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High School Roundup: Estancia boys’ water polo edges Crescenta Valley

Estancia's Max McNiff (8) competes against Costa Mesa during the first half on Oct. 27.
Estancia’s Max McNiff (8) competes against Costa Mesa during the first half of the Battle for the Bell boys’ water polo match on Oct. 27.
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The Estancia High School boys’ water polo team eked out a 7-6 win over Crescenta Valley on Thursday in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs at home.

Max McNiff made 14 saves for the Eagles (21-7), who play at Crespi (21-9) in a quarterfinal match on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Celts earned a 19-5 win at Cerritos to advance.

Kervin Lim Sy had a hat trick offensively for Estancia.

Sage Hill 10, Cypress 8: Boden Wagner had eight goals to lead the host Lightning to victory on Thursday in a second-round game of the Division 5 playoffs.

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Carson McNeill added two goals, and goalkeeper Billy Ray recorded 12 saves for Sage Hill (11-8), which takes on top-seeded Carpinteria (20-4) on the road in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

The Warriors blew out Riverside Ramona 21-4 in their second-round contest.

Huntington Beach 14, Orange Lutheran 8: James Rozolis-Hill paced the Oilers with seven goals in the first round of the Open Division playoffs on Thursday at Westminster High School.

Huntington Beach (18-2) will take on Studio City Harvard-Westlake (23-5) in the semifinals. The match will be on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.

Ocean View 17, Moreno Valley 5: The Seahawks rattled off their fifth win in their past six games Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Division 6 playoffs.

Ocean View (11-14) plays host to Westminster La Quinta (8-15) on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Aztecs knocked out Paloma Valley 6-5 on Thursday.

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