HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Silvas Paces Montgomery’s Victory

David Silvas was one of the Metro Conference’s brightest newcomers last season, as he helped lead Montgomery to a league championship. As a 5-foot-9 sophomore, Silvas compiled a 9-2 record on the mound.

But through 15 games this season, Silvas had yet to make a pitching appearance for the No. 1 Aztecs. Silvas finally took the mound Friday, and he picked up where he left off in 1990, pitching six innings of a 1-0 shutout over Bonita Vista. Silvas, who complained about a tender elbow early in the year, allowed three hits while striking out three and walking two.

With Silvas back in the rotation, Montgomery appears headed for another Metro title. The Aztecs are now 14-1-1, 7-0 in league.

“It was encouraging to see,” Montgomery Coach Manuel Hermosillo said of Silvas’ performance. “It was his first time out in quite a long time. He was nervous, but he did an outstanding job. He kept us in the game and used his defense. Our pitching corps. got a little extra rest.”

Hermosillo said Silvas’ trouble with his delivery before the season was attributed to an off-season weightlifting program. The Aztecs’ run came with two outs in the bottom of the sixth when Jose Lorenzana singled home Saul Rodriguez (two for three), who had tripled.

In other Metro Conference games:

Chula Vista 5, Sweetwater 4--Octavio Jara scored from third on David Romero’s bouncer over the pitcher’s mound in the bottom of the eighth for the Spartans (10-7, 5-1). Pitcher Anthony Hysaw (1-0) closed out the eighth for the victory.

Mar Vista 16, Hilltop 5--Rick Quinones went two for four with five RBIs, a double and a run scored for Mar Vista. Sergio Guzman went two for four with a double and a home run for Hilltop (7-5-2, 2-4-1).

Castle Park 3, Southwest 0--The No. 5 Trojans scored two unearned runs and improved to 14-4, 5-1 behind a four-hit performance by Benji Gil. Southwest is 3-9, 1-6.

City Harbor League

St. Augustine 5, Clairemont 0--Senior left-hander Mike Bryant, who entered the game as the county’s leading hitter (.606), went hitless but pitched his first complete-game shutout. Bryant improved to 2-3, striking out five, walking one and facing two more than the minimum number of batters. Jeremy Klem was two for two with three RBIs and capped the Saints’ four-run sixth inning with a two-run double. The Saints are 11-6, 3-0; the Chiefs are 7-7-1, 1-2.

City Eastern League

Mira Mesa 5, Morse 3--Mark Nielsen highlighted a three-run rally in the fourth inning with a two-run homer, and Mike Bovee (4-2) struck out 10 in a complete-game performance for the Marauders (16-3-1, 3-0). The fourth-inning rally wiped out a 2-1 Tigers lead. Alfredo Enano was two for two with an RBI for Morse (4-9, 0-3).

Point Loma 6, Serra 5--Ray Plummer, who relieved Bryan Shipman in the sixth, collected his first save for Point Loma (9-8, 2-1). Mike Williams went two for three with three RBIs and one run for the Pointers.

City Central League

Madison 12, Lincoln 8--Brian Delgado hit a two-run single during nine-run rally in seventh inning for Madison (6-7, 3-0). In that inning Madison walked eight times. Mike Jones added three RBIs for Madison. Lincoln is 6-10, 1-2.

San Diego 6, Hoover 3--Jacque Jones had a three-run homer to give San Diego (11-5-1, 2-1) a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning. Hoover is 1-13, 0-3.

City Western League

Mission Bay 7, Kearny 4--The Bucs catapulted to the top of the league standings with the victory at Kearny. John Pelligren went two for two with three RBIs and teammate Jason Enomoto was two for four and scored three runs. Mission Bay improved to 13-4, 3-0.

Nonleague

La Jolla 12, Marian 3--Bryan Hidalgo’s grand slam was sandwiched inside four additional runs in the second inning at La Jolla (9-4), where the Vikings’ first eight batters scored on four hits, three walks and two errors. Tony Magio was three for four.