BOYS' WATER POLO: DEFENSE CARRIES OAKS PAST WESTLAKE OAKS CHRISTIAN 4, WESTLAKE 2.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer WESTLAKE VILLAGE - M.G. Gonzalez's summer, spent training with Pepperdine's top players, paid off handsomely Friday afternoon. He made two big defensive plays and scored a pivotal third-quarter goal as Oaks Christian of Westlake Village topped crosstown cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. rival Westlake 4-2 in the first round of the Southern Section Div. IV boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. playoffs. Ryan Balikian scored two goals, one a last-minute penalty shot that ended Westlake's comeback hopes, and goalie Doug Chespak made a 1-on-1 stop as the Lions (28-1) advanced to a quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. Tuesday against third-seeded Righetti of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. . ``I'm speechless speech·less adj. 1. Lacking the faculty of speech. 2. Temporarily unable to speak, as through astonishment. 3. Refraining from speech; silent. 4. ,'' Gonzalez, the Lions' only senior, said after helping limit Westlake (18-11) to goals by Chase Olswang in the second quarter and Nathan Nary nar·y adj. Not one: "Frequently, measures of major import . . . glide through these chambers with nary a whisper of debate" George B. Merry. in the fourth. ``I spent the summer guarding some of the top Division I college players. If I can do that, I certainly should be able to hold my own out here.'' Gonzalez's goal, with 1:26 remaining in the third quarter, gave Oaks Christian a 3-1 advantage. Balikian made the critical play to set up the goal, intercepting Bruce McCunney's pass in front of the Lions net. Balikian's first goal gave Oaks Christian a first-quarter lead, and Tyler Reardon restored the advantage late in the second quarter. Chespak made his save, with Westlake holding onto a 3-1 lead midway through the third period, after Matt Pritchard made a steal and fed Austin Baker for an open shot. Scott French, (818) 713-3627 scott.french(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: WATER POLO |
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