March 1 high school roundup
By The Bakersfield Californian
Girls basketball
Division II finals
No. 1 Ridgeview 65, No. 2 Garces 38
GARCES (26-3): C.West 3-12 3-6 9, Scott 0-1 4-5 4, R.West 4-20 6-6 16, Darquea 0-3 0-0 0, Flores 2-8 1-2 7, Cruz 0-4 0-0 0, Cameron 1-3 0-0 2, Siaharath 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-51 14-19 38.
RIDGEVIEW (26-3): McCall 9-16 11-13 31, Powell 1-1 0-0 3, Green 4-11 3-6 14, Wilkerson 4-17 1-2 9, Gonzalez 1-5 0-0 3, Z.Brown 0-1 0-0 0 Sarai 0-0 0-2 0, A.Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Tafoya 0-5 0-0 0, Kaur 0-0 0-0 0, Massey 2-3 0-0 4, Culbertson 0-2 1-3 1, Kemp 0-0 0-0 0, Trevino 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 16-26 65.
Garces310916--38
RHS 15191615--65
3-point goals--Garces 4-21 (Flores 2-7, R.West 2-9, Darquea 0-1, Cruz 0-4), Ridge 7-26 (Green 3-7, McCall 2-4, Powell 1-1, Gonzalez 1-5, A.Brown 0-1, Culbertson 0-2 Tafoya 0-3). Total fouls--Garces 14, Ridge 19. Fouled out--none. Rebounds--Garces 42 (C.West 19), Ridgeview 47 (McCall 17).
Division V finals
Reedley-Immanuel 58, Lemoore-Kings Christian 32
Boys basketball
Division II finals
Hanford West 88, Garces 84, 2 OT
HANFORD WEST (18-12): Edmund 16, Maxwell 3, Carre 9, Salaam 35 (12 rebounds, 5 assists), D.Jackson 6, Fisher 2, Gonzalez 17.
GARCES (20-9): Jackson 34 (17 rebounds), Gapper 7, Croney 5 (14 rebounds), Parra 13, Pena 21, Layton 4.
Division V finals
Tranquillity 46, Laton 33
Baseball
Terrio Therapy Classic
East 10, Wasco 7
At EHS. W: Juarez (1-1). L: Wedell. S: Billingsley (1). 2B: EHS (Vieyra 2); WHS (Banucci, Sottoil, Jacob). 3B: WHS (Juarez, Sottoil). Note: EHS (Vieyra 4-4, 2 runs, 2 sbs). W-L: EHS 3-2. JV: EHS 7, WHS 6
Golden Valley 18, Frazier Mountain 2, 5 inn.
At GVHS. W: Hernandez (1-0). L: Penner. 2B: GVHS (Cantu, Paredes). Notes: GVHS (Cantu 3-4, RBI; Paredes 3-4, 3 RBIs; Sadang 2-2, 2 RBIs). W-L: GVHS 3-2. JV: GVHS d. FMHS
Chavez 14, Arvin 2
At AHS; W:Herrera (1-0). L: Rubio. 2B: CC (Ruiz 2, Renteria, Herrera, Gil), AHS (Rubio). 3B: CC (Gil). W-L: CC 4-1, AHS 2-3. Notes: CC (David Gil 3-4). JV: CC 7, AHS 4.
Mira Monte 7, Foothill 2
At FHS; W: McDermott (1-0). L: Boatman. 3B: MMHS (Joe Hernandez). Notes: (McDermott CG, 11 ks, 2 h). W-L: MMHS 1-4. JV: FHS d. MMHS.
South 13, Shafter 5, 5 inn.
At SHS; W: Duran (1-2). 2B: SoHS (Serrato, Perez). Notes: Perez 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Recio 2-3, 2 RBIs, 3 runs). W-L: SoHS 2-3. JV: SoHS 9, ShHS 9 (tie)
Bakersfield 3, Liberty 2
At BHS; W: Perryman (2-0). L: Nieto. 2B: BHS (Perryman, Karwoski, King, Reynier); LHS (Harker). Notes: BHS (Mason Perryman 7IP, 5K, 3H, 1-2, gw-RBI in 7th; Jake Karwoski 2-3, RBI). W-L: BHS 4-1. JV: BHS d. LHS
Centennial 9, BCHS 0
At Sam Lynn; W: Daughtery (1-0). L: Huckeby. 2B: CHS (Enger, Haas), BCHS (Unruh). W-L: CHS 3-1-1). Notes: BCHS (Ryan Unruh 2-3), CHS (Mitchell Haas 2-3, Gabe Arteaga 3RBI; Andrew Daughtery 6IP, 3H, 2K, 0BB).
Froniter 5, North 0
At Sam Lynn. W: King. L: Brewley. 2B: FHS (Smith); NHS (Brewley). 3B: FHS (Moore). Notes: FHS (Torres 2-4; Lopez 2-3). W-L: FHS 4-1-1.
Softball
B.A.S.E. Lead-off Classic
North 6, Bakersfield 4
At NHS. W: Bosworth. L: Bundy. 2B: NHS (Romero, Dyer, Karr), BHS (Cruz). Notes: NHS (Romero 2-2, RBI; Dyer 2-2, 3 RBIs; Karr 2-2, RBI); BHS (Sagasta 2-3; Cruz 2-2). W-L: 5-1.
Burroughs 8, North 3
(Thursday). W: B. Walter. L: S. Esry. 2B: BHS (Sherritt, Davis 2), NHS (Dyer, Karr). 3B: BHS (Sheritt). HR: BHS (Bell).
Garces 20, Wasco 1, 3 innings
At GHS. W: Handel (2-2). L: Romero. 2B: GHS (Handel, Gorman 2, Garcia). Notes: GHS (Arriola 2-2, RBI; Metzger 2-2, 2 RBIs; Gorman 2-4, 5 RBIs). W-L: GHS 4-3.
Boys tennis
Arvin Cup Championships
First-day scores
Arvin 4, Mira Monte 2; Independence 5, Foothill 1; Mira Monte 3, South 3 (MMHS wins 7-6 in sets); Independence 4, Arvin 2; South 5, Foothill 1
California Classic at Fresno
Division VI scores
Taft 5, Orosi 1; Taft 6, Roosevelt 0; Taft 4, St. Mary's 2
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