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LAGUNA SPORTS UPDATE WEEK OF SEPT . 30 By Frank Aronoff | LB Indy
FALL SPORTS UPDATE
CROSS COUNTRY Upcoming varsity meets : Oct . 7 and 8 at Clovis , Friday , Oct . 14 at Orange County Championships , Saturday Oct . 29 at Sunset Wave League Meet . Rankings : Girls XCC is # 10 in the SSCIF D-4 poll this week . For more information , see www . lbxc . org for the girls and www . lagunabeachcrosscountry . com for the boys ’ squad .
FOOTBALL ( 3-3 ) Breakers Easily Defeat Lakeside , 27-14 In a rapid game that limited the number of plays for each team , Laguna controlled the tempo and easily beat the Sunbelt League squad ( 2-4 ) on their home field in Lake Elsinore . Breakers held the Lancers to three plays forcing a punt on the initial possession , then drove 77 yards in 12 plays to score the first points on an Ethan Das to Ryner Swanson tight end play . Nicholas Vidaurri Tucker kicked the extra point substituting for Jackson Rodriguez . Lakeside went nowhere on their second try
Laguna Boys Water Polo captures Villa Park Tournament . The 2022 squad , guided by Assistant Coach Luc Gregory ( right ), swept the competition and trashed the D2 # 1 squad San Clemente 15-5 in the finals . It was the Breakers ’ second tournament title in 18 appearances in the event . Photo courtesy of LBHS Water Polo
from scrimmage and were forced to punt again , giving Laguna the ball mid-field . Breakers scored in six plays opening the second quarter with a Das to Aiden Mulkay pass play for the points . A low snap prevented the point after , and it was 13-0 .
At this point , Lakeside showed life driving 63 yards in 11 plays on the ground to score . Their kick for the extra point failed . After holding Laguna on a short possession , Lakeside again moved the ball down to the Breaker 17 yard-line but failed to go further after four plays did not even earn one yard .
Laguna opened the second half with an eleven-play drive for their third score , then frustrated Lakeside defensively on an 11-play possession that consumed the balance of the quarter but never advanced beyond Laguna ’ s 37-yard line .
Laguna then went 63 yards in eight plays for their final points . Lakeside ’ s final score came in the closing seconds of the contest .
Game # 6 at Lakeside
Individual Statistics Rushing : Rogers 21-88 , Kanter 2-1 Passing : Ethan Das : 18-13-0 130 yards 3 TDs
Receiving : Swanson 4-14 , Mulkay 2-27 , Rodriguez 3-49 , Rogers 1- ( 3 ), Freeman 3-43 Kick-off Returns : Mulkay 1-13 Punting : Rodriguez 1-34 Coming up : The seventh meeting between Segerstrom and Laguna will kick off tomorrow as Laguna will be celebrating their 66th Homecoming game . The Jaguars are having a rough start and are 1-5 on the season . With the all-time series tied at three each , the Breakers are listed as slight favorites for this game on CalPreps . com .
GIRLS GOLF ( 1-1 , 3-5 ) Breakers lost to Huntington Beach 223-161 on Sept . 22 at Ben Browns and against Newport Harbor 259-223 on Sept . 27 at Mesa Linda in Costa Mesa . Laguna faced Marina on Sept . 29 at Ben Browns and will travel to Corona del Mar on Oct . 4 .
BOYS SAND VOLLEYBALL ( 1-2 ) Newport Harbor swept the Breakers on Sept . 21 on the Main Beach courts . This past Tuesday :
Sept . 27 vs Mater Dei at Newland
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