Las Positas Recap: Hawks Shine On Court; Soccer Teams In Playoffs

The Las Positas women’s basketball team continued its solid start with 73-57 win over Contra Costa on Nov. 10 in the Hawks Classic.

Six Hawks scored at least nine points, led by sophomore guard Ashley Hart, a Millennium-Tracy graduate, who had 19 points, nine assists and four steals.

Sophomore forward Taylor Freitas (Monte Vista High) had 14 points, shooting 70 percent from the floor, and six rebounds. Sophomore Alexis Caringal Holmes (Kimball) was 6-of-12 shooting and had 12 points; and freshman Kiara Jones (West) had 10 points.

Freshman Allyah Barone (Foothill) was strong off the bench with nine points and 10 rebounds, and freshman guard Jadey Thorsteinson (West) also had nine points.

The Hawks (2-1) outscored the Comets 18-6 in the first quarter and surged again in the third quarter, with a 20-12 run before cruising to victory.

Las Positas travels to Hartnell on Friday, Nov. 16.

MEN’S SOCCER

The Las Positas men’s squad received the 16^th seed for the NorCal regional playoffs and will travel to No. 1 Fresno City on Saturday for the first round.

The Hawks (10-7-3, 7-4-1 Coast-North) finished the regular season with some tough road games against heavy hitters, and battled some injuries, but they’re still standing.

“We were able to ride through that difficult time and stayed within the top 16 in the North,” Hawks coach Andy Cumbo says. “We are thrilled to make it to the second season of 2018, and we drew a favorable opponent too.”

Indeed, the Hawks and Rams battled to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 7 in Fresno. Oscar Munoz scored for Las Positas in the 25^th minute, but Fresno tied it in the 90^th minute on a goal by Angel Alvarado.

“They are a great program, reigning State Champion and it should be a tough game,” Cumbo said of Fresno City. “We’ve been resilient and now we’ve got a tank full of gas.”

The Hawks haven’t played since a 2-1 loss at Hartnell on Nov. 6. Las Positas’ scheduled game against Skyline was cancelled due to poor air quality.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Hawks (13-3-3) will open the North Regional playoffs as the No. 6 seed and will host No. 11 Hartnell (14-7-1) on Saturday.

The contest will be a quick rematch as Hartnell took a 2-1 win over Las Positas in Salinas on Nov. 6. Paola Samaniego scored for the Hawks in the 52^nd minute off a Lauren Sisneros assist, tying it 1-1. But Hartnell’s Belinda Ascencio scored the winner in the 71^st minute.

Ascencio leads Hartnell in scoring with 15 goals and 13 assists to rank 23^rd in the state. Meghan Giamona paces the balanced Hawks with 12 goals and 11 assists.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

After taking third place in the Coast Conference, the No. 7 seed Las Positas women’s team fell 11-4 to No. 2 seed San Joaquin Delta in the NorCal Regional Championships on Friday.

Negin Tehranian Torghabeh, a sophomore out of Foothill High, paced Las Positas with a pair of goals.

The Hawks finished 10-10 overall and a very strong 7-3 in conference.