WV versus De Anza

Dick Sparrer writes about Friday's rivalry game between West Valley College and De Anza College.

WV by four over SJCC

West Valley 61, San Jose City 57

West Valley College

D'vaughn (JFK High/Fremont) Mann 10 5-6 25
Chris (JFK High/Fremont) Murry 7 2-3 21 (five treys)

San Jose City College

Bobby (Nimitz High) Gray 3 4-6 12
Frankie (Rodriguez High) Johnson 5 1-2 12
Aaron Armstead 3 3-5 11

JC scores from Saturday -- Cañada and Skyline win

Scores from last night:

* Cañada 68, Gavilan 53

Cañada College

Colin (Archbishop Mitty High) Wan 5 2-2 13
Tyrone (Marshall High) Dickerson 4 3-4 13

Gavilan College

Matt Johnson 4 2-2 12

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* Skyline 74, West Valley 67

Skyline College

Joe (Jefferson High) Scott 6 5-8 21 (four treys)
Matt (Woodside High) Ennis 6 4-5 17
Brandon (Mills High) Berkovatz 6 1-2 13

West Valley College

D'vaughn (JFK High/Fremont) Mann 10 2-3 24
Chris (JFK High/Fremont) Murry 5 1-3 14 (three treys)
Malek Kanaan 4 0-0 10

West Valley wins again

West Valley 65, West Hills 62

West Valley College

D'vaughn (JFK-Fremont) Mann 9 2-4 23 (three treys)
Malek Kanaan 9 0-0 23 (five treys)

West Hills College

Michael Balogun 5 1-2 14 (three treys)
Isaiah Bryson 4 0-0 11 (three treys)
Darren Buckles 4 3-7 11

Other games at West Valley College on Sunday

College of the Redwoods led 33-30 after 20 minutes but Monterey Peninsula College took the second half and won 68-55.

MPC 6-foot-9 freshman Ivo Basor displayed nice range in his face-up game, repeatedly connected on jumpers from the top of the key. Basor also showed good hands in catching passes on the way to the hoop when his guards penetrated and kicked it to him for layups.

Sophomore guard Zen Maki is machine-like when catching-and-shooting from distance. Paired with a point who can penetrate and then look for him best utilizes Maki's skills.

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Diablo Valley College met tournament host West Valley College and it ended with the Vikings of the East Bay topping those of Santa Clara County, 71-62. It was 36-28 at the half.

How in the world was DVC's Mike Harris missed coming out of high school by D-I coaches? Opponents definitely want Harris shooting on the move because he's money catching-and-shooting. A quick shooting release aids his offensive prowess.

Also liked freshman point Jelani Hardaway -- long and with a touch to three-point range, it's easy to see him in D-I with continued improvement. Take it to the bank: Hardaway understands the term jumpstop after Sunday (you had to be there).

West Valley is the definition of scrappy. There's not a D-1 talent on Coach Scott Eitergeorge's roster but the Vikes will never be out-worked. They never backed down despite the odds. Standing 8-5 on the season is a testimony to what buy-in and effort can accomplish.

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

West Valley on top in the Skyline College Classic

Here are the highlight numbers from the championship game of the Skyline College Classic this past Sunday:

West Valley 48, Cabrillo 46

West Valley College

Malek Kanaan 5 0-0 14 (four treys)

Cabrillo College

Colin (Harbor High) Gruber 5 2-2 13
CJ Grigg 5 0-0 10

Los Medanos wins MPC tourney

In the championship game of the tournament hosted by Monterey Peninsula College, Los Medanos College took the crown with an 81-73 victory over West Valley College.

Los Medanos

Patrick (Mt. Diablo High) Lefiti 6 7-8 20
William (Live Oak High) Leeks 6 5-7 17
Drew (Antioch High) Jones 3 4-4 13 (three treys)
Nick (Freedom High) Blount 4 4-4 13

West Valley

Brandon (Branham High) all 6 2-3 18 9four treys)
D'vaughn (JFK-Fremont High) Mann 5 4-5 16
Damon (Skyline High) Jones 3 7-10 14

West Valley by one over Irvine Valley

In the Monterey Peninsula College tournament:

Semifinal - West Valley College 47, Irvine Valley College 46

West Valley

Chris (Del Mar) Aitchison 5 3-5 13
Chris (JFK-Fremont) Murry 3 3-4 11

Irvine Valley

Zach Mills 6 2-2 17 (three treys)
Mike Bolden 2 4-5 10

West Valley over SRJC

In the Monterey Peninsula College tournament, West Valley College topped Santa Rosa JC 75-68. The latter led 38-33 at halftime.


West Valley 

Chris (JFK-Fremont) Murry 10 2-2 27 (five treys)
Damon (Skyline High) Jones 7 1-3 17
D'vaughn (JFK-Fremont) Mann 5 0-0 10

Santa Rosa 

Connor Gillette 6 6-9 18
Bobby (Cardinal Newman) Sharp 5 2-3 15 (three treys)
Max (Analy High) Fujii 5 1-1 14 (three treys)
Xavier (Cardinal Newman) McCall 5 1-2 12

Ohlone 64, West Valley 44

Ohlone College had no trouble with West Valley although it was 27-22 at halftime:

Ohlone 64

Chris (Castro Valley High) Read 5 5-8 15
Henry McCarthy 3 6-8 12
Warren (Castro Valley High) Wright 5 0-0 10

West Valley 44

Chris (Kennedy High-Fremont) Murry 4 2-2 13 (three treys)
Chris (Santa Cruz High) Martin 2 6-9 10

The West Valley College 2012-13 roster

West Valley College Coach Scott Eitelgeorge has basically a brand new roster and it's a height-challenged one as the tallest talents standing 6-foot-4.

Here is Eitelgeorge's July roster:

* Chris Atchison, 6-foot-4, sophomore (Del Mar High)

* Cory Brown 6-foot-3, freshman (Newark Memorial High)

* Austin Carvahlo, 6-foot-3, freshman (Live Oak High

* Dionte Cook, 6-foot-1, freshman (Los Gatos High)

* Marshall Grasty, 6-foot-4, freshman (Evergreen High)

* Damon Jones, 5-foot-10, sophomore (Skyline High)

* Dvaughn Mann, 6-foot-4, sophomore (Kennedy High)

* Chris Martin, 6-foot-3, freshman (Santa Cruz High)

* Chris Murry, 5-foot-10, sophomore (Kennedy High)

* Brandon Nall, 5-foot-11, freshman (Branham High)

* Devon Rowland, 6-foot-0, freshman (Newark Memorial High)

* John Williams, 6-foot-2, freshman (Evergreen High)

West Valley takes down Gavilan

West Valley 72, Gavilan 64

West Valley College

Mike Beltramo 6 3-3 19 (four treys)
Chris Murry 6 2-5 18 (four treys)
Cameron Faison 5 0-0 11

Gavilan College

Zack Smith 5 1-4 12
Jordan Ramirez 4 3-4 14 (three treys)
Matt Johnson 3 1-4 10 (three treys)
Scott Taylor 4 0-0 10

West Valley upends DeAnza

West Valley 73, De Anza 64

West Valley College

Mike Beltramo 5 9-9 22 (three treys)
Anthony Hubbard 7 3-5 17
Chris Murry 3 2-2 11 (three treys)

De Anza College

Don Washington 7 2-2 16
Frank Small 5 2-2 12

SJCC 15 better than West Valley

San Jose City 86, West Valley 71

San Jose City College

Muktar Abdi 7 5-6 23 (four treys)
Keith Martin 7 5-5 19
Fabian Sebastian 5 1-4 11
Jalen Robertson 5 1-2 11
Chris Pender 3 2-2 10

West Valley College

Anthony Hubbard 11 5-6 32 (five treys)
Chris Murry 4 4-4 14
Mike Beltramo 4 0-0 10

Cabrillo by 13 over West Valley

The Cabrillo College Seahawks won tonight beating host West Valley College 65-52. The Seahawks (12-3, 2-0) jumped on the Vikings (5-13, 2-1) early in this one but a late first half rally by WVC cut into the lead as the teams headed into the locker room with Cabrillo up 29-22.

In the second half, Cabrillo could not put the stubborn WVC club away as the Vikings cut the lead to 5 with 4:17 to play. 

A late Cabrillo run behind the efforts of Aaron Short down the stretch put the game out of reach.

Short lead the way with 20 points. Tyler Velasquez and Frank Rogers had 13 and 11 respectively for the Seahawks.

West Valley 64, Hartnell 61

George Watkins has the details on Hartnell College's fall to West Valley College.

Skyline by a trey over West Valley

Skyline 63, West Valley 60

Skyline College

Kyle (Mills High) Wong 8 7-8 25
Anthony (El Camino High) Smith 7 2-8 16

West Valley College 

Chris (Kennedy High, Fremont) Murry 6 3-4 15
D'vaughn (Kennedy High, Fremont) Mann 6 1-4 13

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

West Valley romps over Napa

In the Skyline Tournament:

West Valley 72, Napa Valley 42

West Valley 

D'vaughn (Kennedy High, Fremont) Mann 10 4-8 26

Mike (Pioneer High) Beltramo 7 0-0 20 (six treys)

Napa Valley

Brandon (Vallejo High) Cole 4 3-4 13