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Who to watch on West Torrance : # 8 QB Jackson Sharman , # 1 receiver Kyle Cascalenda , and # 4 running back Brett James .
Last Friday at Ocean View , Laguna ’ s defense picked off four passes and three key fumble recoveries . The Sea Hawks had their opening possession end when Sam Garwal picked off a pass for a 35-yard interception return for the initial score . The hosts next went for a net 1 yard , and Laguna responded after the punt with a 7-play 50-yard drive for the second score . Ocean View ’ s third try with the ball went a minus 8 yards , and that punt resulted in Laguna going nine plays for a touchdown early into the second quarter . After that , the Breakers frequently substituted , with quarterback Jackson Kollock completing passes to 11 different receivers for 343 yards – sixth best in school history . The Sea Hawks still lead the all-time series 6-4-1 . Individual Statistics Rushing : Rogers 4-38 , Kanter 1-7 ,
Kollock 5- ( 41 ) Passing : Team 1-0-0 o yds Kollock 47-29-1 343 yds 3 TDS ( Passing yards in a game ranks 6th )
Receiving : Donaldson 5-68 , Rodriguez 5-41 , Rogers 4-54 , Freeman
4-40 , Vellmure 4-50 , Landa 2-26 , Tyus 1-5 , Tyson 1-20 , Llamas 1-10 , Lynn 1-12 , Mendelovich 1-6
Interceptions : Garwall 1-35 TD , Landa 1-0 , Kanter 2-0
Fumbles : Golden 2-26 , Garwal
1-0 Punt Returns : none Kick-off Returns : none Punting : Rodriguez 1-48 ( inside 2
BOYS SAND VOLLEYBALL
Boys ( 3-3 League , 3-5 overall ) lost their opening playoff match 4-3 to Santa Margarita on Oct . 26 at Main Beach . Laguna lost their final league match 6-1 to Edison on Oct . 19 . The league playoffs were held this past week with Newport – Edison and Huntington Beach-Tesoro , the final four teams still alive .
In JV action , Breakers lost in the finals to Newport Harbor on Tuesday , Nov . 1 under windy conditions at the Grant Street Courts in Newport :
# 1 Silas Richland / Ben Goodwin . Lost 17-21 , 12-21 , # 2 Leo Pardun / Luke Singer lost 6-21 , 20-22 , # 3 Chase Benson / Luke Tankersley lost 17-21 , 20-22 , # 4 James Vermilya / Dylan Sirianni lost 15-21 , 21-18 , 15-6 , and # 5 Sam Schaffer / Jonah
Goldstein lost 21-23 , 10-21 .
BOYS WATER POLO ( 16-10 , 0-6 ) Laguna Seeded # 1 in D1 Playoffs Laguna finished the regular season # 9 overall and earned the # 1 seed in the D1 playoffs that opened on Nov . 2 . The top eight teams , like last season , were placed in the “ Open Division , “ but only three public schools made the cut , all from the Sunset Surf League . Los Alamitos faced # 1 seed J Serra and Newport had to meet Huntington in their single elimination match .
In D1 with Laguna , Corona del Mar is seeded # 2 , Orange Lutheran is # 3 , and Foothill is # 4 . None of the 10 Laguna losses this season were to teams outside the Open Division .
Laguna opened the single elimination playoff on Nov . 2 , facing Redlands East Valley ( 13-13 ) at Citrus Valley High School . Should the Breakers advance – they will host on Saturday Nov . 5 , either Servite ( 18-8 ) or Santa Barbara ( 25- 6 ). No word on game site . Semi ’ s are slated for Nov . 9 and the championship on Nov . 12 at Irvine ’ s Woollett Center . 2022 is the 39th time Laguna has advanced to the playoffs , 31st consecutive playoff .
Laguna has won three titles : D3 in 2010 , 2011 , and 2014 . Overall the program is 47-35 in post-season play .
Last week on Wednesday , Oct . 26 , Laguna lost to # 7 Huntington Beach 16-9 as the Oilers broke the game open in the second period . Sai Bassett scored five goals for Laguna , while Tyler Swensen had 13 saves in the cage . On Friday , Oct . 28 , in a rare home game , the Breakers defeated San Juan Hills 14-8 , with Sai Bassett scoring six goals against the Stallions ( 11-15 ). Eight different players scored in the Senior Day contest .
FALL SIGNING DAY CEREMONY
A number of Breaker athletes will be making their college commitments at the high school quad on Wednesday , Nov . 9 at 1 p . m . We will print the list next week .
Do you have a note on a former Breaker athlete ? Please submit to Frank Aronoff at fa1949 @ cox . net .
Looking for the 2022-23 schedules and scores ?
Football , girls volleyball , and water polo scores and rosters can be found on the Max Preps website .