San Marin High Sports Update, Oct. 1-6

Here is a full recap of the Homecoming Games and where teams stand going into the last weeks of MCAL play:

Varsity Football

The Mustangs secured their second win of the season with a 48-0 victory over San Rafael Saturday in the annual Homecoming Game.  A big 21-0 first quarter helped open the game up and the Mustangs cruised to victory totaling over 300 yards rushing in the game.  The first TD came as OL Chris Gorman was plugged into the backfield and scored his first TD on his first carry of the year.  RB Kyle Chernoff, who totaled 168 yards, scored next on a 49 yard burst up the middle on the next possession.  Chernoff would finish with 3 TDs on the day.  Deandre Wright plunged in from 2 yards out to close out the first quarter.  QB Manny Wilkins hooked up with WR Jason Shannon for a 61 yard TD pass to make the score 28-0 at the half.  The defense held tight all day limiting San Rafael to 79 yards of offense.  The defensive attack was led by Danny Blackwell, Massimo Cardarelli, and Jackson Monestime. 

The Mustangs play under the lights this Friday at 7 PM up at Justin Siena. 

Junior Varsity Football

The San Marin JV team cruised to a victory over San Rafael on Saturday 43-0. Five different Mustangs scored touchdowns in the win.  Connor McGarty and Dominic Aldrete each caught a touchdown from freshman quarterback Tommy Sanz in his first start.  Aaron Lewko, Jason Draper, and Cristian Batres each had a rushing touchdown.  Jeff Walchli, the Mustangs usual starting QB, was limited to kicking duties and was still able to contribute, booting a 40 yard field goal.  The defense was paced by solid defensive line play from Erol Nelson, Tony Dial, and Colin Lane.  Additionally, Scott Doheman, getting his first start of the year at outside linebacker, added a couple of sacks.  Ian Curiel and Joyce each had a sack as well. The defense limited San Rafael to just 1 first down.  The Mustangs will travel to Justin Siena on Friday for a 4:30 start.

Frosh Football

The boys had a bye this week.  They play Thursday at 4 PM up at Justin Siena.

Volleyball

Varsity- The Mustangs lost to first place Redwood on Wednesday 10-25, 16-25, 18-25.  Kristin Robinson had 3 aces, 6 kills and 2 blocks to lead the Mustangs.  Brittany Herrmann added 5 kills.  The Mustangs play 3 games this week:  Monday at home vs. Marin Catholic, Wednesday at Novato, and Friday vs. San Rafael at home.

JV- The JV girls lost to a tough Redwood team this past Wednesday in straight sets.  The defense stepped up to keep the Mustangs in it, as Olivia Murillo had 4 blocks and Lauren O'Brien had 5 digs.  The girls are 4-2 in MCAL play with big matches against MC and Novato this week.

Frosh- The undefeated Mustang Frosh battled undefeated Redwood in a battle for 1st place.  Redwood stole the first game 26-24, as the Mustangs missed an opportunity to close out the set with a 24-23 lead.  Redwood pulled away in the second game 25-17.  Libero Samantha Tong had an amazing night.  She recorded 16 digs and didn't miss a serve receive pass in either game.  Allie Kradepohl had 10 kills, Abby Smith had 14 assists and Bianna Masarweh had four aces. 

Water Polo – Boys

Varsity-  San Marin took on Terra Linda and won 15-7. The varsity boys are now 9-5 overall, 3-2 in league.  Ryan Campbell had 5 goals, Louis Campbell added 4, Will Hardman with 3, Sebastian Bauer 2, and Jimmy Fewell had 1 goal.  Jimmy Fewell led with 6 steals.  Ben Rosenbaum had 10 blocks in goal.  The boys have two key matches this week at home vs. Marin Catholic on Tuesday and Tam on Thursday if they are to make the MCAL Playoffs.  Both matches are at 7 PM.

JV-  The JVs won in OT 10-9 vs Terra Linda.  

Water Polo – Girls

The girls split with TL and Redwood last week.  In the win vs. Redwood, the girls executed the game plan perfectly.  The defense swarmed Redwood and after the week was done Patty Dougherty broke the 50 steals mark for the season.  With two weeks left the girls continue to get great play from Ellie Cantor, Tanner Rhoades, Sydney Frank, and captain Jessica Iacovelli who is the team goal leader on the season.

Soccer

The Mustangs competed hard but came up short to Redwood and Terra Linda last week.   In Friday’s game  at TL, the Mustangs competed hard despite missing 3 players due to injury.  Josh Miller helped keep the Mustangs within striking distance with some outstanding plays on defense.  Vini Souza created some great scoring chances.  The roster should be back at full strength this week against San Rafael and Branson.  

Tennis

The Mustangs fell to Redwood and Branson last week.  They look to rebound with matches Tuesday against Terra Linda and Justin Siena Wednesday. 

Cross Country

The Mustangs took on Branson and San Rafael last week.  For the girls, the top 5 finishers in the 3 mile course were:

6. Jan Grandi --22:17
11. Brittney Pamela -- 23:42
12. Jessica Anango -- 23:44
13. Marissa Caldwell -- 23:45
15. Monika Neuweiler -- 24:29

For the boys:
6. Nico Panela -- 18:18
14. Garrett Sutherland --  19:10
15. Paul Shin --  19:29
19. Luis Ramirez --  20:07
20. Mark Wong --  20:13

SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK

Tuesday, October 9

3:30 PM

Girls Varsity Tennis

@ Terra Linda

5:00 PM

Girls Varsity Water Polo

Marin Catholic @ SM

6:00 PM

Boys JV Water Polo

Marin Catholic @ SM

7:00 PM

Boys Varsity Water Polo

Marin Catholic @ SM

Wednesday, October 10

3:30 PM

Girls Varsity Golf

@ Marin Catholic

3:30 PM

Girls Varsity Tennis

Justin Siena @ SM

4:00 PM

Boys Varsity Soccer

San Rafael @ SM

4:00 PM

Girls Freshman Volleyball

@ Novato

5:00 PM

Girls JV Volleyball

@ Novato

5:30 PM

Boys JV Soccer

San Rafael  @ SM

6:00 PM

Girls Varsity Volleyball

@ Novato

Thursday, October 11

4:00 PM

Boys Freshman Football

@ Justin Siena

5:00 PM

Girls Varsity Water Polo

Tamalpais @ SM

6:00 PM

Boys JV Water Polo

Tamalpais @ SM

7:00 PM

Boys Varsity Water Polo

Tamalpais @ SM

Friday, October 5

4:00 PM

Boys Varsity Soccer

Branson @ SM

4:30 PM

Girls Freshman Volleyball

San Rafael @ SM

4:30 PM

Boys JV Football

@ Justin Siena

5:30 PM

Boys JV Soccer

Branson @ SM

5:30 PM

Girls Varsity Volleyball

San Rafael @ SM

7:00 PM

Boys Varsity Football

@ Justin Siena