Men’s Basketball
• St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) defeated Hayward High School, 54-50 (Dec. 13).
• Alameda High School (AHS) lost to Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, 58-27 (Dec. 16).
• Encinal High School (EHS) lost to Castro Valley High School, 59-46 (Dec. 13).

Women’s Basketball
• SJND lost to Campolindo High of Moraga, 58-27 (Dec. 17).
• AHS defeated Vallejo High School, 71-35 (Dec. 13); defeated Arroyo High of San Lorenzo, 71-24 (Dec. 16).
• EHS lost Granada High of Livermore, 56-32 (Dec. 12).

Men’s Soccer
• AHS defeated Arroyo High, 3-1 (Dec. 13); defeated Tennyson High of Hayward, 5-1 (Dec. 15); lost to Livermore High School, 2-1 (Dec. 17).
• EHS defeated Mt. Eden High of Hayward, 1-0 (Dec. 14); tied with Arroyo High, 1-1 (Dec. 16).

EHS senior Sorel Richardson scored on a penalty kick. Richardson has now scored 6 goals in the past 4 games.

“A lot is working, new position has helped putting me into more goal scoring positions,” said Richardson to EHS publication Horizon. “A lot of it is also the teamwork, this year our team has had a lot more chemistry than previous years and we have just mended well together with each other creating more goal scoring opportunities.”

Women’s Soccer
• SJND: no matches.
• AHS lost to Piedmont high School, 1-0 (Dec. 12); defeated San Leandro High, 2-1 (Dec. 16).
• EHS defeated Oakland Tech, 1-0 (Dec. 14); lost to Berkeley High School, 2-0 (Dec. 16).

The Jets women’s varsity soccer team played two games the week of Dec 12th. On Wednesday, they defeated Oakland Tech by the score 1-0. Relentless pressure by the Jets made moving the ball out of the backfield a challenge for the Bulldogs. Jet midfielders, Catherine Price, Josie Farris, Gabby Benaquista, and Angie St. Denis controlled the flow of the game and St. Denis found the back of the net for the game’s only score. Goalkeeper Ila Cantrell held back a determined Bulldog offense, making a multitude of impressive saves.

EHS’ good fortune came to an end as the Jets fell to Berkeley High, 2-0, last Friday. The Jets started strong creating several offensive opportunities and keeping Berkeley scoreless in the first half. The Yellow Jackets came to life in the second, scoring twice and using speed to the ball to prevent the Jets from mounting a comeback. The Jets hold a 3-1-1 record.

Jim Price and the Encinal Horizon staff contributed to this story.