Prep roundup: Cardinal Newman flag football win streak snapped; American Canyon volleyball stays hot

Amador Valley 13, Cardinal Newman 12

The Cardinals’ 29-game winning streak ended Thursday night in a nonleague clash at home with the Dons, a top-10 team in the North Coast Section.

Heading into the matchup, Amador Valley was ranked No. 8 in the NCS on MaxPreps. Cardinal Newman was ranked No. 2.

It’s the first loss for Newman (5-1) since the end of the 2024 season. The Cardinals went undefeated 24-0 last season and won the NCS Division 2 title. They were ranked as the No. 2 team in the NCS heading into Thursday’s game.

Newman will look to bounce back at Maria Carrillo on Monday in their return to NBL-Oak play.

Vintage 26, El Cerrito 24

An explosive 19-point third quarter helped the Crushers secure a comeback victory at home Thursday.

Vintage (6-3) quarterback Samantha Kennedy threw three touchdowns and 147 yards on 15-for-25 passing. She also had a rushing touchdown. Sophomore Victoria Perez led the Crushers receiving core with 74 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Sydney Morton had a touchdown reception and had 43 yards receiving.

Defensively, Kimberly Uffman was all over the field for Vintage with a team-high seven flag pulls and two interceptions.

The Crushers host St. Helena Monday night.

Windsor 51, Archie Williams 0

American Canyon 3, Petaluma 1

The Wolves have won seven straight games to start the season and moved to 3-0 in the Vine Vallwey Athletic League after holding off Petaluma at home Tuesday.

American Canyon won the first set 25-12, lost the second 26-24 but went on to win the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-18.

Adriana Shalhout led the charge for the Wolves’ offense with 12 Kills. Tehya Contreras contributed with 14 assists, eight digs and four aces. Maren Espiritu had 15 digs and two aces.

American Canyon hosts Vintage (7-9, 2-1) on Tuesday.

Next up for the Trojans is crosstown rival Casa Grande on Tuesday night on the road.

Cardinal Newman 3, Analy 0

The Cardinals are winners of six straight after sweeping the Tigers, 25-16, 25-17 and 25-22 at home Thursday in nonleague play.

Freshman Kensi Grover led Newman (6-1) with 14 kills, while juniors Emma Donnelly and Gracie Acosta each had 12. Donnelly also added four aces, junior Addison Smith had 31 assists and senior Jordan Espinosa made a defensive impact with ten digs.

“We really were looking to have a good first game as that has been a struggle point for us this year and we came up big,” reported Cardinal Newman head coach Daryl Kapis. “This was an important item for our young team to work on and to be focused on in this match.”

Analy (5-9) will travel to face Maria Carrillo on Tuesday, while Cardinal Newman hosts Tamalpais on Tuesday.

Montgomery 3, Santa Rosa 0

The Vikings swept crosstown rival Santa Rosa at home Thursday, 25-17, 25-12 and 25-12.

Montgomery was led by Abigail Merkel with 15 service points and Elloria Teves with 12 kills.

The Vikings will host Healdsburg on Tuesday, while the Panthers host Novato on the same day.

Grace Christian Academy 3, Calistoga 0

The Lions moved to 3-0 on the season in a sweep of the Wildcats on Thursday at home, 25-19, 25-12 and 25-21.

Freshman Leah Maikranz led Grace Christian Academy with 12 kills and nine digs.

Next up for Grace Christian Academy is Tomales at home next Tuesday. Calistoga (3-5) hosts Geyserville next Tuesday.

Terra Linda 3, Maria Carrillo 2 (20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 15-7)

Vintage 3, Napa 0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-8)

Rancho Cotate 3, Piner 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-17)

St. Vincent 3, Sonoma Valley 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-15)

Justin-Siena 3, Casa Grande 0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-10)

CA School for the Deaf-Fremont 42, Roseland University Prep 16

The Eagles outscored the Knights 30-8 in the second half to cruise to a victory in an NCL III matchup Thursday afternoon.

Individual stats were not available for Roseland University Prep (1-1), which trailed just 12-8 at halftime and will look to bounce back at John Swett next Friday.

The Crushers stayed perfect in VVAL play with a dominant win over the Grizzlies in their Big Game rivalry on the links Thursday.

Brooke Gongora earned medalist honors with a score 2-over par 38. Maxine Wilson (50), Alyssa Malicki (51), Payton Roche (59) and Makayla Solorio (67) contributed the other counting scores for Vintage.

Cara Stasko paced Napa with a score of 49.

American Canyon 291, Petaluma 315

The Wolves beat the Trojans Thursday at Chardonnay Golf Club.

American Canyon’s Gage Della shot a team-best 53. Other solid scores for the Wolves included Krishna Montecalvo, who shot 54, and Annie Ball with 55.

Petaluma’s Brooke Herman earned medalist honors with a 51 despite the loss.

Cardinal Newman 15, Justin-Siena 11

The Cardinals secured their first win in Thursday’s season opener at home.

Senior Tyson Guttormsen led Cardinal Newman with eight goals and a steal. Senior Tomas McCarthy was right behind Guttormsen with four goals and three assists. Goal keeper Mason Ballard had 12 saves, four assists and a goal.

The Braves’ Henry Lawrence led the offense with six goals.

Cardinal Newman plays Petaluma next Thursday at home, while Justin-Siena will face Dixon Tuesday.

The Wildcats won their season opener on the road Thursday.

Senior Caleb Hubley led Ukiah with four goals and three assists. Sophomore Taj Read also had four goals. Junior goal keeper Jaime Bailey had 10 saves on the night.

Ukiah (1-0) hosts American Canyon (1-5) on Tuesday.

Napa (1-8) will host Justin-Siena (5-3) Thursday.

Sonoma Valley 7, American Canyon 3

The Grizzlies secured their first league win of the season on Thursday at home.

Napa was led by senior Malin MacDonald, who had five goals, five steals and two assists. Junior Harper Anglin contributed with four goals, three steals and an assist.

Napa (2-3) hosts nonleague opponent East Union on Friday.

The Wildcats (0-1) will look to get their first win of the season on Thursday against American Canyon.

Justin-Siena 14, Cardinal Newman 7

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Roseland University Prep 0-0, 4-3

Grace Christian Academy 3-0, 3-0

Victory Christian Academy 1-1, 2-4