Prep Blog: Boys Top 20: Foothill beats Center to claim outright PVL title

Photo galleries | Fan photos | Scoreboard | Schedules | Stats | Prep coverage | Facebook

February 9, 2012

Boys Top 20: Foothill beats Center to claim outright PVL title

Kelly Bender had 22 points, Michael Bryson 21 and Anthony Williams 18 as No. 6 Foothill defeated No. 14 Center 81-67 to lock up the outright Pioneer Valley League boys basketball championship tonight in Foothill Farms.

It was Foothill's 18th consecutive win as it moved to 9-0 in league and 23-3 overall.

Christopher Smith, who had missed the last four games with a sprained ankle and wasn't expected to play, topped Center (18-7, 6-3) with 25 points. Kenneth Parker added 17 points as the Cougars saw their two year reign as league champions come to an end.

Center won the Capital Valley Conference in 2009-2010 and the PVL last year. Foothill finished second both seasons.

In other games involving Bee Top 20 boys teams:

• James Hadnot had 20 points and Erik Kinney 18 to lead five Sacramento players in double figures as the No. 3 Dragons defeated Valley 87-61 in a Metro Conference game.

• Sophomore Malik Pope, Jalen Coates and Clifford Lyles combined for 32 points in No. 7 Burbank's 72-44 Metro win over Rosemont.

• Dominic Driggs had 20 points and K.J. Logue 13 in No. 9 Bella Vista's 73-37 Capital Valley Conference win over Oakmont. The Vikings had handed Bella Vista its only league loss 55-53 on Jan. 20.

• Davit Saghatelyan had 16 points to lead No. 10 Del Campo to a 45-36 CVC win over Rio Linda.

• Ryan Edwards and Jaylin McQuillon each had 13 points in No. 12 Kennedy's 69-18 win over Hiram Johnson. The win keeps alive Kennedy's slim Metro Conference title hopes. The 10-2 Cougars play host to unbeaten Sacramento on Tuesday.

About Comments

Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "report abuse" button below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate links, obscenities, hate speech, and personal attacks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. See more about comments here.

What You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.com

Sacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can't play nice. (See our full terms of service here.)

Here are some rules of the road:

• Keep your comments civil. Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "report abuse" button to notify the moderators. Responding to the comment will only encourage bad behavior.

• Don't use profanities, vulgarities or hate speech. This is a general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear.

• Do not attack other users; focus your comments on issues, not individuals.

• Stay on topic. Only post comments relevant to the article at hand. If you want to discuss an issue with a specific user, click on his profile name and send him a direct message.

• Do not copy and paste outside material into the comment box.

• Don't repeat the same comment over and over. We heard you the first time.

• Do not use the commenting system for advertising. That's spam and it isn't allowed.

• Don't use all capital letters. That's akin to yelling and not appreciated by the audience.

You should also know that The Sacramento Bee does not screen comments before they are posted. You are more likely to see inappropriate comments before our staff does, so we ask that you click the "report abuse" button to submit those comments for moderator review. You also may notify us via email at feedback@sacbee.com. Note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us the profile name of the user who made the comment. Remember, comment moderation is subjective. You may find some material objectionable that we won't and vice versa.

If you submit a comment, the user name of your account will appear along with it. Users cannot remove their own comments once they have submitted them, but you may ask our staff to retract one of your comments by sending an email to feedback@sacbee.com. Again, make sure you note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us your profile name.

blog comments powered by Disqus