The No. 2 seed Live Oak boys water polo team defeated No. 7 seed
Mountain View, 12-7, on Saturday, playing with junior varsity
players at the end of third and entire fourth period in the Central
Coast Section Division 1 quarterfinal match at Independence High
School.
By Leann Shea, Sports Editor
The No. 2 seed Live Oak boys water polo team defeated No. 7 seed Mountain View, 12-7, on Saturday, playing with junior varsity players at the end of third and entire fourth period in the Central Coast Section Division 1 quarterfinal match at Independence High School.
Justin Short, the TCAL league MVP, led Live Oak with five goals as the Acorns dominated Mountain View, taking a 11-1 lead into halftime. Shea Coleman, a first team all-league selection, played well in goal for the Acorns allowing just one score before Live Oak pulled it starters at halftime out of competitive courtesy and to give the younger players a chance for some playoff experience.
The Acorns received strong play from TCAL all-league first team selections Bryson Bailey and Kyle Fast, as well as second team selections Sam Cretcher and Cameron Peacher against Mountain View according to head coach Mack Haines.
The win advances the Acorns (23-10) to the semifinal final match Wednesday at 3:15pm against No. 3 seeded Serra at Independence.
“We beat Serra earlier this season, which doesn’t mean anything,” said Haines. “It’s going to
2005 TCAL All-League
GIRLS WATER Polo Teams
First Team
Devan Kennifer So. SCL MVP
Ronni Gautschi Sr. Live Oak
Chelsea Carrillo Sr. Live Oak
Amy Marshall Sr. Live Oak
Kaitlin Boensel Jr. Santa Catalina
Amanda Darnell Jr. Santa Catalina
Sarah Figueroa Sr Salinas
Veronica Tonus Sr. Salinas
Katie Buzzetta So. San Benito
Krista Maisonneuve Sr. San Benito
Marissa Rousso Sr. R.L. Stevenson
Sabrina Gray Jr. Monterey
Second Team
Elle Cahalan So. Santa Catalina
Brita Sigourney So. Santa Catalina
Michelle Conte So. Salinas
Tasha Vickery So. Salinas
Kirsten Palm Jr. San Benito
Jayme Telles So. San Benito
Breanna Sennert Sr. Live Oak
Laura Melroy Sr. Live Oak
Ashley Rojas Jr. Live Oak
Sandee Young Sr. R.L. Stevenson
Honorable Mention-
Laura Shope, Junior, Live Oak
Katie Rodgers, Senior, R.L. Stevenson
Judi Sumida, Junior, San Benito
Kathleen Seecombe, Junior, Santa Catlina
Liah Williams, Junior, Monterey
Amanda Aguayo, Sophomore, Salinas
