The Scotts Valley girls’ basketball team remains undefeated following a crushing 74-16 victory over Monte Vista Christian in non-league play on Dec. 19.
Seniors Sammy Rebbert and Brooklyn Williams each finished with a game-best 17 points for the Falcons, who improved to a 9-0 overall record for the 2025-26 winter campaign.
“The kids are playing good together,” Scotts Valley head coach Stu Hurvitz said. “They’ve been playing together for three years, they really know where to go and they know the offense. And I think playing good defense has been critical.”
Scotts Valley returned a majority of last year’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion squad, including Rebbert, Williams, senior Amaya Guerra and junior Hanna Shehorn.
Shehorn leads the team in scoring with an average of 14.4 points per game to go along with 2.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds per contest, according to statistics on the Max Preps website.
Rebbert has also been consistent this season with an average of 11.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists and a remarkable 5.8 steals per game. Williams is tallying 8.8 points per game, while Guerra is contributing roughly four points per contest.
“We’re playing really good, complimentary basketball,” Hurvitz said.
Scotts Valley also has some new faces on the court, such as freshman sensation Isabelle Jas, who is producing an astonishing average of 14 points and 16.9 rebounds per contest, according to statistics.
Jas trained with renowned youth basketball coach Daniel Kumasaka—founder of Courtical Hoops training program in Santa Cruz.
“[Jas] knows how to play inside, she’s a good passer and I think [teammates have] been able to develop confidence in each other, them giving the ball to her knowing that she’s going to do something with it, and she’s also going to give it back,” Hurvitz said. “I think she’s just going to get stronger and stronger as she gets more comfortable playing high school varsity basketball.”
Other Falcon players making an impact include freshmen Lyla Rebbert, Mikki Aribbas, Skylar Cloyd and Ada Tanner, and Lali Estrada-Fuentes.
Scotts Valley seems to be on pace for a second consecutive SCCAL title run. They won the King’s Academy Tournament for the first time in three tries, beating such formidable opponents as Cupertino, Fremont and Gunn.
“This tournament’s usually one of our biggest tests in an early season for us,” Hurvitz said. “This time, I think we were ready to play.”
Shehorn and Jas each tallied 19 points in the Falcons’ 52-21 victory over Gunn on Dec. 13. Guerra added five points, while Rebbert added four points.
Rebbert had a game-best 15 points in Scotts Valley’s 45-30 win against Fremont on Dec. 12. Shehorn and Jas each contributed 10 points.
Rebbert was named the tournament’s most valuable player, while Shehorn and Jas each earned all-tournament team honors.
“I think they’re stronger players this year,” Hurvitz said. “They trust each other and you can see it on the court.”
Scotts Valley will go on a short break before returning to the hardwood court against Los Altos and Mills on Jan. 3 and 6, respectively, in non-league action. They will also play Monta Vista of Cupertino on Jan. 17 to close out the remaining portion of the non-league schedule.
The Falcons will host Soquel in the teams’ SCCAL opener scheduled for Jan. 9 at 7pm. The rest of the league includes Aptos, Harbor, San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz.
“We gotta keep playing hard, and we have some good games coming up,” Hurvitz said. “I’m hoping that we’re firing on all cylinders.”
