Dougherty Valley boys revel in NCS Open title, look forward to facing St. Joseph-Santa Maria. Piedmont, Mitty girls not looking ahead to a possible championship showdown.
Receiving the No. 2 seed in the Northern California Open Division regional — instead of No. 1 — hardly dampened Dougherty Valley coach Mike Hansen’s spirits.
Thirty-five years ago, Mike’s father, Tom, nearly won an NCS title while coaching at Foothill but lost in the final to Las Lomas after a big lead evaporated. Mike’s brother, Tim, was the point guard on that Foothill team. Modesto Christian has won 10 in a row and rolled through the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I bracket, routing Jesuit-Carmichael 79-53 in the final and Inderkum-Sacramento 72-50 in the semifinals.With only five teams in the NorCal Open, Dougherty Valley has time to prepare for third-seeded St. Joseph-Santa Maria, which will visit the San Ramon school in the regional semifinals Saturday night.St. Joseph is no joke.
“I’m elated we’re hosting our next game, and I think we look great in our black uniforms, too,” Phillips said, referring to the dark jerseys Mitty would wear if it meets Piedmont in next week’s NorCal final.Mitty won the Central Coast Section Open Division final over Pinewood for the seventh time in eight years.
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