The Valley Center varsity boys water polo team began play in the University City Fall Classic last Thursday with a game against Monte Vista.
The boys were excited for another shot at a tough Monte Vista team. The Jags had a slow start giving up a 4–1 lead in the first. The boys were able to score two goals in the second but allowed three to trail 7–3 at half. The boys were able to tie Monte Vista in the third and fourth quarters with two and three goals coming up a bit short in a tough 12–8 loss.
Ian Mcfarlane had four goals, two steals, earned one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Cody Wolf had two goals, and three steals. Jake Walder had one goal. Kevin Izadi had one goal. Shea Swartz had eight goal saves.
Our second game of the tournament was against University City. Uni City took a solid 6–2 lead in the first quarter that proved too difficult to overcome giving the Jags a 15–6 loss.
Jake Walder had three goals, earned one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Dylan Peters had one goal. Kevin Murphy had one goal, and one steal. Mitch Campbell had one goal. Ian Mcfarlane had four assists, and earned three exclusions. Shea Swartz had a big game with 15 goal saves.
The third game of the season was against Mater Dei. The Jags took a 4–3 lead in the first quarter, but Mater Dei responded by outscoring the Jags 7–1 in the second. Mater Dei continued to control the game giving the Jags a 19–9 loss.
Ian Macfarlane had four goals, one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Cody Wolf had two goals, and one block. Jake Walder had one goal. Lucas Coch had one goal. Mitch Campbell had one goal. Shea Swartz had seven goal saves. Our fourth game of the tournament was against Mission Hills. The boys had a strong start taking a 6–2 lead after the first quarter. Mission Hills came back a bit in the second scoring four goals but the Jags were able to put away five to lead 11–6 at the half. The Jags outscored Mission Hills 7–2 in the second half to take a solid 18–8 win. This was a big win for the guys and gave them some confidence and momentum. We started to play better defense and that created many more offensive opportunities.
Ian Macfarlane had a huge game with eight goals, one assist, two steals, one block, and earned one exclusion. Jake Walder had a huge game with eight goals, and seven steals. Cody Wolf played well with three goals, two assists, and earned an exclusion. Dylan Peters had four assists, and three steals. Shea Swartz had 15 goal saves, four steals, and three assists.
Our final game of the tournament was against league rival Orange Glen. The Jags took a solid 6–2 lead after the first quarter. They were able to follow that up outscoring the Patriots 5–0 to lead 11–2 at the half. The Jags put away six more goals in the third holding the Patriots scoreless. Both teams scored one in the fourth giving the Jags an 18–3 win.
Dylan Peters had a great game with six goals, one assist, five steals. Ian Macfarlane had a great game with five goals, six assists, two steals, and one block. Jake Walder played well with four goals, one assist, and one steal. Kevin Izadi had one goal, three assists, and one steal. Connor Macfarlane had one goal, and one steal. Tyler French had one goal. Shea Swartz had ten goal saves, three steals, and one assist. This was a great win for the guys as they put together some solid offense, and gained confidence in their lane defense.
Our next game is this Friday against Steele Canyon at Adams Park.
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