Nic Prentice was tough at both ends of the pool for the San Marcos boys water polo team in a 14-9 win over South Pasadena in a CIF-SS Division 2 first-round playoff game on Tuesday.
Prentice scored four goals and made six steals to help the Royals advance to Thursday’s second round against Rio Mesa or Chadwick.
San Marcos (18-12) played a solid defensive game.
“Emmett Haggerty had some major defensive stops out of two meters,” said San Marcos coach Peera Sukavivatanachai.
Charles Franzen had three steals to go with four assists and two goals. Haggerty also scored two goals.
San Marcos opened up a 7-3 lead in the first half and went ahead 10-5 in the third period on a power-play goal by Franzen.
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.