Basketball Recap: Ripon Gets the Win

Ripon won against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on Thursday with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Indians snuck past the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots with a 60-55 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.

Gino Calderara

Rebounds (Career)

12/19/25 vs John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	15
12/11/25 vs Tennyson	8
12/18/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	7
12/17/25 vs West Campus	7
01/10/25 vs River Islands	7

It was another big night for Gino Calderara, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 15 boards. Those 15 rebounds gave him a new career-high. Tipeti Paini was another key player, putting up nine points.

Ripon was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They are 3-1 when they've passed the ball that well.

Ripon's record is now 3-6. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Ripon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-50 victory against Hoopa Valley on the 20th. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 77-34 win against Futures on the 20th.