Boy’s Water Polo: A Dominant Year So Far

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Led by nine seniors, the Menlo-Atherton boy’s water polo team will settle for nothing less than PAL and CCS championships. The Bears have fought valiantly for their cause, beginning the year 10-4, with a 4-1 record in league play. Not only did they finish fifth out of 32 teams in the Richison-St. Francis NCS/CCS tournament, but also beat cross-town rival Menlo for the first time in seven years. Seniors Jed Springer, Eric Wright, Andrew Higgitt and Jordan Bernstein all scored in the Bears’ 7-6 long-awaited victory. Sophomore goalie Alex Gow had an amazing game, blocking 14 shots against the Knights, who will host the next match against M-A on Wednesday, October 14th.

On Wednesday, September 30th, in a rare evening match up at the Menlo-Atherton Spieker Aquatics Center, the Bears took on Soquel High School. After taking an early four-goal lead, the Soquel Knights began to come back. But, with five goals from M-A’s infamous two-meter man, and three more from senior Scott Swartz, the Bears pulled out a decisive 12-8 victory.

Adding to their impressive record, the Bears won their PAL match versus Aragon High School. Zander Rohn and Jed Springer each had five goals and freshman reserve Zach Deal scored three times as the Bears torched the Dons, 21-1. Ahead 14-0, the Bears only allowed the first goal of the game on a 5-meter penalty shot.

The Bears’ latest match took place on Wednesday, October 7th against Woodside High School at M-A. In a dominating performance, second ranked M-A sent the Wildcats packing in a 17-2 victory. Leading scorers Zander Rohn and Andrew Higgitt each scored four goals,with senior Scott Swartz adding three goals of his own. “We straight peaced them and never looked back,” said a confident Zander Rohn, whose scoring helped make up for the illness of star scorer Jed Springer.