Between the second and third quarters, the Sobrato boys water polo team out scored Christopher 7-1 to see an early 4-2 deficit vanish.
But the switch flipped in the fourth quarter.
On senior night, the Cougars rallied from being four goals down to force overtime and eventually come away with a 13-10 victory over Sobrato.
Jacob Hatch had four goals to lead the Bulldogs, but shutout in the fourth quarter and overtime as Christopher out scored Sobrato 8-1 in the final frames.
Chris Critzer had six goals, including the go ahead goal with one second left in the first overtime period.
Critzer scored twice inside of a minute in the first OT after Sobrato took a quick lead, scoring on a Jake Mendes goal with 2:32 left to play.
Leading 11-10 going into the final OT period, Nolan Ciccone helped to put the game away with his fourth goal of the night.
Andrew Silva gave Christopher some insurance with six seconds left when he tallied the team’s 13th goal. Russell Case and Jack Miles both had goals to round things out for the Cougars.
In goal, Garrett Starks made 12 saves.
Christopher opened strong against Sobrato, with Critzer giving the Cougars an early 2-0 lead when he scored within the first four minutes of the quarter.
Hatch found the back of the net 12 seconds after Critzer’s second goal to cut the lead in half, but Ciccone restored a two-goal margin with a score on Christopher’s ensuing possession.
Before the half, Sobrato rallied to take a 5-4 lead on the back of Jyle Snopkowski who scored twice and one more from Clayton Sawyer.
Christopher had opportunities throughout the period, forcing the Bulldogs into five turnovers and getting six shots on goal, including one that hit off the post.
Sobrato, meanwhile, got Hatch rolling for two goals on its way to a 9-5 lead.
But a goal in the third from Case proved vital as it was enough to give the Cougars to mount a comeback in the fourth.
Critzer got things rolling with a goal at the 5:34 mark of the fourth. Ciccone followed up with a goal at the 3 minute mark to cut the deficit in half.
Critzer hit a big goal 20 seconds later to get the game down to a single score.
Starks came up big with five saves in the fourth quarter to give his offense a chance on the other end.
Ciccone found the equalizer with 1:41 left to play in regulation, setting up the dramatics in the fourth quarter.
The win allowed the Cougars to go out on a high note, officially marking the end of the regular season.
