By Travis Nguyen Boys’ Junior Varsity: Head coach of the KSJC Boys Junior Varsity Basketball team, Bre Lockett, and assistant coach, Jack Monagle, have brought their team to an overall record of 2-11 at the end of the season. The team consists of a total of eleven players with seven freshmen, two sophomores, and two juniors. These seven freshmen have made a big impact on the Junior Varsity team. The team’s last game was against Crystal Springs Uplands on February 12, and the team had lost. Crystal Springs had beat the KSJC boys by just under ten points. The boys had lost many games, so they were not able to make playoffs. “It’s okay, we’ll make playoffs next year” freshman guard Isaiah Aguirre said. It was still an amazing season. The juniors and sophomores had a chance to work with the freshmen. The freshmen had experienced how high school basketball really was and can be ready for next season. Assistant coach, Jack Monagle, had said that the team’s star player was Isaiah Aguirre. “When we gave him a set of goals, he would intentionally change his play style to meet those specific goals” Coach Monagle had said. Coach Monagle had also said that Aguirre was a consistent scorer and he wasn’t so confident running the offense in the beginning of the season. He was then told that he needed to call the plays and slowly learned that he needed to step up. His leadership skills had grown overtime and he has made a big impact on this team. Boys’ Varsity: Head coach of the KSJC Boys Varsity Basketball team, Sunny Singh, and assistant coach, Kenneth Thomas, have brought the team to a 7-9 league record. The team consists of a total of nine players with three freshmen, four sophomores, one junior, and one senior. Although it’s a very small team compared to those of other schools, they work harder. Even though the Boys’ Varsity team didn’t play as good to make a spot in playoffs, they still made it, but was unseated. Everyone thought that this team was one of the worst teams in the entire league. Their first playoff game in CCS was on February 20th against Kehillah Jewish High School, and sadly, they did not win. They lost by nine points with a score of 45-54. KSJC had the league in the first half, but somehow they just lost it. “They weren’t even good!” Sophomore guard, Thomas Ramirez, furiously said after the game. The team’s star players are #5, Kyle Depadua, and #24, Thomas Ramirez. Both made top ten of most averaged points in the whole league. Depadua is ranked third and Ramirez is ranked fourth in the entire league for most points averaged. Depadua averages 16.6 points, 6.4 steals, and 4.4 assists per game. Ramirez averages 14.6 points, 1.5 steals, and 3.1 assists per game. The only senior on the team is Joey Tran. Sadly, he’s leaving for college and will no longer be with the boys next year. He has made a big impact on the boys and has helped this year’s team out a ton. On senior night, the boys decided to buy him a basketball and they all signed it. Each player on Varsity and Junior Varsity, including the coaches, wrote a little message on the ball. During halftime, they surprised Joey with the ball and he was extremely surprised. Girls’ Junior Varsity: Head coach of the KSJC Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Team, Tiffany Le, and assistant coach, Isis Diaz, have brought their team to a 1-7 record. The team consists of ten players with seven freshman and three sophomores. Everyone on this team is pretty young, so they have time to adapt to playing high school basketball. They all have at least another two years to play and can get some experience. The team’s last game was against Mountain View Academy on Tuesday, February 6th, and the team had lost. Mountain View had beat the KSJC girls by no more than ten points. The girls had lost many games, so they were not able to make playoffs. “I felt like we could've had more team bonding to create better chemistry on the court,” freshman guard, Vivian Ha, had said after being asked what her team could’ve done better to win more games. Assistant coach, Isis Diaz, had said that her team’s star player was Jade Le. She is one of the three captains on this team. Coach Diaz had said that Le had more experience than others on the team because she was on the varsity team last year. She is the point guard on the team so she is responsible for moving the ball. She scores most of the points and she is the leader on the team. She and another teammate was moved up to varsity to play in CCS which shows her ability to play with higher-skilled players from other schools. Her coaches have asked her to work on improving her ball handling and she has a done a great job with that. They have seen improvement in the games. Jade Le has made a big impact on this girl’s basketball team. Girls Varsity: Head coach of the KSJC Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Christine Dela Rosa, and assistant coach, Chrizia Dela Rosa, have brought their team to a 18-5 record. The team consists of ten players with four freshmen, one sophomore, one junior, and four seniors. Although there aren’t many players, the girls seem to be able to work through it and they work just as hard as other schools, maybe even harder. This team finished the season with a 18-5 record. They made playoffs and were able to exceed to the third round. Their first playoff game was on February 20th against Kehillah Jewish High School, and they beat that team by 40 points with a score of 64-24. Their second game was on February 22nd against University Prep Academy with a score of 70-48. The team’s star player is #11, freshman guard Shelley Ly. Ly has made top three of the most points averaged in the entire league. She is number #2 in the league, averaging 15.7 points per game. She also averages 2.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game. “I will do whatever I can to help my teammates win,” she said after the last playoff game. She has tremendously helped out this varsity team and will hopefully continue to play for them in the following years.
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