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added seven points and 10 boards. Paz also finished with three blocked shots.
Reedley hosted Mendota on Nov. 27 in a non-league game at RHS gym. Results were unavailable at press time. The Pirates then travel to Tulare for a 7:30 p.m. non- league game against Tulare Western on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Eagle girls open with three road games Immanuel High School's
defending Central Section Division 3 girls champions opened their 2018-19 season on Nov. 27 in Hanford against Sierra Pacific High School. Results were unavailable at press time.
The Eagles are on the road for their first three con- tests. After Sierra Pacific, they travel to Fresno for a Friday, Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. game at San Joaquin Memo- rial High. Immanuel plays at Edison High on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. before opening its home season on Thursday, Dec. 6 against Liberty-Madera Ranchos.
BOYS SOCCER Pirates open with home tie against Selma Reedley High's reigning
Central Section Division 2 champions jumped to a quick
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The coach said both Vil- larreal and Chavez have put in extensive work in the gym to improve their craft.
"Our leaders, whether through vocal leadership or by example, put in more time than the other guys. And they're the guys we can trust in the clutch moments," said Ferrell.
Whereas last year's team had only one group of play- ers that pressed, Ferrell said the current Pirates squad has three to four groups that can apply strong defensive pressure.
"Orange Cove shot 52
free throws against us, but weheldthemto0for13 from the three point line," he said. "They are a team that's very scrappy, and when they can hit the three they are very dangerous."
Ferrell said this year's North Yosemite League race figures to be pretty bal- anced. He expects Sunny- side, Fresno and Roosevelt to be the top three contend- ers.
"The thing about the NYL is that most of the teams are long and athletic," he said. "All are pretty much Divi- sion 2 teams and one Divi- sion 1. We're Division 4, so it really prepares us for the postseason."
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Another young player who'll step up this season is sophomore Winston Wil- liams. The 6-4 forward and center saw lim- ited minutes playing behind experienced starters, and will bolster the team's inside game. The team's other senior is forward Josiah Barker. The Eagles have five sopho- mores and two freshman on the varsity.
After the TOC, Immanuel has another home game against Madera South on Tues- day, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The Eagles then play consecutive weeks at tournaments in Salinas and Santa Cruz during a stretch of 13 games in 19 days.
"The kids have been kind of anxious, but I let them know we have plenty of bas- ketball coming up," Woods said.
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Reedley High School's Christopher Reyes (7) celebrated with his teammates after he scored a first-half goal in the Pirates' 2-2 tie with Selma in a non-league match at Sal Gonzalez Field on Nov. 26.
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Senior forward-center Kaleb Daglish is one of the top returnees for Immanuel High School's boys in 2018-19.
Also, a revised school year schedule throughout the Central Section has moved up schedules in all sports. This year, the Eagles' Central Sequoia League season opens in December rather than January as in past years. This year's CSL opener will be on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at home against Kingsburg High School, between the tour- neys in Salinas and Santa Cruz.
The Eagles also will play at Exeter in a league contest before the end of the calen- dar year, then return to CSL play on Friday, Jan. 4, at home against Dinuba.
Earlier league seasons mean that sec- tion playoffs also begin a week earlier than usual. Opening rounds are on Wednesday, Feb. 13, with the finals scheduled for Fri- day, Feb. 22 in Fresno.
Immanuel's boys basketball tradition includes 15 section titles, including the past five in two different enrollment divisions.
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in Fresno Pacific's 100-30 rout of Pacific Union College in a non-league matchup at the FPU Special Events Center on Nov. 24.
Freshman Gutierrez, an Immanuel High product who helped lead the Eagles to the Central Section Division 3 championship last season, saw her first action of the sea- son and hit 3-of-4 three-point shots. She also added six re- bounds, three steals and two assists and 17 minutes of ac- tion off the bench.
Gutierrez didn't see action in the Sunbird women's 83-74 home victory over UC Mer- ced on Nov. 26. Fresno Pacific plays its next five games on the road starting Thursday, Nov. 29, in Honolulu, Hawaii against Chaminade Univer-
sity. MEN'S BASKETBALL Air quality postpones
games for RC
The Reedley College men open play Thursday, Nov. 29, at the 40th annual James Clark Tournament at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. The Tigers (1-0) will face the Sacramento City College in the opening round at 8 p.m.
Reedley has only had the chance to play one game this season. Air quality issues forced scheduled games last
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ers at his position to ever wear a Sunbird uniform, and it’s been incredible to watch him represent our program.”
Velarde entered his senior campaign as the PacWest Pre- season Player of the Year, and he responded by turning in more points than any player in the West Region during the regular season. The Sun- bird captain was named the PacWest Player of the Week
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Liberty/Madera Ranchos vs. Mendota, 3:30 p.m.; Sierra vs. Granite Hills, 5 p.m.; Yosemite vs. Fowler, 6:30 p.m.; Reedley vs. Orosi, 8 p.m.
Liberty/MR-Mendota loser vs. Sierra-Granite Hills loser, 3:30 p.m.; Yosemite-Fowler loser vs. Reedley-Orosi loser, 5 p.m.; Semifinal, Liberty/MR-Mendota winner vs. Sierra- Granite Hills winner, 6:30 p.m.; Semifinal, Yosemite-Fowler winner vs. Reedley-Orosi winner, 8 p.m.
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lead in their season-opening match before settling for a 2-2 tie with the visiting Selma Bears in a Nov. 26 contest at Sal Gonzalez Field.
Christopher Reyes opened the scoring by converting on a shot from a left angle about four minutes into the match, and Edgar Melina later scored for a 2-0 lead. But Selma coun- tered with goals from Carlos Figueroa and Pedro Rangel to earn the draw.
Reedley High School guard Bronagh McGa- han (3) tries to dribble from the defensive pressure of Foothill's Alexis Elizalde during the Pirates' 70-44 non-league victory on Nov. 26.
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Fresno Pacific University
Freshman Krystale Gutierrez from Immanuel High School scored a season-high 13 points in Fresno Pacific's 100-30 rout of Pacific Union College on Nov. 24.
week to be postponed. The Ti- gers' lone victory is a last-sec- ond 90-87 triumph at Modesto on Nov. 6.
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product Nate Kendrick is av- eraging 13 points per game in his first season for the Fresno Pacific College Sunbirds. The freshman guard has started two of the team's three games and has shots 55 percent from three-point range while averaging four rebounds per game. Another IHS product, redshirt sophomore guard R.J. Horn, is averaging 3.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in three games off the bench.
on Oct. 15 after totaling nine points in two games, and he became the first player in PacWest Conference history to record 12 assists in consec- utive seasons.
After breaking the con- ference's career assist record earlier on Oct. 20, the Reed- ley, Calif. native finished tops in the country with 20 assists. Velarde finishes his collegiate career in sole possession of third place on FPU's career as- sist list, and his 48 total points are the most of any Sunbird
since Paul Islas in 2012. Velarde has turned in back-to-back seasons with at least 10 goals and 10 as- sists, and this marks his second D2CCA All-Region
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