Team Detail
Basketball Season Comes to an End in NCS Tournament
The Sonoma Academy varsity girls and boys Basketball teams both earned selections to the North Coast Section Basketball Tournaments this past week.
The varsity girls earned a #10 seed, and home game because they were league champions, against the #7 seed Convent of the Sacred Heart from San Francisco. The varsity boys earned the #14 seed and a trip to the NCS Tournament after not qualifying the past two seasons. The boys opponent in the first round was defending Division 5 state champion St. Joseph Notre Dame from Alameda.
Even though both teams went into Wednesday night as the underdog, both Sonoma Academy teams represented themselves and their school in admirable fashion. The girls came out and grabbed a quick lead that took them into the second quarter, but the high level of play from Convent and inability to have enough shots fall for the Coyotes meant they were on the losing end as the final buzzer sounded. The girls had a great season and got some nice coverage in the Press Democrat, an article in which they described the girls season as "stellar".
The varsity boys played the best opponent they had seen all year, and one that just a year ago was the top team in all of California. The SA boys did not give in easily and played their hardest until the end of the game, but it was St. Joe's who took the victory and ended the Coyotes season. The boys had a fantastic season, the most successful since SA went to Division 5 by finishing with an overall record of 15-9. Congratulations to both Sonoma Academy varsity basketball teams.
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