Water Polo:
The Damien water polo program is giving their parents a lot of excitement and gray hair during an historic playoff run.
DHS edged El Segundo, 15-14, on Friday night in overtime.
Damien has one-goal wins in the last two rounds, including a 14-13 victory in the second round over No. 4 seeded Crean Lutheran.
Senior, Zack Montoya led the Spartans with seven big goals.
Aaron Kashifalghita, Zechariah Verduzco-Murphy and Diego Solis added two goals apiece.
Landon Garcia and Maddox Redfearnalso contributed one goal each to round out Damien’s scoring.
In the cage, goalie Brennan Dallas, a sophomore, recorded eight saves, anchoring a strong defensive performance that also managed 10 steals as a team.
The DHS defense kept the Spartans within striking distance throughout the game.
Damien got out to a 6-3 lead at the half.
El Segundo came out in the third period firing on all cylinders with three quick unanswered goals, to tie the game at 6-6.
The Eagles appeared to have the upper hand, up two goals with approximately one minute remaining in the game.
Verduzco-Murphy and Montoya rallied the Spartans late to force overtime.
In the second period of overtime, and with just four seconds left on the clock, Diego Solis fired in the game-winning goal, sealing Damien’s dramatic victory.
Up next: The Spartans will host Los Alamitos on Tuesday with a spot in the D-2 title match at stake.
The Griffins (13-17) secured a 19-12 victory at Etiwanda in their quarterfinal round contest.
Box Score:
ES: 2-1-4-4-3-(14)
DHS: 2-4-1-4-4-(15)
Records: El Segundo (20-13); Damien (18-15)
CIF-SS D-2 Quarterfinal Scores:
Los Alamitos 19, Etiwanda 12
Damien 15, El Segundo 14
Redondo Union 12, Aliso Niguel 7
Capistrano Valley 15, Riverside Poly 14
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Damien’s Playoff Run:
1st Round: Damien 14, Crescenta Valley 11
2nd Round: Damien 14, Crean Lutheran 13
Quarterfinal: Damien 15, El Segundo 14 (OT)
Semifinal: Damien at Los Alamitos
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