Mission Viejo’s boys water polo team knows the South Coast League will be challenging, but its move to the Division 2 league won’t define the Diablos’ season.
The squad made sure of that Saturday at the Grafton Weiss Memorial Tournament.
Mission Viejo defeated Kennedy in overtime, 13-12, and Costa Mesa, 10-8, at Tustin to capture the sixth annual tournament title.
Sophomore Taylor Enzi scored in sudden-death overtime to lift the Diablos (5-2) past Kennedy. Enzi and senior Luka Vasiljevic each finished with four goals for the Diablos while junior Joey Inducil added three.
Vasiljevic and Inducil each scored three goals against Costa Mesa for Mission Viejo, which moved to the South Coast from the Division 3 Sea View League.
“We’re young and we’re building,” Mission Viejo coach Jeff Rach said. “Moving up to the South Coast, it’s going to be tough.”
Sebastien Banales scored five goals for Kennedy against Mission Viejo.
In other matches:
No. 3 Huntington Beach 16, Coronado 6: The host Oilers won but played without Coach Brian Anderson, said Danny Lule, booster president for Huntington Beach High aquatics. Anderson and athletic director Melissa Vandenbosch didn’t return messages seeking comment while Lule said he didn’t know why Anderson was absent.
The Bishop’s of La Jolla 10, No. 6 Newport Harbor 9: Clay Davison scored four goals for the host Sailors but Evan Elig scored the winner for the Knights (6-1) on a shot from three-fourth the length of the pool with 22 seconds left. Zack LaGrange scored five goals for the The Bishop’s, who overcame a 4-0 deficit.
At the Clovis Championships:
Capistrano Valley 17, Clovis East 4: Ryan Melford, Bryan Solt and Skyler Stanton each scored three goals to lead the Cougars, who later fell to Clovis North, 18-15.
