Week in sports for Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe and Solana Beach

Boys basketball:

Cathedral Catholic opened Western League play with two decisive wins.

In their most recent win, the Dons trounced University City 75-26 on Jan. 8.

Brandon McCoy scored 22 points and had 13 rebounds to lead the Dons.

Austin Beech added 16 points and Reid Johnson contributed 10 points.

The victory followed a 68-40 win against La Jolla on Jan. 5 in which McCoy scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Dons.

Austin Beech and Johnson added 15 and 11 points, respectively.

The Dons improved to 8-4 overall for the season.

Torrey Pines defeated Sweetwater 79-45 in a SD-LA Challenge game on Jan. 9.

Jackson Strong scored 13 points to lead the Falcons and Jack Heller added 12 points.

The victory followed a 61-52 nonleague win against Mission Hills the previous day in which Jacob Gilliam led the Falcons with 18 points and 19 rebounds.

Dylan Bona added 13 points and Hayden Helfrich contributed 12 points.

The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 12-3.

San Diego Jewish Academy started the Firebird Classic slow but the Lions finished strong.

The Lions defeated Guajome Park Academy 58-53 the finale on Jan. 9.

Cody Brown scored 18 points and had nine rebounds and four assists to lead the Lions.

Carmelo Xia and Elliot Muller added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Jordan Battaglia contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.

The victory followed a 62-14 trouncing of Gompers Prep Academy on Jan. 7.

The Lions opened the tournament with a 63-47 loss to Montgomery on Jan. 5 in which Cody Brown led the team with 20 points and Battaglia added 14 points.

The Lions lost to Sage Creek 65-25 on the next day.

The Lions improved their overall record for the season to 7-7.

Girls basketball:

San Dieguito Academy defeated Coronado 39-37 in a nonleague game on Jan. 9

The win was the Mustangs third in a row and fifth in six games.

JoJo Davis scored 13 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Mustangs.

Emma Schneir added 11 points and eight rebounds and Claire Pupping contributed 10 points.

The victory followed a 42-26 nonleague victory over Mission Vista on Jan. 5 in which Schneir led the Mustangs with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Lena Mau added seven points and had a team-high 14 rebounds. Davis contributed seven points and nine rebounds.

The Mavericks improved their overall record for the season to 6-4.

Torrey Pines lost to Mission Hills 83-72 in a nonleague game on Jan. 8.

Sierra Campisano scored 37 points and had 16 rebounds and six blocks in defeat for the Falcons.

The Falcons fell to 10-4 overall for the season.

Isabella Hoang added 15 points and Rachel Shen contributed eight points.

The Falcons fell to 10-4 overall for the season.

Cathedral Catholic lost to Rancho Buena Vista 66-41 in a SoCal Run ‘n’ Gun Against Cancer game on Jan. 9.

Kaylee Stiffler scored 17 points and had nine rebounds in defeat for the Dons and Rose Smedley added 10 points.

The loss followed a 52-46 nonleague victory over University City on Jan. 8 in which Alaina Alvarez scored 20 points to lead the Dons and Stiffler added 14 points.

The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 3-8.

Girls soccer:

Torrey Pines remains unbeaten through eight games, but just barely.

The Falcons extended their season opening streak after playing La Costa Canyon to a 2-2 tie on Jan. 9.

Daniela Nelson and Amber McCorkle each scored one goal to lead the Falcons.

Kelsey Aaknes and Ruby Hellstrom each scored one goal to lead the Mavericks.

The Falcons improved their overall record for the season to 5-0-3.

The Mavericks improved their overall record for the season to 5-2-2.

The Falcons were coming off a 2-0 nonleague victory over Del Norte the previous day in which Calie Petrey-Juarez and Jade Babcock-Chi each scored one goal.

Jessica Wright and Katie Dove each had one assist.

Falcons goalies Sherrie Antoun and Alexa Hozouri combined for the shutout.

Cathedral Catholic defeated Francis Parker 4-0 in a nonleague game on Jan. 8.

Sunny Dunphy scored two goals and had one assist to lead the Dons and Olivia Erlbeck added one goal and one assist.

Francesca Laskero and Dana Dalton contributed one goal and one assist, respectively.

Dons goalie Erin Kelly was credited with the shutout.

The Dons improved their overall record for the season to 9-3-1.