Bishops crowns Sailors

Newport Harbor boys water polo coach Jason Lynch used this

weekend’s South Coast Tournament at Newport Harbor High to see where

his “team was at” and what they need to work on.

Well his team is right there with the big boys of high school

water polo as Newport came close, but fell to Bishops, 12-11,

Saturday in the third-place game.

A spirited early fourth-quarter rally by Newport gave a hint that

the Sailors might pull off the win, as Michael Bury scored 20 seconds

into the quarter, followed 25 seconds later by Ross Sinclair’s second

goal as he sprinted on a breakaway and put the ball into the net to

tie it, 9-9.

But Bishops scored the next two goals and after Bury’s third goal

to get Newport within one at 11-10, it was Bishops that took

advantage of what Newport couldn’t during the game, the 6-on-5

advantage, as Tyler Kandel drew an ejection and found Danny Kimmich,

who scored to put Bishops up, 12-10 with 3:09 left.

Earlier the Sailors fell to Servite, 12-9.

* After being tied, 5-5, at halftime Servite scored five

third-quarter goals to Newport’s three and went on to beat the

Sailors, 12-9, Saturday in the morning game at the South Coast

Tournament.

Servite’s Trevor Clark scored three of his game-high five goals in

the third period as Newport’s Weiner scored his two goals in the

third period.

* In the fifth-place final, Corona del Mar (6-3) put the heat on

El Toro as the Sea Kings downed the Chargers, ranked No. 5 in CIF SS

Division I, 10-8, behind five goals from senior John Mann, two from

John Money and one apiece from Artie Dorr and brothers Jason and

David DiRocco.

The Sea Kings, ranked third in CIF SS Division I, made 11 steals

to El Toro’s three, led by Ryan Moore’s three steals, two steals

apiece from Dorr and Money and one steal apiece from Jason and David

DiRocco. Jason DiRocco had five assists with Money tallying two.

Beau Stockstill had 16 saves.

* In a fifth-place semifinal, Corona de Mar was a 10-5 winner

over Foothill, keyed by the six-goal outburst of Mann.

Kevin Amendt (two goals), and Dorr and Jason DiRocco each scored

once. Jason DiRocco had three steals and goalie Stockstill made 16

saves.

* In the Irvine Tournament, Estancia (2-4) split its two

consolation games Saturday, defeating Warren, 18-10, and dropping a

16-13 decision to the San Clemente JVs. David Collier scored seven

goals against Warren, and Frank Gamboa scored seven goals in the

finale.