7th Grade Boys Highlanders Basketball Overwhelms Willard

The 7th grade Highlanders boys basketball team channeled their Valentine's Day passion into an impressive 53-17 dismantling of the visiting Willard School. Coach Josh Dozier knows how to coach pressure defense and it set the tone for game.  The first quarter ended 14-1 as 3-pointers from Jordan (Dr J) Cortes, (Mighty) Quinn Willrich and Jacob (Ringitup) Prager were made possible by a relentless half court trap.

Ben (Big Game) Barrett, Cole (Cat Quick) Kingston and Max (the Ankle Breaker) Davis picked pockets and dished out assists all afternoon. Willrich scored the first 9 points of the 2nd Quarter with Big Game Barrett assisting on 3 of the buckets and Emmett (The Enforcer) Reed executed nifty back-to-back spin moves for easy lefty lay-ins.  Max Davis split 2 defenders with a behind-the-back dribble and finished with a tear-dropper in the lane to end the scoring in the 1H at 29-5.

The 3rd quarter was show time as the Ankle Breaker opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and on the next possession he threw a no-look diagonal pass through 3 defenders to a hustling Ben Barrett for a score.  Jordan Cortes cleaned more glass than Windex as he hoovered up every rebound in his vicinity.  Mitchell (the Banger) Bloemker and (Rapid) Roy Connors' perimeter defense and pinpoint passing helped the Highlanders extend their lead to 45-11 by the end of the 3rd quarter and pushed it to 53-17 by game's end.

 

8th Grade Highlanders Boys Strong, but Split a Pair

Piedmont 40, Oakland PAL 30 

Piedmont had its second win of the season against the Oakland Police Athletic League. Led by the bigs Goyo Prospero with 14 points and 7 rebounds, and Max Manalo-LeClair with 8 points and 14 rebounds, the Highlanders outmuscled their opponents. Greg Wick scored 9 and Adam Low had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in the victory. Dillon Heller

Piedmont 43, Longfellow 53 

In an exciting rematch with Longfellow, the Highlanders tied the game in regulation 42-42, but were not able to finish strong in overtime. The Highlander offense was led by Greg Wick's 14 points and 3 rebounds,

Goyo Prospero's 15 points 4 rebounds and 6 blocks, and Max Manolo-LeClair's 6 points and 8 rebounds. The front court of Tanner Thiel and Cade Becker kept the defensive pressure on Longfellow and shut down their guards.

Piedmont 7th Grade Highlanders dominant in win over Bentley

In an impressive performance with all ten players performing at a high level, Piedmont's 7th Grade Highlanders extended their winning streak to three games.  

Emmett Reed, displaying outstanding post moves, led the scoring with 13 points, followed by the hot hand of Jacob Prager with 10 points.

Piedmont monopolized mid court on defense, with Max Davis, Ben Barrett, and Cole Kingston each with numerous steals, and Jordan Cortes reigning under the hoop while controlling the boards.  Final score, Piedmont 59-6.

7th Grade Boys Highlanders Basketball Schedule

Opponent	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. bentley	2/12/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. willard	2/14/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at foothill	2/25/2013	4:00 PM	foothill Middle School
at Stanley	2/26/2013	4:00 PM	Stanley Middle School
at Martinez	2/27/2013	5:00 PM	Martinez Jr. High school
vs. WCI	3/4/2013	4:00 PM	Walnut Creek intermediate School
vs. orinda	3/6/2013	4:15 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. King	3/7/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym

8th Grade Fifers Basketball Schedule

Opponent	Date	Start Time	Location
Orinda	2/12/2013	5:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
vs. Dorris Eaton Middle School	2/13/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. orinda	2/26/2013	4:15 PM	Buzz Redford Gym
Game vs Scots	2/27/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at willard	2/28/2013	5:00 PM	Willard Middle School
vs. Dorris Eaton Middle School	3/4/2013	4:00 PM	tice valley
tournament	3/9/2013	12:00 AM	Morrison Gym

8th Grade Scots Boys Basketball Schedule

Opponent	Date	Start Time	Location
at orinda	2/13/2013	5:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
vs. fifers	2/27/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at willard	2/28/2013	4:00 PM	Willard Middle School
at Stanley	3/5/2013	5:00 PM	Stanley Middle School
tournament	3/9/2013	12:00 AM	Morrison Gym

8th Grade Boys Scots Basketball Schedule

Opponent Date Start Time Location vs. bentley 2/12/2013 5:00 PM Morrison Gym vs. willard 2/14/2013 5:00 PM Morrison Gym vs. foothill 2/25/2013 5:00 PM foothill Middle School vs. Stanley 2/26/2013 5:00 PM Stanley Middle School vs. Martinez 2/27/2013 6:00 PM Martinez Jr. High school at WCI 3/4/2013 5:00 PM Walnut Creek intermediate School vs. orinda 3/6/2013 5:15 PM Morrison Gym vs. King 3/7/2013 5:00 PM Morrison Gym

7th Grade Boys Fifers Basketball Schedule

Opponent	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. Seven Hills	2/11/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at orinda	2/12/2013	4:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
at orinda	2/13/2013	4:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
vs. willard	2/14/2013	4:00 PM	Buzz Redford Gym
vs. orinda	2/26/2013	4:15 PM	Morrison Gym
at Martinez	2/27/2013	4:00 PM	Martinez Jr. High school
at Seven Hills	2/28/2013	4:00 PM	Seven Hills School
at Stanley	3/5/2013	4:00 PM	Stanley Middle School
vs. Moraga	3/6/2013	5:00 PM	Buzz Redford Gym
tournament	3/9/2013	12:00 AM	Binks Gym Piedmont High school

7th Grade Scots Boys Baseketball Schedule

Opponent	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. Seven Hills	2/11/2013	5:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at willard	2/25/2013	5:00 PM	Willard Middle School
vs. orinda	2/26/2013	5:15 PM	Morrison Gym
at Seven Hills	2/28/2013	5:00 PM	Seven Hills School
vs. Moraga	3/6/2013	4:00 PM	Buzz Redford Gym
tournament	3/9/2013	12:00 AM	Binks Gym Piedmont High school

8th Grade Boys Scots in a Thriller with Stanley

Last Monday night was an exciting game between two long rivals.  Dara Kasrovi had a stellar game with 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assits.

Jake Mura had several good rebounds.

Other standouts were Prince Liu, Lane Manalo-LeClair, Willie Matsuno, Kyle Mortimer and Bing Mitchell.  The game remained close with the Scots in the lead 34 to 32.


In the last two seconds, a Stanley player makes a 3-pointer, winning the game.  The crowd went wild. 

7th Grade Scots Split Two Games

Carson Gerhardy goes airborne for a field goal

The Piedmont Scots 7^th grade boys basketball team lost 35-16  in an away game against a strong team from Longfellow Middle School, Oakland.  The Scot’s were plagued by turnovers in the 1^st half, but were stronger in the 2H led by Elan Valdez-Kaminsky who led the team with 11 rebounds and he had four points.  

Carson Gerhardy and Eli Gutlaizer led the team with 5 points each, with Christian Gray landing a field goal for two points.

The Scots quickly quickly recovered in a home game on January 31^st versus Redwood Day School, with the Scots winning decisively 52-7.  

Elan Valdez-Kaminsky led the team with 14 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Carson Gerhardy with 9 points, Lucas Sherman and Rohan Srivastava with 8 points each, Eli Gutlaizer with 6 points, Ryan Addiego with 5 points, and Adam Porter with 2 points.  Christian Gray had 4 rebounds.  The Scots’ turnovers improved significantly from the prior game, with Lucas Sherman having 4 steals  and Phillip Horn 2.

 

Elan Valdez-Kaminsky #23 gets inside and takes a shot
with support from Carson Gerhardy #10 and Eli Gutlaizer #4

7th Grade Boys Fall to Stanley

On Monday the home squad's shots just weren't falling enough to stay with the Stanley Wildcats. Max Davis led Piedmont's effort with a number of steals and strong drives to the basket, ending with 13 points, while Jacob Prager and Cole Kingston led a strong comeback effort in the third quarter with excellent three point shooting. But it wasn't enough to overcome Stanley's disciplined passing and dominant rebounding, ending with the 7th Graders' first loss of the season, 45-33

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Score by quarter:

   PMS  SMS

1    4      8

2    8     21

3   22    32

4   33    45