CCS basketball: Why D-I final is currently being played at Alvarez, where by clock malfunctioned this week

Menlo-Atherton can assert a Central Coast Part boys basketball championship for the very first time in more than a few many years on Saturday. But irrespective of getting a better seed than its opponent, Everett Alvarez of Salinas, M-A won’t be authorized to host the Division I title sport.

Fewer than 24 several hours right after college students stormed the court in unsportsmanlike style subsequent the team’s buzzer-beating victory versus Los Altos in the quarterfinals, the CCS office notified M-A officials that the faculty would not be allowed to engage in any prospective dwelling video games for the remainder of the segment playoffs.

“I have an understanding of the consequence,” M-A co-athletic director Steven Kryger, who wasn’t at the match but viewed on the NFHS Community, explained Thursday night time. “Over the decades I have individually warned our admirers at a soccer recreation, at a girls volleyball championship activity, you simply cannot storm the court docket.

“There’s probable consequences from CCS. I understand the feelings bought the finest of them. … It’s unfortunate that it wasn’t the players, but it was the pupils, and though they’re in the center on the court, they’re singing to the other workforce and it is disrespectful in my feeling and unsportsmanlike.

“So I understand the consequence.”

Now the 3rd-seeded Bears should vacation to No. 4 seed Alvarez, which was involved in its individual controversy this week.

In Tuesday’s quarterfinals, a clock malfunction inside the Alvarez gymnasium triggered a referee to disallow Palo Alto’s buzzer-beating basket that would have sent the match to extra time.

The incident sparked a heated debate on social media.

Requested about the incident on Wednesday, CCS commissioner Dave Grissom explained to the Bay Region Information Group, “I have spoken to Brian Alvarez, the athletic director at Alvarez (Superior), in regard to the clock. I’ve observed feedback on social media that say this has been an ongoing problem, but according to Alvarez, that was not real. He acknowledges that there ended up concerns with the clock very last night time.”

Whilst Kryger hopes the problem does not repeat itself, he accepts it’s inconvenient to relocate the title game away from Alvarez to a neutral internet site solely on the chance of a clock situation.

“The hard element at this issue is putting that stress on a neutral 3rd get together who has no stake in this to bring out admin and volunteers and custodial to host,” Kryger reported. “It’s almost certainly not effortless to do at the past moment.”

Thursday’s semifinals did not offer as a great deal drama for possibly workforce, as Alvarez (23-3) traveled 85 miles to Belmont for a 68-57 victory in excess of leading-seeded Carlmont (16-8)

In the meantime, M-A clamped down on defense at next-seeded Mountain Check out in a 46-34 victory.

“That’s been our blueprint,” M-A mentor Mike Molieri stated. “One of the matters we’re comfy as a staff is groups don’t see our variety of strain regularly, so which is why we feel assured in the postseason. All we do is give them the sport prepare, give them the lesson and it is up to them to do it. But they are dedicated to it.”

The Bears (19-6) were led by 6-foot-2 senior Ryan Anderson, who concluded with 16 factors, eight rebounds and 6 steals.

But Molieri singled out 6-3 guard Johno Selling price, not for his 10 details, but for stifling Mountain View’s main scorer all period, Joe Brown.