Also, Live Oak field hockey, volleyball remain perfect in
league
MORGAN HILL — Adam Jasper had a hat trick plus one, and Garrett Jenks, Ryan Laird and Matt Byrne added goals Wednesday as the Sobrato boys water polo team beat Santa Teresa 12-6 at Lincoln High School for the Bulldogs’ first win in Mount Hamilton Division play.
The win was a confidence boost for Sobrato (1-1 league), which lost by the same score last week to Pioneer.
“It was good to get that first win and move forward,” Bulldogs coach Dave Letts said. “The guys followed the game plan, and we were able to look at things we need to work on.”
Sobrato visits Willow Glen at 6 p.m. next Wednesday and will host the renowned Polo Fest Tournament beginning Friday. Live Oak will be there as well.
The Lady Bulldogs (0-2) nearly captured their first Mount Hamilton victory as well Wednesday, losing 6-2 to visiting Santa Teresa.
The Live Oak water polo teams, meanwhile, dropped another pair of close games and fell to 0-2 in the Mount Hamilton.
Against visiting Pioneer, the boys lost 11-9 despite getting six goals by Danny Robinson and three by Saul Orona, and the girls fell 14-11.
VOLLEYBALL
Alyssa Brusaschetti had 33 assists, Alli Unger added 24 digs, and the Live Oak Acorns swept Leigh 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 Thursday in San Jose to remain unbeaten in the Mount Hamilton.
Gabi Cinkova scored 14 kills to lead Live Oak (4-0).
FIELD HOCKEY
The road to the Santa Teresa Division title runs through Live Oak High School this fall.
So far, no team has been able to win on the Acorns’ home field.
Live Oak moved to 7-3 overall and 4-0 in league this week with a flawless home stand, beating St Ignatius 1-0 Thursday and Homestead 2-1 Wednesday. Goalkeeper Melissa Sigona upped her shutout tally to three this season, as the Acorns protected their early lead in the division title chase.
Lysette Abarca scored the only goal Thursday off an assist by Catherine Sparling. Wednesday, Megan Rauschnot found the back of the cage, and Kirsten Doting chipped in her team-high fifth goal this season. Abarca, Marisa Faust and Claire Parker had assists.
The Sobrato Bulldogs battled closely again Wednesday only to suffer their first West Valley Division loss, 2-1, at the hands of Branham.
Katie Merten scored in the second half for Sobrato, but the host Bruins answered with two goals in the same period.
Friday, the Bulldogs lost 5-1 to Willow Glen with Andrea Salem scoring for Sobrato (2-2 league). Nicole Kiles was credited with an assist.
GIRLS TENNIS
Back in action together, Sobrato seniors Alexis Whitaker, Alexa Watanabe and Ali Pecsok led the Bulldogs in back-to-back 5-2 wins this week over Westmont on Tuesday and Piedmont Hills on Thursday. Watanabe was on vacation during the last four matches.
The three singles players were victorious in the latter match, helping Sobrato move to 5-4 in the Mount Hamilton Division. Sophomore Emerald Nguyen, the Bulldogs’ No. 4 single, also won Tuesday.
Sobrato’s top two doubles of Allison Stoner-Amy Morimoto and Allison Bettencourt-Mica Schenkelberg won their matches in both games.
