High school basketball roundup: Windsor boys dominate Santa Rosa

Windsor's boys basketball team came out of the locker room on fire Friday night, hitting 11 of its first 15 shots en route to a 66-32 win against visiting Santa Rosa in a North Bay League game.

The home team put 25 points on the scoreboard in the first quarter while holding the Panthers to 6.

“I could tell when the guys were getting ready to take the court that they were focused for this game,” coach Travis Taylor said. “We had really good energy and focus right from the tip-off.”

Parker Canady scored nine of his game-high 15 points in the opening period.

Windsor led 47-13 at halftime and its defense didn't allow more than 11 points in a quarter.

The only double-digit scorer for Santa Rosa was Kalei Aukai, with 11.

Windsor has now won three in a row and boasts a record of 11-3 and 2-0 in league. The Panthers are 6-8 and 1-1.

“I hope we come out with this kind of energy when we play at Cardinal Newman next Wednesday,” Taylor said. “We're talented, but we have to prove it against a top program like Newman.”

CARDINAL NEWMAN 68, RANCHO COTATE 45

At Rohnert Park, Connor Rubattino, last year's All-Empire Player of the Year, saw his first action of the season.

Rubattino suffered a serious injury to his left knee Oct. 2 in a football game and underwent surgery.

The senior scored a game-high 14 points while playing about half the game.

“It was great to see him out there,” coach Tom Bonfigli said. “He loves to play the game and his teammates were also excited to see him back.

“Of course, it's going to take awhile for him to get his timing and wind back, but this was a big step for him.”

The score was 21-9 after one quarter and the lead grew to 41-22 by halftime.

The Cardinals have won six in a row and are now 9-4 and 2-0 in league.

MONTGOMERY 61, UKIAH 42

At Montgomery, the Vikings broke open a close game by outscoring the Wildcats 17-4 in the second quarter.

“We locked up our defense a little better in the second and also kept Ukiah off the glass,” Vikings coach Zac Tiedeman said. “All in all, for 32 minutes, this was one of our most complete games. The defense was solid, but we also shot better than we have lately.”

Hayden Lee led the offense with 15 points. Game scoring honors went to the Wildcats' Nate Hale with 17.

CASA GRANDE 46, MARIA CARRILLO 28

At Maria Carrillo, the Gauchos played their best defensive game of the season by holding the Pumas to single digits in every quarter.

“This showed what we can do when we play aggressive defense,” coach Jake Lee said. “We put pressure on them the entire game and also kept them off the boards. I was really impressed.”

Six-foot-six JJ Anderson led Casa with eight rebounds. He also scored eight and blocked two shots. Robbie Sheldon topped the offense with 15.

In SCL girls action Friday night:

ANALY 36, SONOMA VALLEY 30

At Sebastopol, the Tigers staged a huge fourth-quarter rally to get the victory.

Analy outscored the Dragons 17-3 in the final eight minutes.

Analy's Sarah Brown led all scorers with 15 points.

For Sonoma Valley, Grace Cutting and Jenny Eggers finished with nine apiece.

PINER 58, EL MOLINO 41

At Forestville, the Prospectors' Arie Searcy scored a season-high 25 points.

Piner started quickly and led by nine after one quarter and stretched the advantage to 34-12 by halftime.

Daisjah Shepard had a strong game for the Prospectors. She finished with 10.

El Molino got 10 points from Madison Dean while Lessly Sierra scored eight.

HEALDSBURG 54, ELSIE ALLEN 26

At Elsie Allen, the Greyhounds moved to 11-1 on the season and 2-0 in league.

“The kids are improving game-to-game,” coach Jimmy Gonnella said. “I've really seen an improvement in the play of Keely Bullock and Kennedy Seuferer. They've been giving us quality minutes.”

Seuferer scored eight in limited playing time against the Lobos. Sydney Craig took scoring honors with 11.