It’s a week the San Ramon Valley boys basketball team will never forget.
The Wolves were informed on Monday that beloved teacher and assistant coach Hans de Lannoy was in hospice after an ongoing battle with cancer. The team was able to visit de Lannoy before traveling to Southern California to compete in The Classic at Damien.
On Friday night, San Ramon Valley beat Ironwood-Glendale 81-66 to win the Gold Division of the tournament. Parker McLaughry had 26 points, Luke Isaak scored 20 points and Seamus Deely had 14 points.
After the victory, the team reached out to de Lannoy, who was inducted into the SRV Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, five months after being diagnosed with kidney and lung cancer.
“He was able to talk,” SRV coach Brian Botteen said. “He had great words for the boys to say how much he loves them. We said how much we love him.
“I told him we’re coming home tomorrow, bringing home the trophy. We’re putting it next to him. That’s for him.”
SRV, ranked sixth by the Bay Area News Group, improved to 14-1 after winning its fourth game in four days at the prestigious tournament.
No. 2 Dougherty Valley 75, Eastside Catholic-Sammamish (Wash.) 68
Dougherty Valley bounced back from a semifinal loss against St. Augustine-San Diego to place third in the top division at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic with a victory over Eastside Catholic. USF-bound Ryan Beasley scored 33 points and Conner Sevilla had 19 points for the winning side.
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty 50, Torrey Pines 48
Mitty finished its week at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic with a victory over Torrey Pines to finish 2-2 in the top division. Gavin Ripp was named player of the game after his 18-point performance for Mitty (8-2).
St. Bernard 61, No. 3 Salesian 57
Salesian has lost five of its last seven games after falling to St. Bernard-Playa del Rey in the Damien Classic. Aaron Claytor (14 points) and DeUndrae Perteete (10 points) scored in double figures for Salesian, which fell to 7-6.
No. 4 De La Salle 62, JSerra 51
Alec Blair scored 20 points for De La Salle in its win over JSerra. The Spartans placed fifth in the top division at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic and improved to 11-3.
Vanden-Fairfield 60, No. 7 Campolindo 59
Campolindo fell to Vanden for the second time this season, this time in the third-place game at the Modesto Christian tournament. Clay Naffziger scored 16 points, Shane O’Reilly had 13 points and Dylan Mansour scored 12 points for Campolindo, which fell to 8-4.
Santa Cruz 54, No. 9 St. Francis 41
In the final of its Joe Schram Holiday Classic, St. Francis finished 2-of-18 from beyond the 3-point arc and fell to Santa Cruz. Boladale Erogbogbo scored 12 points for St. Francis (7-2), which opens West Catholic Athletic League play at home on Wednesday against Valley Christian.
No. 10 Clayton Valley 55, The Woodlands-Texas 43
Clayton Valley (11-2) extended its winning streak to three games after beating The Woodlands at the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic. James Moore scored 20 points and Jake King had 13 points for the Ugly Eagles.
Centennial-Arizona 69, No. 11 Bishop O’Dowd 48
Amos Hodgson scored 13 points and Josh Green had 12 points in Bishop O’Dowd’s loss to Centennial. The Dragons fell to 4-7.
No. 12 California 67, Woodcreek-Roseville 56
California has won four of its last five games after beating Woodcreek at the Tustin Holiday Classic. Adam Zalami scored 23 points and all-tournament selection Amari Gray had 21 points for the Grizzlies, who improved to 11-4.
Girls basketball
No. 1 Piedmont 85, Centennial-Corona 67
Piedmont rolled past Centennial-Corona to win the Premier Division of the SoCal Prep Holiday Classic. All-tournament selection Trinty Zamora had a triple-double (30 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists). Piedmont’s Natalia Martinez (22 points) and Eva Levingston (18 points and 17 rebounds) were awarded co-MVP honors. Piedmont is 11-0.
No. 4 Salesian 64, No. 9 Acalanes 62
Makiah Asidanya hit the winning shot at the buzzer to finish with 24 points as Salesian won the Diamond Division at the West Coast Jamboree with a victory over Acalanes. Nyana Asiasi (13 points), Eryn Gardner (10 points) and Sofia Fidelus (10 points) had double-digit scoring for Salesian (11-1). Karyss Lacanlale (18 points) and Dulci Vail (15) were the scoring leaders for Acalanes (8-5).
Bonita Vista-Chula Vista 49, No. 6 San Ramon Valley 39
San Ramon Valley’s 10-game winning streak came to an end in a championship loss to Bonita Vista in the Gold Crown Holiday Tip-Off in Chula Vista. San Ramon Valley dropped to 10-2.
No. 15 Heritage 40, St. Ignatius 28
Heritage (9-3) won the Emerald Division of the West Coast Jamboree after rolling past St. Ignatius (5-6). Tournament MVP Amanda Muse had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Caitlyn Smith had nine points and 11 rebounds.
No. 19 Monte Vista 62, American Canyon 28
Alyssa Rudd led the way with 21 points in Monte Vista’s rout of American Canyon at the West Coast Jamboree. Nia Coleman (13 points), Mahi Jariwala (13 points) and Sarina Nagra (12 points) also had double-digit scoring for Monte Vista (10-3).
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