8th Grade Scots & 7th Grade Highlanders 2013 Volleyball Schedules

8th Grade Scots Volleyball
Game / Event Name	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. Prospect Sierra	9/12/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Dorris Eaton	9/17/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Foothill Middle School	9/18/2013	5:00 PM	Foothill Middle School
vs. Longfellow	9/19/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Longfellow	9/24/2013	5:00 PM	Longfellow Middle School
vs. Head Royce	9/26/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Orinda Intermediate School	9/30/2013	5:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Willard	10/3/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. MLK	10/9/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Dorris Eaton	10/10/2013	4:00 PM	Dorris Eaton
at Willard	10/15/2013	5:00 PM	Willard Middle School
at Head Royce	10/22/2013	4:00 PM	Head Royce
at Orinda Intermediate School	10/23/2013	5:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
vs. Tournament	10/26/2013	9:00 AM	Morrison Gym
vs. Dorris Eaton	10/28/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Prospect Sierra	10/29/2013	5:00 PM	Prospect Sierra

7th Grade Highlanders Volleyball
Game / Event Name	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. Prospect Sierra	9/12/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Foothill Middle School	9/18/2013	4:00 PM	Foothill Middle School
vs. Helms	9/24/2013	4:30 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Martinez Jr. High	9/25/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Head Royce	9/26/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Orinda Intermediate School	9/30/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Martinez Jr. High	10/1/2013	4:00 PM	Martinez Jr. High
vs. MLK	10/9/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Piedmont Scots	10/10/2013	12:00 AM	Morrison Gym
vs. Stanley	10/15/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Moraga	10/22/2013	4:15 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Dorris Eaton	10/28/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
Tournament	11/4/2013	12:00 AM	Stanley Middle School
Tournament	11/5/2013	12:00 AM	Stanley Middle School
Tournament	11/6/2013	12:00 AM	Stanley Middle School

7th Grade Scots 2013 Volleyball Schedule

7th Grade 2013 Scots Volleyball
Game / Event Name	Date	Start Time	Location
vs. Dorris Eaton	9/17/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Longfellow	9/19/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Longfellow	9/24/2013	4:00 PM	Longfellow Middle School
vs. Orinda Intermediate School	9/30/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Willard	10/3/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Piedmont Highlanders	10/10/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
at Willard	10/15/2013	4:00 PM	Willard Middle School
at Helms	10/17/2013	4:30 PM	Helms Middle School
vs. Willard	10/21/2013	4:00 PM	Morrison Gym
vs. Moraga	10/22/2013	4:15 PM	Morrison Gym
at Orinda Intermediate School	10/23/2013	4:00 PM	Orinda Intermediate School
at Prospect Sierra	10/29/2013	4:00 PM	Prospect Sierra
at Tournament	11/2/2013	12:00 AM	TBA

Play 7th & 8th Grade Flag Football this Fall!

7th and 8th grade flag football still has room for a few more players. 

Get the word out and have any interested families contact David Weisgerber (dweisgerber@ci.piedmont.ca.us) at Piedmont Rec to sign up this week!

8th grade Scots finish season with 2nd place win in tournamennt

The 8th grade Scots basketball team had a great season, taking 2nd place in the final middle school tournament.

 

Players pictured:  Coach: Olin Russum

Back row: Bing Mitchell, Lane Manalo-LeClair, Jameson Malecki, Kyle Mortimer, Chris Conn, Jake Mura, Willy Matsuno; Middle: Prince Liu; Front: Dara Kasrovi, Jackson Beieler, Jordan Leon, Blake Meyers

7th Grade Highlanders finish strong, Davis wins All-Tournament award

The PMS 7th Grade Boy's Highlanders basketball team finished a stellar season last week with a 3rd place finish in the "A" League Tournament.  Their record for the season was an impressive 14-5.

Front Row: Ben Barrett, Max Davis, Cole Kingston, Quinn Willrich, Mitchell Bloemker

Second Row: Asst. Coach, Gerald Lloyd, Jordan Cortes, Jacob Prager, Lane Bentley

Third Row: Coach, Josh Dozier, Emmett Reed.  Not pictured: Roy Connors

Pictured below is Max Davis who was named to the All Tournament Team in the 7th Grade "A" tournament.

7th Grade Boys Highlanders Continue Strong Play, Take Two of Three

It was another successful week for the 7th grade Highlanders boy’s basketball team
as they sandwiched two close wins around one tough loss.

On Monday, Piedmont extended their winning streak to five with a 47-46 nailbiter
over Foothill. A well-balanced scoring attack gave the Highlanders an eight-point
lead late in the game, and they held on for the W.

Tuesday’s game against Stanley Middle School started off strong for the visiting
Highlanders. With Ben Barrett doing his best Steph Curry impersonation and hitting
six three-pointers, the game was neck and neck midway through the second half.
Stanley then turned up the defensive pressure and went on a scoring run, eventually
closing out the Highlanders by a 50-39 score.

Barrett finished with 22 points, Max Davis had 11 and Emmett Reed pounded the
boards throughout the entire game. Roy Connors fired up the team late in the third
quarter by taking a gutsy charge.

On Wednesday, the Highlanders got back on the winning track with a 44-40 victory
over Martinez.

Highlanders Split Pair, Handily Defeat Foothill, Drop One to Stanley

8th Grade Boys Basketball

Piedmont 42, Foothill 26

The 8^th Grade Highlanders had a solid win against Foothill Middle School on Monday night.  They led by 20 points at half time and kept that momentum going throughout the game.  Tanner Thiel led the scoring with 10 points.  Cade Becker, Will Jiang and Dillon Heller each scored 6 points.  Adam Low and Tavon Lloyd each had 4 rebounds.  Aggressive defense by Spencer London and steady play by Goyo Prospero, Greg Wick, Luke Eidam and Max Manalo-Leclair contributed greatly to the team win.

Piedmont 12, Stanley 46

It was a well fought rematch, but the Highlanders couldn't recover from a slow start against a solid opponent. The Highlanders got their offensive plays going in the second half but couldn't narrow the gap. Tavon Lloyd led all scorers with 5 points, Will Jiang contributed 4 points, and Dillon Heller had 2 points. 

8th Grade Highlanders Take Tough Loss to Martinez

8th Grade Highlanders Basketball

Piedmont 33-Martinez 42 

The Piedmont 8^th grade Highlander boys faced a tough Martinez squad in a battle that ended in a 42-33 loss.  The highlight of the game was Goyo Prospero’s continued strong performance in the big man position.  He had 6 blocked shots and 2 steals and 6 points.    Max Manalo-LeClair was the high scorer with 8 points.  Greg Wick contributed 7 points and Adam Low had 6.  Will Jang played tough defense with 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

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

.

Score by quarter:

   PMS  SMS

1    4      8

2    8     21

3   22    32

4   33    45