Basketball Recap: Foothill Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Foothill's tournament run continued when they took on Paloma Valley on Monday. The Foothill Falcons secured a 42-38 W over the Paloma Valley Wildcats. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 21st in Nevada, while the Wildcats are ranked 864th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Dejon Townsend was nothing short of spectacular: he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (eight). Mudd Comtois was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Erick Fernando, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Christopher Helms, who had three points and eight rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for Foothill and bumps their season record up to 8-10. As for Paloma Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.

Foothill will host Bishop Gorman at 6:30 p.m. on January 8th. Bishop Gorman will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Foothill surely won't give up without a fight. As for Paloma Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-54 defeat against Corona on the 2nd.