Chabot Men, Women Continue Strong Basketball Starts

The Chabot women's basketball team (10-4), ranked 14th in the Dec. 9 CCCWBCA State Poll, continued to turn heads with its play and resilience against top-flight competition. Chabot won two of three in the Solano Showdown in Fairfield, Dec. 13-15.

Chabot notched wins over Cosumnes River, 82-53, state No. 15 Lassen, 78-61, before falling to powerful state No. 3 San Joaquin Delta, 80-71, playing short-handed in the championship game.

Zakiya Mahoney had a career-high 32 points against Delta and was named to the All-Tournament team along with teammate Kayla Tahaafe.

Mahoney was also sensational against Lassen, which had a 12-1 record entering the game, with 19 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, six steals, and two blocks.

Against Cosumnes River, Chabot played stellar defense, leading 35-21 at halftime and never looking back. Mahoney and Adorah Buggs both had 21 points and Nyah Willis had 18 points. Mahoney added 10 rebounds in a double-double.

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The Gladiators are coming off another productive week, in which they notched an 83-73 road win over American River on Dec. 12 and fell to unbeaten state No. 4 Columbia 77-56 in Hayward on Dec. 15.

The Gladiators (8-2), ranked No. 19 in the Dec. 9 CCCMBCA state poll, had nice balance against American River. Five Chabot players reached double-digit scoring: Kyle Brown (16 points, 6 rebounds); Jabari Sweet (10 points, 10 rebounds); Skylar Robinson (10 points, 5 rebounds); Izayah Talmadge (10 points, 5 rebounds); and Akili Daniels (10 points, 5 rebounds).

The Gladiators will continue preparations for the Coast Conference-North Division season with a home game against Cabrillo at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. After Christmas, the Gladiators will head down south for three games in the Alan Hancock Holiday Classic in Santa Barbara before opening conference play with a doozy against City College of San Francisco on Jan. 8.