El Estoque

Boys Basketball: The Matadors lose against Wilcox HS 44-53

Junior Andrew Chang has a discouraged look on his face after a foul call against Wilcox HS.

MVHS comes up short against first place Wilcox HS

February 10, 2020

MVHS comes up short against first place Wilcox HS

A familiar face

DJ Kobza returns to coach MVHS boys basketball

December 19, 2019

DJ Kobza returns to coach MVHS boys basketball

Talking trash: How MVHS players and spectators influence gameplay

What happens on the court is completely up to players themselves. But, spectators enjoy impacting the play through distractions and chants

March 13, 2019

A barrage of noises filled the MVHS gym as a Santa Clara HS player meticulously bounced the ball up and down focusing on the basket 15 feet in front of him. The more he prepared himself to take the freethrow,...

Boys basketball: Team loses senior night to Santa Clara HS

After playing neck and neck in the first half, MVHS faces a slow second half and loses 32-45

February 18, 2019

urrounded by two lines of his applauding teammates, senior and captain Ryan Tagawa makes his way down the basketball court to the sound of ecstatic cheers from the crowd, clutching a bouquet of flowers....

Boys basketball: MVHS beats Lynbrook HS in the Battle for De Anza Boulevard

The Matadors dominate in quad match against Lynbrook HS in 66-57 win

January 28, 2019

Chants rang across the gym. MVHS students yelled and stomped in the bleachers, trying to distract the Lynbrook HS players every time they shot from the free-throw line. Other MVHS students cheered on their...

Boys Basketball: Matadors’ faltering energy level lets Milpitas HS erase a close game

Junior Arvind Jagdish reaches up for a rebound as senior Josiah Figueroa covers him. Photo by Brandon Ng.

Slow second half ends in a 46-66 loss

January 25, 2019

It was close. Really close. The Matadors trailed by just two points at halftime. For the most part, MVHS played point for point, led by seniors and captains AJ Falak and Ryan Tagawa. Yet after the teams...

MVHS basketball teams lose intense matchups against Lynbrook HS

Girls and boys basketball lose in first league games of the season

January 11, 2019

Girls Basketball With two weeks of winter break to prepare for their matchup against Lynbrook HS on Jan. 4, the MVHS girls basketball team was confident that it would win against LHS after failing to...