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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
FALL SPORTS UPDATE
CROSS COUNTRY Laguna traveled to O ’ ahu last week to compete in the twenty-fourth Iolani Invitational held on Kualoa Ranch . Anoua Carrie was the top runner for the girls varsity with a 20:42 time for the 5,000 meter course . On the boys side , Laguna ’ s best time was Christopher Drews with a 17:08.29 in the Varsity Division .
Rankings : Girls XCC is tenth this week in the SSCIF D-4 poll . Woodbridge Invite on Sept . 15 will be the squads ’ first major Southern California event . For more information , check out www . lbxc . org for the girls ’ team and lagunabeachcrosscountry . com for boys .
FOOTBALL ( 2-2 ) Maroon Monsoons Swamp Capo
Valley Christian 24-17
Breakers defeated the host Eagles ( 2-1 ) last Friday night at the Aliso Niguel High School Stadium in a contest played under typical fall “ Hawaii ” conditions : warm , humid and rainy .
Defensively , Laguna did very well
The fifty-ninth edition of Laguna Beach High School Boys Water Polo opened their season with some impressive wins at the recent Santa Barbara tournament . Pictured on the deck at Santa Barbara High School are , from left to right : Hayden Rohrer , Jack Bryan , Cade Anderton , Max Schlaich , Bradley Beshear , Brady Bumgardner , Hutton Ledger , Coleman Judd , Dylan Zinser Katz , Cole Curtis , Eli Taub , Diego Audebert , Sai Bassett , Dylan Weeks , Charlie Mott , Andrew Kelleher , Luke Harrison , Tyler Swensen , Gavin Goode , head coach Camron Hauer and assistant coach Luc Gregory . Photo courtesy of Kelly Zinser .
in frustrating the Eagles ’ offense with their first two scores only aided by key penalties on Laguna that kept their drives alive . Capo ’ s last score came in the closing seconds of the game on a fourth and 14 pass play .
The game opened with Laguna marching 72 yards in ten plays before stalling on four downs in the “ red zone .” Capo took the ball over on downs but suffered a similar fate after 12 plays that carried into the second quarter .
Laguna ’ s next possession looked promising but ended on an interception but Capo was then completely smothered in three plays forcing a punt . Breakers then marched 62 yards in eight plays but settled for a field goal with just under two minutes remaining in the half . The Eagles were efficient in the final minute aided by a big Laguna penalty and a 29-yard pass play to set up the tying field goal as time expired in the half .
Breakers took control of the contest right from the start of the second half stopping the initial Capo
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