KEVIN NARRO | Staff Writer
SANTA ROSA — Mike Bermea, who scored a game-high 17 points, led seven Santa Rosa Warriors in double figures during a 110-2 win over Brownsville IDEA Riverview on Tuesday in Santa Rosa.
The Warriors shot well from beyond the arc. Santa Rosa hit eight 3-pointers during the first half. Rey Davila and Ruben Ochoa each hit a pair of 3s in the first quarter.
Bermea, a junior, was held scoreless during the first quarter. It was in the second quarter that Bermea found his mojo, scoring 12 points and hitting two 3-pointers.
CJ Olivarez, Chris Vela, Davila and Adam Cavazos scored 10 points apiece. Ochoa netted 14 points, and David Bazaldua finished with 16 points.
“We have two freshmen, six sophomores and four juniors on this year’s team,” Warriors coach Johnny Cipriano said. “We don’t have any seniors on this year’s team. What I like about this group is they can all contribute in some shape or form.”
The Warriors are 7-0 in district play with one game left in the first half, against Vanguard Alamo on Friday night. The second half of 32-3A play will continue Tuesday at home against Monte Alto.
“We are still trying to get better at certain things and, yes, we are young, but we are good,” Cipriano said. “The kids are understanding the system, and they are able to shoot their shots and make them. They can put pressure when we need to and back off when we need to.”
While the Warriors are a young squad, Santa Rosa is in control of its destiny as it looks for its 15th straight district title. With an entire second half left in the season, there is still time for the Warriors to come full circle.
“I don’t think we have fully peaked just yet,” Cipriano said. “There have been some games when we are hitting on all throttles and we were able to score and get steals, but we have had really good games and some bad games where things didn’t go our way.”