Concern for Salinas hoops

An MRI will be performed today on Salinas guard Mia Musones on her injured knee to see if surgery will be needed.
A four-year starter for Salinas, Musones led the team to the Central Coast Section Division I semifinals last year, leading them in scoring and assists.
Musones was averaging 15.1 points a game before injurying her knee Thursday.
Her loss would be crippling for a team trying to take the next step in its development.


There are no undefeated teams left in Monterey County in girls basketball, in part because Notre Dame and Stevenson found themselves in tournaments against two powers from other sections.
Stevenson (6-1) fell to highly touted North Coast Section power Berkeley while Notre Dame (5-1) was handed a 42-point beating by Northgate of Walnut.
Games like these in the preseason are learning tools to build upon. Both will benefit because neither will face anyone better in their respective leagues.