It’s playoff season and East Bay schools are battling it out to reach the North Coast Section (NCS) champion title.
James Logan and Newark Memorial High Schools’ girls’ soccer teams ended their league games as top two teams in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL). However, their NCS run was cut short.
On Feb. 17, Newark faced Branson High School and took a 3-0 loss, while the Lady Colts faced Urban High School with an overwhelming 6-1 loss. These matches marked the end of both teams’ seasons.
In the girls’ basketball playoffs, two MVAL teams got past the first round of NCS. Hayward’s Moreau Catholic secured an easy win against Fortuna with a 36-point lead, 72-36. In their second round of NCS playoffs the Moreau Mariners claimed another win against Marin Catholic, 74-48. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, the team will play in the semi-final against Justin-Siena on their home court for a change to make it to the championship game.
On Feb.18, familiar faces went head-to-head as American and Logan High Schools in the first round of NCS. In their last regular season American beat the Colts with a close 49-45 score.
However, the Colts turned around and beat American when it really mattered, winning the first NCS round with a 41-36 point win. Moving into the quarterfinals Logan lost to Justin-Siena—the same team Moreau will be facing in the semi finals—60-41, marking their final game of the season.
Mission San Jose managed to push through the first round with a single-point win against Urban High School, 47-46. On Friday, Feb. 20, the Warriors beat Kelseyville High School, 61-47, propelling them into the semi-finals on Feb. 24, to face off in an away game against Benicia High School.
For boys’ basketball James Logan and Washington High qualified for the first round of NCS on Feb. 17.
Neither team was able to power through with Logan falling to Cornerstone Christian 75-53 and Washington taking a loss at the hands of College Park, 85-47. Just out of the Tri-City, Hayward’s Moreau Catholic boys’ team fought hard for a win in the Open Division against De La Salle. But the Mariners, who played into overtime, weren’t able to secure the win with just a three-point deficit, 71-68.
Boys’ Mission Valley League soccer champs, Newark Memorial ended their NCS journey early after an undefeated season falling to Mt. Diabo 2-1.
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