Marin County Athletic League basketball & wrestling opened up action last week. This week brings about the annual crosstown rivalry game with Novato on Thursday, as the varsities play at Novato and frosh play at San Marin. Full weekly schedule listed below.
BASKETBALL – GIRLS & BOYS
Varsity Boys – The boys opened up MCAL play last week and finished 1-1.
On Wednesday, the Branson Bulls defeated the Mustangs 56-47. While trailing by 10 points most of the game, the Mustangs battled back to 42-40 with just less than 4 minutes to go. Unfortunately they got no closer, and Branson hit their free throws down the stretch for the win. Shay Stubblefield scored 16 points and Calvin Geraci added 11.
On Friday, the Mustangs rebounded with a solid effort in their home opener against Redwood. The boys jumped out to a 44-27 lead in the first half and ended maintained that lead in the second for a 69-53 win. Four players scored in double figures lead by Noah Everly’s 19, Shay Stubblefield 16, Manny Wilkins 11 and Jason Reyff 10 to go along with his 9 rebounds.
The Mustangs take on the only undefeated team left, Drake, on Tuesday at San Marin, followed by a crosstown showdown with Hornets at Novato on Thursday, and finally close out the week at San Rafael on Saturday night.
JV Boys- JV boys went 1-1 last week. The boys had a 10 point win over Branson, but lost by 12 to Redwood. Taylor Myers and Dominic Aldrete led the team on offense, while Jeff Walchli and Kenny Cottrell spearheaded the defensive effort. The boys play 3 games this week, Tuesday against Drake, Thursday against Novato, and Saturday against San Rafael.
Frosh Boys- Frosh boys opened the season with a solid win over Branson. Nick Corbani and Colin Moore led the way. Then on Friday, the Mustangs lost a tough one to the Redwood Giants in the last minute. They had a couple good looks at some game tying shots but nothing would drop. The boys take on Drake Tuesday in a rematch of a great OT Championship Game in the Drake Tournament two weeks ago, then play Novato Thursday and San Rafael on Saturday.
Varsity Girls- The varsity girls split last week with an opening night win over Branson and a loss on Saturday to Redwood.
On Wednesday, the girls beat Branson 37-30 behind 17 points combined from the post combination of Paige McIntosh and Maya Stevens. On Saturday, the girls couldn’t overcome a tough shooting night in losing to Redwood 59-44. Kaleah Williams led the Mustangs with 14 points. The girls have a tripleheader this week at home Tuesday against Drake, at Novato on Thursday and at San Rafael on Saturday.
JV Girls- JV girls lost a heartbreaker to Redwood 42-20 on Saturday, as their last chance to tie with 5 seconds left just missed. Team captain and point guard Patty Dougherty had a very good game scoring 10. Camille Milliner and Natalie Dybeck played excellent defense to keep the Mustangs close.
Frosh Girls- Frosh girls opened up the season at Redwood with a great come from behind 36-28. The girls were down by three at half time. San Marin then went on a 21-10 run in the second half to pull out the win. Molly Dwyer and Tyana Samuel led the girls with 10 points each.
Wrestling
The Mustang wrestlers opened last week against Tam and Marin Catholic in a tri-meet. Sebastian Swetland and Robert Smith received King of the Mat honors in second place for their efforts last week. The Mustangs host one of their two meets this Wednesday at 4:30 vs. Terra Linda and Justin Siena.
GAME TIME CHANGES THURSDAY’S BASKETBALL GAMES
The frosh boys/girls and JV boys games being played Thursday against Novato here at San Marin have been moved ahead 45 minutes from their previous list time. The Frosh Girls will start at 3:45, the Frosh Boys will play at 5:00 and the JV Boys will play at 6:15.
The games at Novato will still be played at 4:30 JV Girls, 6:00 Varsity Girls and 7:30 Varsity Boys.
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
Tuesday, January 8
4:30 PM
Boys JV Basketball
Drake @ SM
6:00 PM
Girls Varsity Basketball
Drake @ SM
7:30 PM
Boys Varsity Basketball
Drake @ SM
4:30 PM
Girls Frosh Basketball
@ Drake
5:45 PM
Boys Frosh Basketball
@ Drake
7:00 PM
Girls JV Basketball
@ Drake
Wednesday, January 9
4:30 PM
Wrestling
Terra Linda, JS @ SM
Thursday, January 10
4:30 PM
Girls JV Basketball
@ Novato
6:00 PM
Girls Varsity Basketball
@ Novato
7:30 PM
Boys Varsity Basketball
@ Novato
3:45 PM
Girls Frosh Basketball
Novato @ SM
5:00 PM
Boys Frosh Basketball
Novato @ SM
6:15 PM
Boys JV Basketball
Novato @ SM
Saturday, January 12
4:30 PM
Boys JV Basketball
@ San Rafael
6:00 PM
Girls Varsity Basketball
@ San Rafael
7:30 PM
Boys Varsity Basketball
@ San Rafael
1:00 PM
Girls Frosh Basketball
SR @ SM
2:15 PM
Boys Frosh Basketball
SR @ SM
3:30 PM
Girls JV Basketball
SR @ SM
