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Riordan routs TKA
With as much firepower The King’s Academy has, the Knights didn’t have enough ammo to deal with Archbishop Riordan on Monday night.
The San Francisco school made quick work of visiting TKA, using a second-quarter surge to cruise to a 77-46 victory in the second round of pool play.
“For us, it was just about getting used to them,” Riordan coach Joey Curtin said. “We haven’t seen them in person, so I think it was just about getting built for their speed and their athleticism and all that. And then just adjusting.”
The King's Academy's Xavier Barnett (4) takes a shot against Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)University of San Francisco commit Andrew Hilman had another stellar performance, scoring 20 points, dishing out seven assists, grabbing six rebounds, blocking two shots and recording a steal. Fellow USF commit JP Pihtovs had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.
“I think they got tired and we just had to come with really high energy,” Hilman said.
The visitors looked solid through the first quarter, taking a 15-14 lead behind an early scoring surge from junior Adrian Barnett, who had six points in the period.
But it was all Riordan from there.
Down 19-16 early in the second quarter, Riordan used a 10-0 run to shift the momentum back in its favor. The Crusaders took an 11-point halftime lead and didn’t look back.
Archbishop Riordan's JP Pihtovs (21) blocks a shot against The King's Academy's Xavier Barnett (4) in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)Riordan’s lead ballooned to as big as 20 in the third quarter and 32 in the final eight minutes. Halfway through the fourth, Curtin cleared his bench and got valuable rest for his starters going into Riordan’s final pool play game against Bellarmine on Wednesday.
Riordan did not play for two straight weeks during the regular season as a Tuberculosis outbreak at the school forced several games to be rescheduled, with some teams opting to forfeit those contests entirely. Riordan then had to play multiple makeup games in a short time period to end the regular season.
“In a way the break refreshed us, but it also depleted us and now we’re just kind of back to normal,” Curtin said. “I’m just happy to get back to a neutral position.”
TKA got 12 points and seven rebounds from Adrian Barnett and eight points from Boss Mhoon. The Knights will finish out pool play with a game against Serra at home on Wednesday.
– Nathan Canilao
Archbishop Riordan boys basketball head coach Joey Curtin coaches against The King's Academy in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)Mitty holds on, sets up big pool-play finale
Say this about Menlo-Atherton: The Bears wobbled some in the first half but gave host Archbishop Mitty all it could handle in the second round of pool play Monday.
Mitty needed a last-second stop to preserve a 47-45 victory, a result that keeps the third-seeded Monarchs undefeated through two rounds in Pool B and sets up a winner-take-all matchup at second-seeded St. Ignatius on Wednesday.
The Pool B winner will play the Pool A winner for the Open Division championship on Friday night at USF.
Daniel Ryan led Mitty with 16 points on Monday, which included four 3-pointers. Isaac Turner added 14 points.
M-A got 20 points from Jerry Williams and nine from Aiden Atkins.
Mitty (17-9) led 7-6 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime. The second half was even tighter as M-A (21-5) pushed its host to the brink.
But the Monarchs survived and will now set their sights on SI.
The Wildcats have won four in a row over Mitty dating to last season, including 57-54 on Jan. 13 in San Jose and 63-47 at home on Feb. 6.
Before that, Mitty had won 10 straight in the series between the WCAL teams.
– Darren Sabedra
SI cruises once again
To make its presumed trilogy with Riordan a reality, St. Ignatius must first navigate through potential traps during three rounds of pool play.
Do that and the Wildcats will in all likelihood get another shot at their crosstown rivals on Friday at USF for the CCS Open Division championship.
So far, pool play has presented little resistance for an SI team that lost to Riordan in double overtime last week and at the buzzer in a game last month.
Monday, the second-seeded Wildcats improved to 2-0 in pool play with a 64-42 rout at home of sixth-seeded Valley Christian.
Noah Kirsch-Lopez scored 16 points for SI, which also got 14 points from Ty Landers and 13 from Raymond Whitley.
Next step: Wednesday at home against Mitty. At stake: A berth in the Open final.
– Darren Sabedra
Bellarmine outlasts Serra
Will Corbett carried the scoring load against Serra, dropping an efficient 26 points to lead the Bells to a 59-52 win.
Serra put up a strong fight in the first half, leading by three points at the halftime break.
But everything changed in the third quarter.
The San Jose school outscored Serra 20-12 in the third quarter to a five-point advantage going into the final quarter. With 1:17 left, Bellarmine held a nine-point lead and eventually cruised to its third win over Serra this season.
Bellarmine’s Brennan Williams added 12 points and JJ Barton chipped in eight.
The Bells will be heavy underdogs against Riordan on Wednesday as the Crusaders have beaten Bellarmine both times in the regular season. Bellarmine lost to Riordan by 24 the first time and forfeited the second matchup when Riordan was going through its Tuberculosis situation.
Serra got 11 points fromWyatt Vonblanco and will travel to TKA on Wednesday to finish pool play.
– Nathan Canilao
Girls
Mitty flattens another opponent
Mitty is two wins from its fifth consecutive CCS Open Division championship and 11th in the Open since the section’s top bracket was introduced in 2013. Two more wins and Mitty will be a 34-time CCS champion overall.
Dominance, excellence, precision, talent, determination … you name it, Mitty’s got it and a whole lot more.
Monday night, in the second round of Open Division pool play, the national powerhouse led visiting St. Francis 20-4 after the first quarter, 42-4 at halftime and 69-12 after three quarters on its way to a 78-24 victory.
In the first round Friday, Mitty throttled Half Moon Bay 89-23.
In their winning streak that stretched to 13 games Monday, the top-seeded Monarchs have outscored their opponents by an average of 54.7 points.
The closest game in the run: A 74-37 win over Riordan on Feb. 10.
Monday, Iowa-bound superstar McKenna Woliczko led Mitty with 23 points. Tee McCarthy and
Devin Cosgriff each added 12 points as the Monarchs improved to 24-2.
St. Francis is 19-7.
– Darren Sabedra
Riordan crushes Alisal
It didn’t take long to realize Alisal was no match for Riordan’s offense, even when one of its top players did not play.
Without point guard Trenia Dunbar, Riordan demolished Alisal 90-41.
The Crusaders led 48-20 at halftime and 75-31 after three quarters in an all-out thrashing.
Six players scored in double figures for Riordan, led by Marina Bravo’s 17 points. Nylah Dyson and Chloe Yan each had 15 points, Zion McGuire and Ariah Thompson each scored 12 and Tallyah Nasol added 10 for Riordan, which improved to 17-7.
With Priory’s win over Pinewood, Riordan will play the Panthers for the right to play in the CCS Open Division title game, presumably against Mitty.
Riordan will look to play in its first CCS Open Division title game in school history.
– Nathan Canilao
Priory gets past Pinewood again
For the third time this season, Priory has beaten West Bay Athletic League foe Pinewood.
Behind Sasha Johnson’s 14 points the Panthers defeated Pinewood 53-48 at home. Gabby Wickham and Jordyn Moss each added 11 points while Ugreat Daniels had nine points, seven rebounds and two assists.
The Portola Valley school has rewritten history this season against Pinewood, which has been the standard bearer in the WBAL for the last eight years. Coming into this season, Priory was 1-18 against the Panthers dating back to 2017.
Now, Priory has separated itself as the best team in the WBAL and arguably the second-best team in the CCS.
Priory will host Riordan on Wednesday for the right to play in the CCS Open Division title game, presumably against Mitty.
– Nathan Canilao
SI dominates but Mitty’s next
There was no denying St. Ignatius’ command on its home court in San Francisco against eighth-seeded Half Moon Bay on Monday.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats scored the final 22 points of the first quarter, led 23-5 after eight minutes and 40-12 at halftime and coasted in with a 69-23 victory.
It was a nice bounce-back triumph for SI after its 52-49 loss at home Friday to fifth-seeded St. Francis in the opening round of pool play.
The Wildcats are one win from the CCS Open final at USF this Friday. But that short drive from SI’s Sunset District campus to the Hilltop might as well be to the moon.
In other words, good luck getting there.
SI will travel to Mitty on Wednesday to close out pool play.
If you haven’t read the item above this one about Mitty’s dominance, here is all you need to know about the matchup: In two games between the teams this season, Mitty won 66-26 on Jan. 14 and 66-22 on Feb. 6.
– Darren Sabedra
The King's Academy boys basketball head coach Cameron Bradford reacts to a call during their game against Archbishop Riordan in the first quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Adrian Barnett (0) takes a sho against Archbishop Riordan's Cole White (0) in the first quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Adrian Barnett (0) dribbles against Archbishop Riordan's CJ Ani (5) in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andre Amesquita-Carter (35) takes a shot against The King's Academy's Claxton Ladine (11) in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) makes a basket after being fouled against The King's Academy in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) dribbles against The King's Academy's Boss Mhoon (24) in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) celebrates his basket foul with Archbishop Riordan's JP Pihtovs (21) against The King's Academy in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Cole White (0) takes a shot against The King's Academy's Xavier Barnett (4) in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's JP Pihtovs (21) scores a 3-point basket against The King's Academy in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) and The King's Academy's Adrian Barnett (0) fight for the ball in the third quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Judah Van Ewijk (3) heads to the basket against The King's Academy in the fourth quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) takes a shot against The King's Academy's Hezekiah Sires (34) in the fourth quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Archbishop Riordan's Judah Van Ewijk (3) scores a basket against The King's Academy's Xavier Barnett (4) in the fourth quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Xavier Barnett (4) takes a shot against Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) in the first quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Scotty Beamish Jr (22) dribbles against Archbishop Riordan's Judah Van Ewijk (3) in the first quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Boss Mhoon (24) takes a shot against Archbishop Riordan's Emmanuel Ahamefule (4) in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The King's Academy's Boss Mhoon (24) takes a shot against Archbishop Riordan's Andrew Hilman (2) in the second quarter at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)Hence then, the article about ccs basketball playoffs best of monday s open division pool play was published today ( ) and is available on mercury news ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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