SportStar Of The Week | Pinewood-Los Altos Hills | Basketball | Senior • Jump played a key role in keeping the Panthers’ lengthy winning streak alive during a tough three-games-in-seven-days stretch that bridged January and February. Pinewood, which entered this week at No. X in SportStars NorCal Top 20, knocked off SportStars’ then-No. X Salesian-Richmond 66-54 on Jan. 28, then No. 19 Eastside College Prep-East Palo Alto 53-37 on Jan. 31 and a tough Menlo School-Atherton 81-49 on Feb. 3. In the three games combined, Jump scored 52 points to combine with 20 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and just three turnovers. The win over Menlo School extended Pinewood’s streak to 15 games and left them at 19-2 overall. Jump leads the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game while adding 4.6 rebounds a contest. The Panthers are likely ticketed for the CIF Open Division where they were runners-up to Miramonte-Orinda a season ago.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: James Akinjo & Julia Curtis
JAMES AKINJO: The Salesian-Richmond junior guard scored 16 of his 20 points across two overtimes, including a game-winning layup at the buzzer, as the Pride defeated Bishop O’Dowd 73-71 on Jan. 28. Akinjo also eight rebounds and two steals in the win.
