Sea Kings win twice

Corona del Mar High’s boys water polo team squared off against

Soquel High, a 9-8 overtime winner over Foothill in the first round of

the Tru-West Cal State Memorial Cup Invitational, and came up with a

12-10 victory to improve to 17-2 overall.

The Sea Kings return to the Bellarmine High pool in San Jose today in

the semifinals.

It was an uphill victory as Soquel held a 5-4 halftime lead and

matched the Sea Kings goal-for-goal in the third period.

CdM’s John Mann, however, took over in the fourth quarter to score

four of his game-high five goals to spark the CdM comeback. He took five

shots in the period, missing just once.

A 13-7 edge in steals, with Marcello Pantuliano (four), Michael March

(three) and Jason DiRocco (three) was big in the victory.

In the first game, a 16-3 rout of Clovis West at Bellarmine High in

San Jose, the Sea Kings struck for a 7-1 first-quarter lead before

playing it out.

Mann had three goals and scoring twice were Artie Dorr, DiRocco,

March, Pantuliano and John Money.

Pantuliano, DiRocco and March each had five steals and Dorr had five

assists.

The Sea Kings dominated to the tune of 35-10 in terms of shots on

goal.

TRUE-WEST CAL STATE MEMORIAL CUP INVITATIONAL

Corona del Mar 16, Clovis West 3

Corona del Mar 7 3 3 3 - 16

Clovis West 1 1 0 1 - 3 CdM - Mann 3, Dorr 2, J. DiRocco 2, March 2, Pantuliano 2, Money 2,

Messenger 1, Niehenke 1, Hinger 1. Saves - Kim 4, Stockstill 4, Brundage

1.

Corona del Mar 12, Soquel 10

Corona del Mar 1 3 3 5 - 12

Soquel 2 3 3 2 - 10

CdM - Mann 5, March 2, Messenger 1, Dorr 1, DiRocco 1, Pantuliano 1, Money 1. Saves - Kim 3, Stockstill 2.