Foothill has no difficulty with LPC

Foothill 81, Las Positas 55

Foothill College

Saan Mustaers 4 4-6 13
Suhail (Carlmont High) Mohammadi 4 2-2 12
Stephen (Serra High)  Grosey 5 1-2 12

La Positas College

Steven (College Park High) Cazeres 4 3-5 16 (three treys)
Booker (Berkeley High) Shabazz 3 4-5 10

A one time viewing of the Foothill College Owls

Foothill College in Los Altos Hills stands 12-2 as of today.

Who have the Owls taken down?

Try victories against Cabrillo, Ohlone (OT), West Valley, Alameda, San Joaquin Delta (OT), West Hills, Solano, Cabrillo, Shasta, Diablo Valley, Monterey Peninsula and Merced.

The two setbacks? 53-50 versus DeAnza and 79-62 on opening night against Merritt.

Coach Shanan Rosenberg's roster is not a physically imposing one with 6-foot-8 Daan Mutsaers the tallest member and he hits the scales at just 200 pounds.

6-foot-6 Stephen Grosey is the Foothill offensive lynchpin, even as a freshman. He has the length to consistently get his shot off against opponents despite himself being on the thin side.

The Owl offense is based on movement, spacing and unselfishly sharing the ball. The backcourters (among them Suhail Mohammadi, Daryl Wong, Jack Biebel, Ryan Cali and Brendan Carroll) especially will dribble drive to the hoop, keep their heads up (a key) and typically kick out the ball to an open teammate for a jumpshot, be it a deuce or a trey attempt.

But there were times against the Ohlone College zone on December 16 where the shot clock went into the red zone and required attempting high degree of difficulty shot attempts as the Owls backcourters couldn't always create separation. But they can often enough work towards getting a decent-to-good look.

Rebounding is a necessary team effort for Foothill and Rosenberg has guards willing to mix it up inside.

Defensively, the Owl backcourters can be beaten on dribble-drives but not consistently and the five on the floor displays solid help defense. Again, it's a team effort.

The Coast Division-North has the big dog in City College of San Francisco plus Ohlone, Cañada, Chabot, Las Positas and Skyline, in addition to Foothill. The first division finish is going to be a real battle even if nobody has the firepower or athletic prowess to catch the Rams.

Foothill over Cabrillo

Foothill 55, Cabrillo 42

Foothill College

Daryl (Mills High) Wong 6 5-6 17
Suhail (Carlmont High) Mohammadi 3 2-2 10

Cabrillo College

Phoenix Bills 4 0-1 11 (three treys)

From the Cabrillo College basketball site:

The Cabrillo College Seahawks came up short tonight to the Foothill College Owls 55-42 in Aptos. Cabrillo (8-5) came out and jumped all over the Owls (12-2) 10-2. Shortly thereafter it was all Foothill as Cabrillo turned the ball over 11 times in  the first half. Foothill lead at the half 33-20.

In the second half, Foothill returned the favor and jumped all over Cabrillo to start and extended their lead to as many as 18 points 40-22. However, the Seahawks fought their way back and closed the gap to 5pts 40-35 with 8:00 minutes to play. Both teams struggled to score for the next 3 plus minutes. The Seahawks during that period of play turned the ball over on five consecutive possessions as Foothill capitalized and took back control of the game for good as they cruised the rest of the way for the 55-42 victory.

Phoenix Bills lead the Seahawks in scoring with 11 points. CJ Grigg added 9 points.

Foothill wins championship

In a version of small or smallish ball if you will, Ohlone College and Foothill College met Sunday in the championship game of the West Valley tournament and it was the latter triumphing in overtime 75-72 in a pairing where neither team deserved a loss.

Foothill's freshman Stephen Grosey (more on him later) tied the game in regulation 65 apiece with a trey from the left corner (this after missing a three-pointer from the top of the key seconds earlier).

Ohlone jumped a head by two to open the scoring in overtime. Foothill came back with two straight baskets and then Ohlone tied the game back up. The Los Altos Hills Owls scored another bucket which was followed by the Renegades making one of two free throws. Foothill then got another deuce on a goal-tending call to stretch the lead to three, 73-70.

Backcourter Jarrad Jackson scored on a layup with 8.8 seconds remaining for the Renegades, making the score 73-72 in favor of Foothill.

6-foot-8 Daan Mutsaers was fouled by Ohlone, went to the foul line, and netted a pair of free throws, putting Foothill ahead 75-72 with 7.5 seconds on the clock.

Fredrik Boehn, a 6-foot-6 frosh, then missed a tough shot at the end for Ohlone.

6-foot-9 freshman Henry McCarthy was a bright light for Ohlone Coach John Peterson. His faceup jumper around and beyond the three-point line is a must-guard or else.

Foothill's Stephen Grosey is but a freshman but already the go-to guy for Coach Shanan Rosenberg. He's not long for Foothill College as a long and lanky, put-the-ball-on-the-floor, getting the ball to cutters to the basket, long distance shooting talent.

West Valley tourney updates

Two games from yesterday's West Valley College tournament play:

Ohlone 68, Diablo Valley 55

Ohlone College

Chris (Castro Valley High) Read 8 2-2 18
Jarrad Jackson 4 2-5 11

Diablo Valley College 

Mike (Monte Vista High) Harris 4 3-3 11
John (Fairfield High) Ocon 2 7-10 11

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Foothill 72, West Valley 50

Foothill College

Brendan (St. Lawrence High) Carroll 7 0-0 16
Stephen (Serra High) Grosey 4 2-3 11
Brandon (Woodside Priory High) Wilhite 4 0-2 11 (three treys)

West Valley College

D'vaughn (JFK-Fremont High) Mann 6 10-16 23
Chris (Santa Cruz High) Martin 4 2-2 10

Foothill takes its own tourney

In the Foothill College Tournament on Sunday, the hosts nabbed the top spot:

Foothill 69, Delta 57 (OT)

Foothill College

Daryl (Mills High) Wong 8 2-2 22 (four treys) also named MVP
Stephen (Serra High) Grosey 5 2-7 13
Brendan (St. Lawrence High) Carroll 5 1-2 12
Ryan (Harker Academy) Cali 2 6-6 11

Delta College

Alex (St. Mary's High) Simmons 6 2-2 15 
Devin (Cordova High) Hayward 4 4-6 12
Dan (Union Mkne High) Schwarzeberg 2 5-6 10

DeAnza by three over Foothill

The De Anza Dons proved three points better than the Foothill Owls last night:

De Anza 53, Foothill 50

De Anza

Deryck (Moreau Catholic High) Ylanan 5 0-1 13 (three treys)

Abu (St. Francis High) Tratter 6 0-0 12

Foothill

Daryl (Mills High) Wong 5 3-4 15
Stephan (Serra High) Grosey 3 2-2 10

Foothill on a roll

Coach Shanan Rosenberg's Foothill squad is rolling. On a five game winning streak, the Owls have beaten:

* Sunday, November 18 versus Cabrillo - (W) 57 - 51

* Saturday, November 17 versus at Shasta - (W) 60 - 42

* Friday, November 16 versus Diablo Valley   (W) 65 - 56

* Sunday, November 11 versus Monterey Peninsula - (W) 52 - 46

* Saturday, November 10 versus Merced - (W) 75 - 33 

The only loss: the opening game versus Merritt College, 79-62.

Catching up with Diablo Valley College

On Friday, DVC and Foothill College tangled in the Shasta College tournament, with the Los Altos Hills bunch winning 65-56:

Foothill College

Daryl (Mills High) Wong 5 9-10 21
Suhail (Carkmont High) Mohammadi 4 2-2 12

Diablo Valley College 

Mike (Monte Vista High) Harris 9 1-3 24 (five treys) 
Justin (El Cerrito High) Johnson 3 4-6 10 

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Then, DVC and Cañada College met up and the Vikings won 65-57. 

Diablo Valley College 

Mike (Monte Vista High) Harris 4 7-8 16, 
Connor (Northgate High) Jean 3 1-3 10 (three treys)
Kairon (Pinole High) Moore 3 8-10 14 

Cañada College 

James (St. Francis High) Osorio 6 2-3 1
Rashad (Franklin High) Brackeen 4 2-2 12

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On Sunday, Diablo Valley College took a 77-51 matchup with American River College. 

Diablo Valley College

Mike (Monte Vista High) Harris 7 5-6 23 (four treys)
John (Fairfield High) Ocon 7 2-4 16
Jelani (Freedom High) Hardaway 4 2-2 11
Connor (Northgate High) Jean 3 2-2 10

American River College

Chris (Laguna Creek High) Carvin 2 10-12 16
Chad (Center High) Haybert 4 2-4 10

The 2012-13 Foothill College Owls

Coach Shanan Rosenberg and his Foothill College Owls are back for another go-around and here's the roster in Los Altos Hills:

* Christian Bybjerg Center 6-6 220 Freshman Netherlands

* Suhail Mohammadi Shooting Guard 6-0 170 Sophomore Carlmont/San Carlos

* Bryce Sousa Point Guard 5-9 170 Freshman San Juaquin Memorial/Fresno

* Ryan Cali Shooting Guard 5-10 180 Sophomore Harker/San Jose

* Daryl Wong Shooting Guard 6-3 190 Sophomore Mills/San Bruno

* Jack Biebel Point Guard 5-10 175 Freshman Mitty/San Jose

* Tercail Hadley Point Guard 6-0 170 Freshman Valley/Sacramento

* Kurt Morris Shooting Guard 5-10 175 Sophomore Germany

* Victor Rodrigo Shooting Guard 6-2 180 Freshman Homestead/Sunnyvale

* Stephen Grosey Power Forward 6-6 200 Freshman Serra/San Mateo

* Brendan Carroll Small Forward 6-4 190 Sophomore St Lawrence/San Jose

* Brandon Willhite Shooting Guard 6-3 175 Freshman Woodside Priory/Santa Clara

* Daan Mutsaers Small Forward 6-8 200 Freshman Netherlands

* Gavin Reilly Shooting Guard 6-3 175 Freshman Bellarmine/San Jose

* Kuae Daiprai Shooting Guard 6-0 170 Freshman Brazil

The 2012-13 Foothill College roster

Coach Shanan Rosenberg unveiled his Foothill College Owl 2012-13 squad during the Foothill JUCO Summer Slam but with others to be added come fall classes.

Here goes with the current Owls:

* Igor Anderson, 6-foot-5, freshman (Camarillo High)

* Jack Biebel, 5-foot-9, freshman (Archbishop Mitty)

* Ryan Cali, 5-foot-11, sophomore (Harker School)

* Brendan Carroll, 6-foot-3, sophomore (St. Lawrence High)

* Stephan Grossy, 6-foot-5, freshman (Serra High)

* Ashanti Hunter, 6-foot-1 freshman (Homestead High)

* Suhail Mohommadi, 6-foot-0, sophomore (Carlmont High)

* Victor Rodrigo, 6-foot-2, freshman (Homestead High)

* Nicholas Wahls, 6-foot-9, freshman (Westmont High)

* Daryl Wong, 6-foot-3, sophomore (Mills High0

Foothill's McConnell moving on

Foothill College's Brett McConnell has definitely traveled the road less taken and now he is headed to Humboldt State to play for Coach Steve Kinder.

Here's a February 22 article we missed earlier, all about McConnell on and off the court.

Cabrillo gets by Foothill

Andrew Matheson reports on Cabrillo College's two point overtime win against Foothill College, plus has the boxscore.

CCSF 76-51 over Foothill

DRinCA has the game writeup and box score of City College of San Francisco's beating of Foothill College. The Owls cut the deficit to seven in the second half but CCSF then went on a scoring spurt to put it away.

Foothill 71, Cañada 59

Foothill College

Jimmy Renneke 6 0-0 14
Ryan Cali 3 5-6 13

Cañada College

James Osorio 5 7-7 18
Jonathan Tuason 4 2-2 13 (three treys)
Zayn Kirkendoll 3 3-3 11

Foothill over LPC

Foothill 73, Las Positas 63

Foothill College

Brett (Mountain View High) McConnell 6 5-7 17
Darryl (Mills High) Wong 4 3-3 1
Spencer (St. Francis High) Britschki 5 0-0 13 (three treys)
Jimmy (Willow Glen High) Renneke 3 1-2 10 (three treys)
David Fullenwiley 4 2-2 10

Las Positas College

Jarred (James Logan High) Jourdan 7 5-8 19
Cedric (Livermore High) Young 5 1-2 12

Foothill by a trey over Cañada

Foothill 67, Canada 64

Foothill College

Brett (Mountain View High) McConnell 8 4-7 20

Thanos Thodos 5 1-3 11

Spencer (St. Francis High) Britschgi 2 4-4 10

Cañada College

Ethan (Hillsdale High) Pepper 6 0-0 17 (five treys)

Dwight Odom 4 2-2 13 (three treys)

Ohlone seven better than Foothill

Ohlone 63, Foothill 56

Ohlone College

Jarrad Jackson 4 3-6 13
Chris Read 4 4-6 12
Lauri Toivonen 4 3-4 11

Foothill College

Suhail Mohammadi 3 5-5 13
Brett McConnell 3 6-8 12

Diablo Valley and Alameda win semifinal games

Sunday championship game: Diablo Valley vs. College of Alameda, 4 p.m.

In the West Valley College tourney semifinals:

Diablo Valley 53, Foothill 48

Diablo Valley College  

Brian (Mt. Diablo) Goins 6 8-8 20
Damon (St. Elizabeth) Jones 4 2-2 13 (three treys)

Foothill College 

Brett (Mountain View) McConnell 5 3-4 13
Spencer St. Francis) Britschgi 3 2-2 10
Darryl (Mills) Wong 3 1-2 10 (three treys)

and

In the West Valley College tourney semifinals:

Alameda 67, Ohlone 66 (OT)

College of Alameda

Travante Williams 7 4-8 22 (four treys)
Benjamin Conaway 7 0-0 18 (four treys)
Jordan Digulio 5 0-0 15 (five treys)
Ohlone College

Mikhael (Washington, Fremont) McKinney 3 9-9 16
Chris (Castro Valley) Read 7 0-1 14

Foothill College and College of Alameda victorius

At the West Valley Holiday Classic:

Foothill 72, Siskiyous 66

Foothill College

Brett (Mountain View) McConnell 7 2-2 16
Spencer (St. Francis) Britschgi 5 0-0 15 (five treys)
David Fullenwiley 4 3-5 11

College of Siskyous

Lionel Delisca 9 3-7 21

and

Alameda 76, West Valley 70

College of Alameda

Travante Williams 9 6-10 31 (seven treys)
Benjamin Conaway 6 0-1 15 (three treys)

West Valley College

D'vaughn (Kennedy, Fremont) Mann 6 2-3 15
Kris (Kennedy, Fremont) Murry 6 0-0 15 (three treys)
A.J. (Santa Teresa) Hanley 4 4-6 12