Submitted By Coach Mark Blankmenship
1/5/18 FHS vs Pacifica – Fianl Score: FHS 42, Pacifica 81
The Flashes played well in the first half, only being down by 5 at halftime. The second half saw the Flashes struggle a bit to keep up the pace, eventually losing the contest. Leading for Flashes - Daniel Gonzales, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Jake Saviers, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks; Roy Esquivel, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; Junior Maldonado, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks.
1/6/18 FHS vs Santa Clara – Final Score: FHS 44, Santa Clara 74
The Flashes struggled in this contest , second game of a back to back. The boys had played a tuff Pacifica team the night before, and never really got going in this one. They fought the whole game, coming up short. Leading for Flashes - Jordan Padilla, 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Junior Maldonado, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Daniel Gonzales, 8 points, 13 rebounds; Jake Saviers, 6 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block. Flashes finished the non-league season with a 2-10 record.
Flashes 1st League Game 1/10/18 FHS vs Villanova – Final Score: FHS 45, Villanova 41
The Flashes came out strong, leading by 3 at halftime, outscoring Villanova by 9 on the 3rd to secure a 12 point lead going into the 4th qtr. Flashes had to dig deep as they were outscored in the 4th by 8 points to hold on the Frontier League opener. Leading for Flashes - Daniel Gonzales, 23 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 3 steals; Roy Esquivel, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block; Jake Saviers, 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal; Jordan Padilla, 4 points, 5 rebounds. Flashes 1-0 in Frontier League, 3-10 overall.
1/12/18 FHS vs Grace Brethren – Final Score: FHS 92, Grace Brethren 63
The Flashes started the game and played the entire game with a sense of purpose. They were focused from onset of game to the end of game almost putting up 100 points in this Frontier League contest. They were up 22-12 after one, 47-26 at halftime, 69-38 after three, finishing 92-63. The Flashes defensive effort in the half court and full court was the difference, creating turnovers (20) and bad shots the entire game, and the offense feed off this energy the entire game. The boys used the tuff non-league schedule and experience to play a great all-around game to give their home town fans an entertaining Friday night in the gym. Leading for Flashes - Daniel Gonzales, 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 steals; Jake Saviers, 17 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 5 steals; Roy Esquivel, 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals; Jordan Padilla, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Gregory Kraft, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Ian Morris, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
The Flashes are 2-0 in Frontier League, 4-10 over-all. Flashes are on the road 1/17/18 vs Thacher, and also on the road 1/19/18 vs Cate, Next home game for the Flashes will be 1/24/18 vs Foothill Tech.
