Jacob Magid and Nic Prentice led a first-period scoring onslaught, powering the San Marcos boys water polo team to a 14-6 win over St. Mark’s of Dallas, Texas on the second day of the Villa Park Classic on Friday.
The win advances the Royals to Saturday’s semifinals, where they’ll face La Serna.
Magid and Prentice each scored three goals in the first seven minutes, leading the Royals to a 7-1 advantage. Prentice finished the game with six goals and Magid had four.
Goalie Sam Rich had a huge game, making 26 saves and recording three steals.
Girls Volleyball
Eliana Urzua accounted for 43 points to lead the Bishop Diego girls volleyball team to three wins on Friday at the Viewpoint Tournament.
The Cardinals defeated St. Joseph’s 2-0, Quartz Hill 2-1 and Royal 2-1.
Urzua blasted 34 kills, served four aces and had five blocks on the day.
Sage Thorne-Thomsen was tough from the service line, putting up 10 aces. She added 11 kills.
Setter Sofia Parisotto dished out 49 assists.
Girls Tennis
Carpinteria suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Thacher on total games after the teams tied 9-9 in sets. The Toads won 70-65.
“We had a 7-5 lead after two rounds and had good matchups for the third round, but we just couldn’t pull out one more set which would have sealed the win,” said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. “But the positive is, it is better to happen now then down the road in the playoffs.”
Silke Leonard and Izzy Scott each posted 3-0 sweeps in singles.
“In doubles, we struggled a bit more as we faced three good Toad duos,” said Bryant.
Sara Fakinos/Valeria Zamora turned in the set of the day as they beat the Toads No. 3 team, 6-4. Allison Banks/Charlotte Cooney went 1-2 on the day, dropping a tough 6-4 loss to the Toads No. 1 team.
Carpinteria is now 9-1 overall and still 5-0 in the Citrus Coast League.