Corona del Mar rips Peninsula
Richard Dunn
As a girls water polo coach, Corona del Mar High substitute Sam
Bailey could retire undefeated.
That is, unless his one-time stint Wednesday filling in for Aaron
Chaney opens the door to a coaching career.
The host Sea Kings made Bailey look good as they defeated
Peninsula, 13-3, in a nonleague game, after taking a 10-0 halftime
lead.
“The girls have been working so hard all week long, because they
want their coach to know that they’ve been working hard in his
absence and that it hasn’t been a waste of time,” said Bailey, a
former San Clemente and UCLA water polo standout who is now a
substitute teacher in the Newport-Mesa School District. Chaney, in
Australia with the U.S. national team, will return next week in time
for CdM’s nonleague game against Villa Park Dec. 18.
Stanford-bound CdM senior Christina Hewko scored four goals to
lead the winners, including the first goal 1:16 into the game from
six meters. CdM senior Danielle Carlson scored on a pass from Daniela
DiGiacomo on the counterattack to give the Sea Kings a 2-0 edge, a
play later followed by goals from UCLA-bound senior Brittney Bowlus
and DiGiacomo -- both on the counterattack.
Hewko scored again with 0:38 left in the first quarter, after
stealing the ball and swimming solo to the other end, then scored
another counterattack goal with 0:08 remaining.
In the second quarter, junior Vivian Liao, sophomore Jordan Anae,
senior Jessica Harkins and junior Katya Eadington scored goals for
Corona del Mar (2-0), while Sea King goalkeeper Brittany Fullen
recorded two of her five saves. Anae, Carlson, Bowlus, junior Amy
Strack and freshman Camille Hewko had steals in the second quarter
for CdM.
Christina Hewko opened the fourth quarter with a goal on an assist
from DiGiacomo 34 seconds into the period, then DiGiacomo’s
counterattack goal with 4:41 left gave the hosts a 12-2 lead. Camille
Hewko scored from 2 meters on a pass from Anae with 3:54 on the
clock. Hewko broke through two defenders to score.
In the frosh-soph game, CdM defeated Peninsula, 9-0, as Katie
Kubas scored six goals.
Nonleague
CdM 13, Peninsula 3
Score by Quarters
Peninsula 0 0 2
1 - 3
CdM 6 4 0 3
-- 13
Peninsula -- Ashla 2, Mueller 1. Saves -- Kim
7.
CdM -- Ch. Hewko 4, DiGiacomo 2, Anae 1, Bowlus 1,
Carlson 1, Eadington 1, Harkins 1, Ca. Hewko 1, Liao 1. Saves --
Fullen 5.
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