.
Ori Khasin was the lone Amador player in double figures, finishing with 14 points. Kasen Krueger had eight, with Adrian Filip and McMillin finishing with seven each.
Foothill girls’ basketball
The Falcons beat Granada 55-50 in the first round of the EBAL basketball playoffs.
Missing starting center Riley Young, who earlier this year had 30 against Granada, the Falcons turned to senior Beti Terpstra and she delivered with 29 points. Sophie Nguyen added 10 for the Falcons.
New Year, New Gear
Mark your calendars for Sunday (Feb. 18) as the fourth annual New Year, New Gear event will be taking place at four local high schools.
Spearheaded by former Foothill varsity player Anirudh Murugesan (currently at U.C. Davis), the event is to collect athletic equipment, clothes, shoes and jerseys to distribute to underserved communities in the Bay Area.
Now in its fourth year, the event has been a success and has drop spots at four EBAL high schools, as well as one in Southern California.
Donations will be accepted 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the day of the event.
Locally the four spots (along with those involved) are Foothill (Vedant Mehta, Saahas Krishnamsetty, coach Jeros Domagas); Monte Vista (Hoops4Humanity Club); Amador Valley (Harsha Kumar) and Dougherty Valley (coach Mike Hansen).
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for Embarcadero Media Foundation’s East Bay Division. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
