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Albano's polo predictions: Chaffey-Valencia

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:51:34 +0000

Thursday

Division VII first round

Chaffey (10-4) at Valencia (15-11), 3 p.m.

Prediction:The Empire League should have prepared the Tigers well and they responded by sinking the second-seed from the Mt. Baldy.

Final CIF-SS boys water polo rankings (Nov. 11)

ocvarsity — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:32:20 +0000

CIF-SS COACHES' POLL -- FINAL
(Nov. 11)

Division I
1. Los Alamitos
2. Foothill
3. Santa Barbara

4. El Toro
5. Newport Harbor
6. Corona del Mar
7. Loyola
8. Dos Pueblos
9. Harvard-Westlake
10. Ventura

Division II
1. Mater Dei
2. Villa Park
3. La Canada
4. JSerra
5. Servite
6. Riverside Poly
7. Wilson (Long Beach)
8. Dana Hills
9. Mission Viejo
10. El Modena

Division III
1. Montebello
2. Damien
3. Murrieta Valley
4. Laguna Beach
5. Redlands
6. Temescal Canyon
7. Chaparral
8. Ayala
9. Redlands East Valley
10. Costa Mesa

Division IV
1. Arroyo Grande
2. Royal
3. Malibu
4. Palos Verdes
5. Cerritos
6. Righetti
7. Mira Costa
8. Agoura
9. Thousand Oaks
10. Oaks Christian

Division V
1. Los Osos
2. La Serna
3. Troy
4. Buena Park
5. Santa Monica
6. Arlington
7. Palm Desert
8. Bonita
9. El Segundo
10. Torrance

Division VI
1. Rio Mesa
2. Crescenta Valley
3. Pasadena Poly
4. Walnut
5. Oxnard
6. Webb
7. Chadwick
8. Pacifica/O
9. Glendale
10. Rowland

Division VII
1. Katella
2. Los Amigos
3. Western
4. Perris
5. Valencia
6. Hemet
7. Don Lugo
8. Kennedy
9. Elsinore
10. Cypress

JSerra wpolo wins coin flip, SM-Servite to play for third (corrected)

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:54:12 +0000

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 water polo pulls the upset, 11-10, in Division I shocker

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:43:29 +0000

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.Fourth period

El Toro's Griffin White scored off a foul just outside 5 meters with six seconds and Tommy O'Connell blocked a shot with about two seconds left as the Chargers forced overtime, 9-9.

Foothill took a 9-8 lead on a spectacular sweep shot by Brenden Verloop with 17 seconds left. Verloop's shot blasted off the bottom of the crossbar.

It looked the Knights had this won but now in overtime, the Chargers have the momentum and some pressure off them.

El Toro coach Don Stoll just walked by and seems very relaxed.

Third period

Brenden Verloop's man-advantage strike and a counterattack goal by Paul Reynolds in the final 2:16 of the third have the Knights up 7-5 with seven minutes left in regulation. I like Foothill's energy and poise. The Knights played more as a team in the third.

Second period

Jeff Zaccaro scored on a pretty, off-speed spinner lob from the wing with 2:31 left in the first half to give El Toro its first lead at 4-3. That was the last goal of the second period. Foothill goalie Jay Lovero has been hard to beat with 14 saves.

First period

Foothill goalie Jay Lovero made nine saves as the Knights opened a 2-1 lead on El Toro's top-ranked boys water polo team after one period in Lake Forest.

New CIF rankings: boys water polo (Nov. 3)

ocvarsity — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:09:05 +0000

CIF-SS COACHES' RANKINGS
(Updated Nov. 3)

Division I

1. El Toro

2. Los Alamitos

3. Newport Harbor

4. Santa Barbara

5. Corona del Mar

6. Foothill

7. Loyola

8. Harvard-Westlake

9. Dos Pueblos

10. Ventura

Division II

1. Mater Dei

2. Villa Park

3. Riverside Poly

4. La Canada

5. JSerra

6. Servite

7. Dana Hills

8. Mission Viejo

9. Wilson (Long Beach)

10. Santiago/Corona

Division III

1. Montebello

2. Damien

3. Murrieta Valley

4. Laguna Beach

5. Redlands

6. Temescal Canyon

7. Chaparral

8. Ayala

9T. Redlands East Valley

9T. Costa Mesa

10. Great Oak

Division IV

1. Malibu

2. Arroyo Grande

3. Palos Verdes

4. Mira Costa

5T. Royal

5T. Agoura

7. Righetti

8. Thousand Oaks

9. Cerritos

10. Oaks Christian

Division V

1. Los Osos

2. La Serna

3. Troy

4. Buena Park

5. Santa Monica

6. Arlington

7. Palm Desert

8. Bonita

9. El Segundo

10. Torrance

Division VI

1. Rio Mesa

2. Crescenta Valley

3. Pasadena Poly

4. Walnut

5. Oxnard

6. Chadwick

7. Webb

8. Rowland

9. Pacifica/O

10. Glendale

Division VII

1. Katella

2. Los Amigos

3. Hemet

4. Western

5. Valencia

6. Perris

7. Kennedy

8. Don Lugo

9. Cypress

10. Elsinore

Ventura's boys water polo captures Vellekamp No. 2 (corrected)

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:03:23 +0000

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

New CIF-SS boys water polo rankings (Oct. 27)

ocvarsity — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:45:18 +0000

CIF-SS COACHES' RANKINGS
(Updated Oct. 27)

Division I

1. El Toro

2. Los Alamitos

3. Foothill

4. Santa Barbara

5. Loyola

6. Newport Harbor

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Corona del Mar

9. Dos Pueblos

10. Ventura

Division II

1. Mater Dei

2. Villa Park

3. Riverside Poly

4. La Canada

5. Servite

6. JSerra

7. Long Beach Wilson

8. Santiago/Corona

9. Mission Viejo

10. El Modena

Division III

1. Montebello

2. Damien

3. Murrieta Valley

4. Laguna Beach

5. Redlands

6. Temescal Canyon

7. Chaparral

8. Ayala

9. Redlands East Valley

10. Great Oak

Division IV

1. Malibu

2. Arroyo Grande

3. Palos Verdes

4. Mira Costa

5T. Royal

5T. Agoura

7. Righetti

8. Thousand Oaks

9. Cerritos

10. Oaks Christian

Division V

1. Los Osos

2. La Serna

3. Troy

4. Buena Park

5. Santa Monica

6. Arlington

7. Palm Desert

8. Bonita

9. El Segundo

10. Torrance

Division VI

1. Rio Mesa

2. Crescenta Valley

3. Pasadena Poly

4. Walnut

5. Chadwick

6. Webb

7. Oxnard

8. Rowland

9. Pacifica/O

10. Glendale

Division VII

1. Katella

2. Perris

3T. Hemet

3T. Los Amigos

5. Western

6. Valencia

7. Kennedy

8. Cypress

9. Don Lugo

10. Elsinore

No. 9 CdM stuns No. 5 Newport, 10-8, in water polo

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:19:04 +0000

Corona del Mar earned its first victory in three tries against the Tars. Attackers Brian Schiefer and Max Bergeson (pictured left) were the two best shooters in the pool and combined for seven goals. Goalie Isle Anderson also played well for the Sea Kings.

New CIF boys water polo rankings (Oct. 20)

ocvarsity — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:00:56 +0000

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

Division II

1. Mater Dei

2. Villa Park

3. Riverside Poly

4. La Canada

5. Servite

6. JSerra

7. Long Beach Wilson

8. Mission Viejo

9. Capistrano Valley

10. Santiago/Corona

Division III

1. Montebello

2. Damien

3. Murrieta Valley

4. Laguna Beach

5. Redlands

6. Temescal Canyon

7. Chaparral

8. Ayala

9. Redlands East Valley

10. Great Oak

Division IV

1. Arroyo Grande

2. Malibu

3. Agoura

4. Palos Verdes

5. Mira Costa

6. Royal

7. Thousand Oaks

8. Cerritos

9. Righetti

10. Oaks Christian

Division V

1. Los Osos

2. La Serna

3. Troy

4. Buena Park

5. Santa Monica

6. Arlington

7. Palm Desert

8. Bonita

9. El Segundo

10. Torrance

Division VI

1. Rio Mesa

2. Crescenta Valley

3. Pasadena Poly

4. Walnut

5. Chadwick

6. Webb

7. Oxnard

8. Rowland

9. Pacifica/O

10. Glendale

Division VII

1. Perris

2T. Katella

2T. Los Amigos

4. Kennedy

5T. Western

5T. Valencia

7. Hemet

8. Don Lugo

9. Elsinore

10. Cypress

El Modena water polo wins big match on the road

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:24:15 +0000

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.

They have a intriguing talent in senior Erich Schwamb, who plays both ends of the pool well. They also have plenty of young talent, so it appears El Modena could be my radar for some time. First-year coach Jeff Gorman is doing a nice job.