Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Nick Taubes and Idan Benharush Lead Head-Royce to Victory

Jayhawks

Team Score (Highest)

12/06/25 vs San Lorenzo	66
11/21/25 vs El Cerrito	63
12/04/25 vs Hayward	56
12/05/25 @ Piedmont	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Head-Royce). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 66-64 victory over the San Lorenzo Grizzlies on Saturday.

Head-Royce was led to victory by Idan Benharush and Nick Taubes. Benharush posted 21 points, while Taubes had 16 points. Another player making a difference was Tua Montoya, who put up nine points.

San Lorenzo's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justin Whitaker, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Whitaker is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least ten every time he's taken the court this season. Ronald Goatley was another key player, putting up 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds.

The win got Head-Royce back to even at 2-2. As for San Lorenzo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Coming up, Head-Royce will venture away from home to take on Redwood Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Lorenzo, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Alhambra at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.