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The Amador Valley boys’ varsity soccer team’s seven-game winning streak came to a halt last week as the Dons dropped three consecutive matches, all by a score of 2-1.
Facing a gauntlet of opponents — Granada, San Ramon Valley and Berkeley — starting Jan. 13, the Dons remained competitive throughout. Goals from Atishay Sati, Nader Hanna and Mateo Eichler kept Amador in the hunt, but they were unable to overcome bursts of back-to-back goals from their opponents in each contest.
The junior varsity team finished the week with a 1-0 loss to Granada, a 2-2 tie with San Ramon Valley and a 4-1 loss to Berkeley.
Against San Ramon Valley, goals from Kingston Smith and Oliver Heid gave Amador a 2-1 lead late into the match. However, heartbreak struck in the final moments when the Wolves converted a penalty kick to force a 2-2 draw.
The freshmen team took the lone win for the program with a 2-1 victory against Granada. Later in the week they fell to San Ramon Valley.
Amador boys’ basketball
The Dons came through with three wins last week, two East Bay Athletic League wins and one big non-league win.
The week started with a 50-44 win over Granada. Jaylen Smith had 18 points and Cade Krueger added 17.
Next was a 53-50 win over San Ramon Valley with Krueger pumping in 27 points and Smith adding 12 points.
Finally on Jan. 17, Amador beat Liberty 46-45, dropping the Lions to 16-3 on the season.
Smith had 22, with Krueger adding 14.
Amador girls’ soccer
The Dons got a big 2-1 win over Granada on Jan. 13.
Leena Khan jumped on the rebounded shot by Hayden Moe to open the scoring in the first half and give Amador a 1-0 lead.
In the second half the Dons made it 2-0 when Penny Brown scored off of a Mira Giruda corner.
The Matadors got one back in the final minutes of the game when their goalie came up to add extra numbers and knocked in a goal on Granada’s first corner kick of the match.
New Year, New Gear
The Student-Athlete Community Foundation, founded by former Foothill High basketball player Anirudh Murugesan, is an organization that empowers student-athletes to become community leaders by combining mentorship with student-led service projects.
One of their biggest events takes place over the next couple of weeks with the sixth annual New Year, New Gear Drive.
The drive seeks to collect clothing and shoes; athletic equipment; bags, hats and gloves. The benefactors are the St. Anthony Foundation and EAT Sports Foundation.
The dates and locations for dropping off donations are:
* Jan. 19-23 at Dougherty Valley High School. School days – Leadership room; Basketball games – main gym lobby.
* Jan. 23 at Foothill High, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. School day – Leadership room; Basketball game – gym.
*Jan, 25 at Pleasanton Middle School and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton gyms, 1-6 p.m.
* Jan. 27 and 30 at Amador Valley High, 4-9 p.m. Amador main gym.
For more information, go to www.thesacf.org.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for Embarcadero Media Foundation’s East Bay Division. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
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