http://castillejabasketball.com/blog Castilleja Basketball Game Recaps & In-Depth Updates Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:26:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Castilleja remained in control of its own destiny by claiming a 15-point win at The King's Academy Tuesday night. The Gators built an early seven-point lead as junior Olivia Nicholls tallied six of her 12 points in the opening frame. Castilleja would struggle in the second quarter as ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/02/07/late-run-perimeter-shooting-lead-gators-past-knights/ The Gators fell to D-5 powerhouse Brookside Christian Saturday afternoon at the Bentley Shootout. The Knights came into the contest as the #1 ranked Division V school in California in addition to a seven-game winning streak. Castilleja played near even with Brookside through the first ten minutes of ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/02/04/gators-fall-against-states-top-d-5-squad/ Castilleja clinched a WBAL Playoff berth with a convincing win over visiting I.C.A Friday on Senior Night. The Gators honored lone senior Riya Modi by placing the guard on the floor for the start and end of the contest as she otherwise remains sidelined with a knee injury. ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/02/03/gators-honor-modi-clinch-wbal-playoff-berth/ Castilleja fell to the visiting Harker Eagles Tuesday night despite overcoming a 13-point first-half deficit.  Trailing by 12 late in the third quarter, the Gators would outscore Harker 17-3 to take a 44-42 lead.  The Eagles tied the game on a layup and had the ball in the final seconds ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/31/gators-relinquish-late-lead-after-erasing-double-digit-deficit/ Castilleja remained in first place in the WBAL Skyline Division with a road win over Crystal Springs Friday night. The Gators opened up the game by going a 23-0 run early in the contest, then exchanged buckets the rest of the way while shooting a season-high 47% from the field. ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/28/gators-cruise-to-victory-thanks-to-early-run/ Castilleja took sole possession of first place with a win over visiting King's Academy Tuesday night. The Knights, which led briefly in the final period, had two cracks at tying the contest in the final seconds, but neither three-point attempt would fall. After banking in a three with two ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/24/gators-hold-off-knights-take-sole-possession-of-1st-place/ Castilleja suffered a non-league defeat Saturday afternoon to visiting St. Francis. The Lancers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead before Castilleja answered back with their own 7-0 burst to tie the game. St. Francis would control the remainder of the contest outscoring the Gators 29-6 to close ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/21/balanced-attack-leads-st-francis-past-castilleja/ Castilleja turned a nine-point halftime advantage into a 28-point victory over visiting Crystal Springs Uplands Friday night. The Gators used an 18-2 third quarter to put away Gryphons who had remained withing shouting distance for much of the first half. Senior Riya Modi led Castilleja with 18 points, ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/20/gators-receive-team-effort-dispatch-csu/ Castilleja and Harker exchanged leads 15 times Wednesday, the last of which occurred on a Harker layup in the final three seconds of overtime to seal the victory for the Eagles. Castilleja came into the contest having never lost to Harker in program history sporting a 13-0 record as ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/19/gators-fall-to-harker-in-ot-despite-rantzs-triple-double/ Castilleja snapped its five-game league road losing streak with a convincing 52-10 victory over host I.C.A. Tuesday night. The Gators broke the game open early thanks to senior Riya Modi who tallied a school record-tying 15 of her game-high 20 in the opening frame. Castilleja outscored I.C.A. 24-0 ... http://castillejabasketball.com/blog/2012/01/17/gators-ride-modis-first-quarter-to-easy-victory/