Parry Power: Del Oro advances to NorCal quarterfinals with win over Presentation
At the end of the first quarter Tuesday night in Loomis, the game between Presentation of San Jose and host Del Oro was tied at eight. Del Oro didn’t look like the same team that nearly won the Sac-Joaquin Section championship days earlier at Golden 1 Center.
Then a Madison Parry top-of-the-key jumper gave Del Oro the lead for good and a jumpstart in a 49-32 victory in a CIF Northern California Division II Regional.
Parry is a post player with skills. She can score anywhere and impact a game. The senior standout had 16 points and 20 rebounds.
“Madison can take care of a lot of our weaknesses because she plays so hard,” Del Oro coach Shawn Huckaby said. “Even when she’s not scoring, she’s getting rebounds and making plays on the defensive side of the ball. Her experience always pays off for us.”
This season as the No. 3 NorCal seed, Del Oro is enjoying the luxury of playing at home. The gym was full of Del Oro athletes from other sports.
“I love the atmosphere and the fan base at Del Oro,” Parry said. “All of the girls on my team cheer me on. It’s really fun.”
“It’s nice to be able to have home games and play in front of the home crowd,” Huckaby added. “It was loud in here during the second quarter. It really got the girls going.”
Parry doesn’t want the season to end. She is Del Oro’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, milestones she took over earlier this season. Del Oro opened in 1959 and has fielded a flood of strong girls basketball teams. Parry is a multisport athlete and embodies what it means to be a Golden Eagle. She plays tennis and competes in track, but basketball has a special place in her heart.
“Basketball is my number one,” Parry said. “The chemistry my teammates and I have is special. I couldn’t have (broken the records) without my coaches and teammates. The records mean a lot to me and show hard work pays off.”
There’s another Madison on this Del Oro squad that’s playing at a high level. Sophomore Madison Butcher had 10 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday. In the section championship game against Antelope, Butcher had a game-high 26 points. Her success has raised the ceiling on what this team can do. Other key players include Livi Wood, who had 12 points, and Megan Williams, who had six.
“Madison is playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Huckaby said of Butcher. “We are relying on her right now as one of our top two scorers. A couple of new players step up each game for us. If all of us start to get our game together, look out.”
Del Oro will take on No. 6 Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco in the quarterfinals Thursday.
“Our approach all season has been playing sound defense, cut down on our turnovers and rebound,” Huckaby said. “If we can do those three things, we will be alright. I have a lot of confidence in this group.”
CIF Northern California opening-round girls scores
Division l
Salesian 70, Valley Christian 49
San Ramon Valley 68, Antelope 63
Pinewood 66, Granite Bay 59
Miramonte 71, Granite Bay 57
Clovis North 69, St. Ignatius 54
Heritage 51, McClatchy 39
Menlo School 50, Oak Ridge 47
Bishop O’ Dowd 72, Buchanan 55
Thursday quarterfinals, 7 p.m.
No. 9 San Ramon Valley at No. 1 Salesian
No. 5 Pinewood at No. 4 Miramonte
No. 6 Heritage at No. 3 Clovis North
No. 10 Menlo-School at No. 2 Bishop O’Dowd
Division ll
Oakland Tech 49, Saint Francis 18
American 53, Christian Brothers 51
San Joaquin Memorial 71, Lynbrook 36
Laguna Creek 60, Montgomery 55
Del Oro 49, Presentation 32
Sacred Heart Cathedral 75, Alameda 62
Sacred Heart Prep 56, San Leandro 52
Clovis 70, Merced 28
Thursday quarterfinals, 7 p.m.
No. 8 American at No. 1 Oakland Tech
No. 5 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 4 Laguna Creek
No. 6 Sacred Heart Prep at No. 3 Del Oro
No. 10 Sacred Heart Prep at No. 2 Clovis
Division lll
Lick-Wilmerding 46, Menlo-Atherton 43
Aptos 48, Vista del Lago 45
Woodside Priory 37, Marin Catholic 27
St. Patrick-St. Vincent 62, Aragon 44
Los Gatos 53, Placer 50
Palo Alto 45, San Marin 33
Vanden 64, Moreau Catholic 45
Saint Mary’s 59, Leland 36
Thursday quarterfinals, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Lick-Wilmerding at No. 8 Aptos
No. 5 Woodside Priory at No. 4 St. Patrick-St. Vincent
No. 14 Los Gatos at No. 6 Palo Alto
No. 7 Vanden at No. 2 Saint Mary’s
Division lV
Colfax 55, Lowell 27
Half Moon Bay 49, Caruthers 47
Pleasant Valley 52, El Dorado 46
Mills 45, Washington 36
Hanford 78, Oakland 65
Sierra Pacific 72, Notre Dame 62
Cloverdale 62, Enterprise 40
Argonaut 64, Chico 49
Thursday quarterfinals, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Half Moon Bay at No. 1 Colfax
No. 5 Pleasant Valley at No. 4 Mills
No. 11 Sierra Pacific at No. 3 Hanford
No. 7 Cloverdale at No. 2 Argonaut
Division V
West Valley 60, Le Grand 25
Portola 77, Upper Lake 58
Calaveras 45, Head-Royce 37
University Prep 70, Golden Sierra 30
Monte Vista Christian 64, Colusa 32
Gridley 63, Durham 30
Hughson 58, Wheatland 48
Branson 58, Ben Holt 25
Thursday quarterfinals, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Portola at No. 1 West Valley
No. 5 Calaveras at No. 4 University Prep
No. 6 Gridley at No. 3 Monte Vista Christian
No. 10 Hughson at No. 2 Branson