Patriots
| 01/10/25 vs Deer Valley | 86 |
| 12/30/24 vs Arcata | 84 |
| 12/19/24 vs Castro Valley | 76 |
| 01/07/25 @ Foothill | 69 |
| 12/02/24 @ Northgate | 68 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They claimed a resounding 86-27 win over the Deer Valley Wolverines. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Wolverines are ranked 939th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jace Bernard led the charge by putting up 12 points. Alvin Ella was another key player, scoring 11 points.
Loss or not, Deer Valley got some senior leadership from Dominic Dolojan and Lucas Vazquez. Dolojan posted six points and four steals, while Vazquez put up eight points. Vazquez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
The victory got Heritage back to even at 8-8. As for Deer Valley, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-56 loss against Pittsburg on the 14th. Deer Valley has also already played their next contest, a 73-68 win against Armijo on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
