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Chabot Basketball Has Hop In Its Step
Chabot women upend Mt. San Antonio and Canyons in COS tourney; Young Chabot men take down Marin
The Chabot men’s and women’s basketball teams are coming off a positive week of competition, in which both squads played with determination and continued to grow.
The highly ranked Chabot women notched hard-fought wins over Mt. San Antonio, 60-58, and Canyons, 77-74, after a tough loss to San Joaquin Delta, 81-64, all in the Tom Gilcrest Tournament in Visalia,A spirited 21-12 fourth-quarter rally clinched the win over Canyons. Alyssa Pluth’s 3-pointer put the Gladiators (8-2) up 75-74 with 45 seconds left. Mia Finnie iced the win with 2 free throws.
Zakiya Mahoney, an all-tournament selection, had a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds; and Kim Masulit had a team-high 19 points. Indya Williams added 10 points and Finnie tacked on eight points and eight boards.
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In the thrilling win over San Antonio, Mahoney had 19 points and 10 boards and Williams added 16 points and eight boards.
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The young Chabot men's team showed its road chops under new head coach Keenan McMiller in an encouraging 77-64 win over Marin.
Four Gladiators were in double figures: Jabari Sweet with 20 points 16 rebounds; Jordan McGlory, 10 points, nine rebounds; Akili Daniels, 13 points, six rebounds; and Isaiah Ali, 14 points. Chabot (4-5) will next host San Jose on Dec. 11.
Chabot also fell 64-59 to visiting American River in a defensive-minded battle. McGlory had 17 points and eight boards and Daniels and Jordan Cineus both had 10 points. The resilient Gladiators battled back from a seven-point halftime deficit but fell short.
