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The 6 foot 1 junior and son of Stanford head track and field coach J.J. Clark scored 26 points to lead Palo Alto to a 61 49 victory on the road over Los Altos in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division play. The Vikings improved to 11 3 overall and 2 0 in the league. The junior’s goal was all the offense the Spartans needed to turn back visiting James Logan 1 0 in a nonleague game.

De La Salle improved to 4 2 1. The junior had two goals and an assist to help lead the Wildcats to a 5 0 victory over Freedom in nonleague play. He began this week with five goals on the season. Scored one of St. Francis’ two goals in its 2 1 victory over Valley Christian in West Catholic Athletic League play.

Also had a goal and an assist in a 4 1 league victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral earlier in the week. The senior ended the week with 10 goals and three assists this season. The sophomore guard scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Crusaders edged Bishop Gorman Las Vegas 82 81 in the Coastal Catholic Classic at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Riordan improved to 7 3. Scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as San Ramon Valley defeated visiting Berkeley 62 47. During the holidays, the junior guard received MVP honors after leading the Wolves to a second consecutive Gold Division title at the prestigious Damien Classic in Southern California.

The senior led the way with 27 points as the Cougars improved to 13 3 with a 58 56 victory over Capital Christian Sacramento in a showcase at the Sacramento school. Also had 12 points in a 62 58 victory at St. Mary’s Stockton earlier in the week. The 6 5 junior guard led the way with 22 points as Mountain View improved to 1 1 in SCVAL De Anza Division play with a 73 62 victory over Wilcox.

The Spartans improved to 10 4 overall. The junior was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Bianchini Memorial Tournament after recording four pins on the day. Bellarmine won the team title. The 6 3 senior guard made seven 3 pointers and finished with 32 points, three assists and three steals to lead Miramonte past host San Rafael 61 40 in a nonleague game.

The Matadors upped their record to 11 3..