Boys Basketball Does it Again, Upsets #1 Heritage 59-49
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
In the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I NorCal Tournament, boys basketball upset top-seeded Heritage 59-49. After beating #1 seeded Dublin in the same tournament last year, the circumstances of this game felt eerily similar. Coming off some impressive victories, Paly headed into the top-seeded ...
Previewing Winter Sports Postseason
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Soccer - Boys, Soccer - Girls, Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
Boys Basketball (18-2, 12-0) After winning the SCVAL title and being selected as the #3 seed in the CCS Open Division tournament, boys basketball looks to make a run at the open division title. “I want to win Open,” Will Schlemmer (‘18) said. “I think we have enough talent and experien...
Boys basketball completes 12-0 league season by beating Cupertino 58-34 on senior night
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Boys basketball beat Cupertino 58-34, completing their undefeated 12-0 season in SCVAL as nine seniors were honored on senior night. Cupertino stuck around early as the first quarter ended 18-12, but the Vikings quickly opened a big lead in the second quarter. Jared Wulbrun (‘18) lead Paly with...
Boys Basketball Secures SCVAL De Anza League Title with 72-61 win over Los Gatos
Tyler Foug, Staff Writer
February 10, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Boys basketball defeated Los Gatos 72-61 to clinch SCVAL De Anza league. Both teams battled early on in the game changing leads on multiple occasions, causing tension in the Peery Family Center. The game was very fast paced which created many transition opportunities for both teams. With efficiency sho...
Boys Basketball Defeats Mountain View 74-32
Ellie Jeffries, Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Wednesday evening the Palo Alto High School Varsity boys basketball team defeated the Mountain View Spartans with a final score of 74-32. The Vikings took control from the tip, wasting no time building their lead and setting the tone for the game. By the end of the quarter Paly led by 15, up 21 to...
Boys’ Basketball beats rival Gunn, 56-40
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
In front of a rowdy crowd of both Paly and Gunn students, boys’ basketball defeated the Titans 56-40 in their only matchup of the year. Both teams struggled to get going offensively early as Paly lead 10-8 at the end of the first quarter. Despite their early shooting struggles, the Vikings’ were a...
Boys’ Basketball falls to Gunn 72-59
Lauren Koyama and Skylar Burris
January 30, 2016
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories
The Palo Alto High School boys’ basketball team (12-7, 3-4) fell to cross-town rival Gunn High School (13-1, 4-1) 72-57 last Friday on Quad Night at Gunn High School. This was the first loss the boys basketball team has had to Gunn since 2009. The Vikings’ started off the game slow, letting the...
History in the Making
Maddy Atwater, Features Editor
January 8, 2016
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Columns, Preview, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Tonight marks a huge night in the Gunn-Paly extensive rivalry: Basketball Quad Night. All four teams (junior varsity boys and girls followed by varsity boys and girls) will compete against each other at Gunn’s Titan Gym. Girls varsity kicks off at 6:15 followed by the boys game at 7:45. If you are...
The triple threat
Megan Valencia, Staff Writer
February 12, 2014
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Featured Athlete, Profiles
In high school basketball, a 3-point shooter stands 19 feet, 9 inches from the basket. Kevin Mullin (‘15) has no trouble with this distance, as he has the highest overall point count and greatest number of successful 3-pointers on the Paly varsity team. Though statistics represent the measurable athletic...
Boys’ basketball defeats Milpitas 66-56
Zoe Bhargava and Maddie Kinnaman
January 11, 2014
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
On Friday night the boys’ basketball team dominated the Milpitas Trojans in the Vikings second league game of the season. The first quarter started off fast for the Vikings with Clark Schmutz (‘14) scoring a deep three pointer in transition off of a Milpitas turnover. Milpitas countered scoring...