The Albano Top 25 Water Polo Index is back just in time for a Super Tuesday of sorts. There’s a ton of matches on today’s schedule – including several involving county heavyweights.
What’s the Top 25 Index? These are my rankings for teams 11-25 in Orange County water polo. The Top 10 gets published in the Register on Tuesdays and on Mondays on OCVarsity.com. But as any knowledgeable water polo fan knows, depth is often the name of the game. So I say, bring on the Top 25:
Here’s the CIF-SS preseason coaches poll for Division 5 boys water polo:
Thursday
Division VII first round
Chaffey (10-4) at Valencia (15-11), 3 p.m.
CIF-SS COACHES’ POLL — FINAL
(Nov. 11)
Division I
1. Los Alamitos
2. Foothill
3. Santa Barbara
Update: this post has been updated twice already this morning because apparently I left my brain at the Foothill-El Toro water polo match last pm. Some might argue it’s not much of a loss for me.
JSerra’s boys water polo team this morning won a coin-flip for SECOND place in the Trinity League, leaving Santa Margarita and Servite to play for third place. That match will be played Friday at SERVITE at 4 p.m.
The Eagles forced the three-way tie by upsetting No. 8 JSerra on Wednesday. But by winning the coin-flip, the Lions helped minimize the damage.
Foothill fought off a 6-on-4 chance by El Toro in the closing seconds to secure an 11-10 victory.
In the closing seconds, Foothill blocked a shot from the perimeter and El Toro’s rebound attempt scored by time had expired.
Huge victory for the Knights, who earned the Sea View League title. Foothill was the better team today.
Overtime #1
Paul Reynolds’ lob and his cross pass to Clayton McFadden for a goal has the Knights up 11-9 after the first overtime. Jay Lovero had three more saves for Foothill and is over 20. Read the rest of this entry »
CIF-SS COACHES’ RANKINGS
(Updated Nov. 3)
Division I
1. El Toro
2. Los Alamitos
3. Newport Harbor
This headline now correctly reads: Vellekamp No. 2 (not No. 1, which was a few weeks ago)
For those following Division I boys water polo this fall, Ventura has been mentioned as a team to watch for the playoffs and the Cougars proved it tonight at Northwood by claiming the Hank Vellekamp No. 2 Tournament with an 11-10 victory against Loyola in what is being considered the tournament’s championship match.
Final standings from the top-four teams from pool play:
1. Ventura, 5-0
2. Loyola 4-1
2. Carlsbad 4-1 (didn’t play Loyola)
4. Servite 3-2
CIF-SS COACHES’ RANKINGS
(Updated Oct. 27)
Division I
1. El Toro
2. Los Alamitos
3. Foothill
CIF-SS COACHES’ AND MEDIA RANKINGS
(Updated Oct. 20)
Division I
1. El Toro
2. Los Alamitos
3. Santa Barbara
4. Foothill
5. Loyola
6. Newport Harbor
7. Harvard-Westlake
8. Corona del Mar
9. Dos Pueblos
10. Ventura
An improved El Modena boys water polo team took a giant step toward a second-place finish in the Century League by posting a 7-6 victory at Canyon on Tuesday.
The Vanguards are now 16-4, 2-1 in the Division II league.
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