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The Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo team swept a pair of nonleague contests in Clovis on Saturday, beating Clovis 11-7 and Clovis West 12-11.
Ella Woodhead scored four goals and had an assist in the win over Clovis while Natalia Szczerba added three goals and three assists.
Woodhead scored two of her goals in the first period, giving the Gators (8-0) a 3-0 lead.
Clovis was within 8-7 with 5:57 remaining to play. Woodhead scored again less than a minute later to extend SHP’s lead. Ashley Penner and Szczerba also added late goals for the margin of victory.
Woodhead added another three goals in the win over Clovis West. Penner and Lucy Homer each added a pair of goals and Szczerba recorded five assists.
Brienz Lang sparked a three-goal run for the Gators in the third period, snapping a tie. The Golden Eagles scored their final goal with 11 seconds and SHP ran out the clock.
Girls volleyball
Castilleja downed Salinas 27-25, 25-20 to win the MVLA tournament, co-hosted by Mountain View and Los Altos, on Saturday.
The Gators (12-4) beat Wilcox 25-15, 20-25, 15-5 and Leigh 25-21, 25-12 in pool play. Castilleja moved into the Gold bracket and beat Mountain View 25-18, 25-13, avenging an earlier loss to the Spartans.
Salinas beat Los Altos (9-7) in the semifinal and Mountain View (10-2) beat the Eagles 25-20, 25-23 for third place.
Castilleja coach Jacqueline Heler said the team played well as a whole. She also mentioned senior outside hitter Jordan Amos-Grosser “passed and hit consistently throughout the week leading up to the tournament too, playing the best volleyball I’ve seen from her in her high school career.”
Heler also said libero Devin Nuckles made “huge defensive play for us during the course of the tournament,” and the two-setter system of freshman Claire Sun and senior Eveliena Pasmooij have allowed the Gators to be creative and add a few new offensive plays.
Boys water polo
Saint Francis Invitational Boys Varsity Water Polo Final for 3rd place – SF 12, Buchanan 10 pic.twitter.com/1DnRyzRX7l
— Saint Francis HS (@sfhsathletics) September 18, 2021
St. Francis finished third in its own tournament Saturday.
Menlo-Atherton placed sixth overall at the St. Francis Invitational over the weekend, recording a 13-7 victory over perennial East Bay power and also beating Arroyo Grande 13-11.
The Bears (7-3) lost in overtime to Bellarmine 12-10 in the final game after losing to host St. Francis 14-10.
M-A plays at Woodside on Monday at 4 p.m. in a PAL Bay Division contest.
St. Francis placed third in the tournament, beating Buchanan 12-10.
Cross country
Woodside’s Elle Marsyla placed fourth overall in a time of 18:15.7 at the De La Salle Invitational held in Newhall Park on Saturday.
Los Altos placed third as a team, led by Fiona Bodkin’s 15th-place in 18:52.2. Riley Capuano finished 18th in 19:00.7.
On the boys side, Ethan Brooks was 16th in 15:57.4 and Woodside was seventh.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
