Foothills Sentry - December 2022

Foothills Sentry Page 14 December 2022 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE NCAA SIGNING The Orange Lutheran water polo team, under head coach Jacob Moore, celebrates winning the CIF-SS Division 1 Boys Water Polo Championship. Villa Park High School an- nounced 11 athletes signed an NCAA Letter of Intent on Nov. 9. No photo for Bran- don Luu (baseball, UC Irvine). Zachary Brown Baseball, Ohio State Cindy Conner Soccer, Boise State Rowan Drew Softball, Marist College Gavin Grahovac Baseball, Texas A&M Andrew Grove Baseball, UC Irvine Savannah Holley Soccer, U. of Arizona Andrew Krodel Baseball, UC Santa Barbara Estelle Faith McLeary Track & field, UC Irvine Jessica Ramirez Soccer, U. of Arizona Sidney Shaffer Volleyball, Bucknell University Letters of Intent were also signed by five Canyon High School athletes. Tyler Howard (volleyball, Loyola University of Chicago); Addison Kranz (volleyball, Cal State, San Marcos); Shayna Gayer (diving, Delta State); John Sova (baseball, Concordia University Irvine); and Lauren Brown (rowing, UCLA). El Modena had one signing: Spencer Jacob committed to play baseball at Arizona Christian. Foothill and Orange High Schools defer signing till spring 2023. Orange Lutheran tops Foothill in Division 1 Water Polo Orange Lutheran (20-10) won the Division 1 CIF Water Polo title over Foothill (19-9), 11-7. It was Foothill’s second loss to Or- ange Lutheran this season. Orange Lutheran jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Jona- than Carcarey and Wade Sher- lock. Foothill responded with two goals by Bronson Birdsall and William Griswold to tie the score, with 1:49 remaining. Carcarey scored with :28 remaining in the first quarter to take a 3-2 lead. After two Foothill goals by Carson Hoyt and Griswold, the score was tied, 4-4, to end the half. Orange Lutheran penetrated Foothill’s defense, scoring three straight goals. Foothill cut the lead to 7-6, as Griswold and Bro- dy Metz found the net. Foothill found it difficult to crack the Lancers’ defense, as they blocked six shots and, on turnovers, widened the lead to 11-7 for the final. Both fourth-ranked Foothill and third-ranked Orange Lu- theran advanced to the California State Water Polo Championships where their respective seasons came to an end. Foothill lost to Newport Harbor, 18-9; and Or- ange Lutheran lost to Harvard Westlake, 16-9. Riley Clansen, Foothill goalkeeper, blocks the shot from Wade Sher- lock, Orange Lutheran, in the Division 1 Water Polo finals. William Griswold (8) from Foothill High School sets up for a shot on goal. Jackson Benners from Orange Lutheran defends on the play in CIF Water Polo Finals.