Sports update for Rancho Santa Fe
By Gideon Rubin
Boys basketball:
Cathedral Catholic improved to 3-0 in Western League play as the Dons defeated Scripps Ranch 57-49 on Jan. 14.
Cameron Moore scored 17 points to lead the Dons and Max Gardner added 13 points.
Kevin McNeela and Reid Johnson each added 12 points.
The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 11-5.
Torrey Pines defeated Francis Parker 62-51 in a Martin Luther King Exhibition game on Jan. 20.
Brandon Cyrus scored 14 points to lead the Falcons and Dominic Hovasse and Jack Beach each added 13 points.
Sam Worman contributed 11 points.
The victory followed a 54-52 loss to La Costa Canyon on Jan. 17 in which Worman scored 13 points to lead the Falcons and Beach and Cyrus each added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 16-3.
Santa Fe Christian defeated Christian 80-62 in a nonleague game on Jan. 18.
Brian Finley scored 30 points to lead the Eagles and Danny Finley added 16 points.
Cole Needham contributed 12 points.
The victory followed a 60-56 loss to Horizon Christian Academy in a Coastal League opener for both teams on Jan. 17 in which Stephen Philo led the Eagles with 21 points and Needham contributed 14 points.
Brian Finley scored 22 points and Jack Langborg added 14 points to lead the Eagles in a 60-56 nonleague victory over Canyon Crest Academy three days earlier.
The Eagles improved their overall record for the season to 12-6.
San Diego Jewish Academy lost to Maranatha Christian 53-43 in a Pacific League game on Jan. 16.
Judah Rosenzweig scored 14 points and had 14 rebounds in defeat for the Lions and Adam Sharf added 10 points.
The Lions fell to 1-1 in league and 10-3 overall for the season.
Girls basketball:
Cathedral Catholic extended its winning streak to four games as the Dons defeated Olympian 61-43 in a Martin Luther King tournament game on Jan. 20.
The victory followed a 78-48 win against Scripps Ranch in a Western League game on Jan. 14.
Juliet Jones scored 19 points and Sarah Mosser added 12 points to lead the Dons in the Olympian game.
Kendall Fischer scored 21 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Dons in the Scripps Ranch game.
Mia Gallo added 16 points and Jones contributed 12 points and seven assists.
The Dons improved to 3-0 in league and 12-5 overall for the season.
Torrey Pines lost to Mission Hills 56-49 in a nonleague game on Jan. 17.
The Falcons defeated San Marcos 63-43 two days earlier.
Sierra Campisano scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the Falcons in the Mission Hills game and Christina Ellis added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Campisano scored 33 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Falcons in the San Marco game.
Ellis and Madison Lombard each added 10 points and Chiara Spain contributed four points and 12 rebounds.
The Falcons improved to 10-5 overall for the season.
Canyon Crest Academy defeated San Dieguito Academy 54-47 in a nonleague game on Jan. 17.
McKenna Platt scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Ravens and Grace Weinzettle and Nicolee Quraishy each added 12 points.
The Ravens improved their overall record for the season to 10-6.
Santa Fe Christian lost to La Jolla Country Day 78-34 in a Coastal League opener for both teams on Jan. 15.
The loss snapped the Eagles’ eight-game winning streak.
The Eagles fell to 11-3 overall for the season.
Girls soccer:
Two days after experiencing its first loss of the season, Torrey Pines bounced back.
The Falcons 5-1 loss to La Costa Canyon in a nonleague game on Jan. 15 snapped a 12-game winning streak.
But they got back on track with a 3-2 win against San Pasqual on Jan. 17.
Anissa Dadkhah scored the Dons only goal in the LCC game off an assist from Courtney Coate.
Gianna Montini, Zoe Purcell and Nicole Morris each scored one goal to lead the Falcons in the San Pasqual game.
Jayda Hammermeister contributed one assist.
The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 12-1.
Cathedral Catholic extended its winning streak to six games as the Dons defeated Coronado 4-0 in a Western League game on Jan. 16.
The victory followed a 7-1league win against University City two days earlier.
Alyssa Fiddes and Dana Dalton each scored one goal and had one assist to lead the Dons in the Coronado game.
Jessica Clegg and Olivia Erlbeck each added one goal.
Goalie Hanna Macaulay was credited with the shutout. She had six saves.
Sunny Dunphy scored two goals and had one assist and Dalton scored two goals to lead the Dons in the University City game.
Erlbeck contributed three assists.
The Dons improved to 2-0 in league and 12-2-1 overall for the season.