BOYS' WATER POLO: H.-W. GAINS FOOTHOLD VS. FOOTHILL H.-W. 11, FOOTHILL 10.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Whether discussing his clutch shooting, a teammate, training or anything else related to the Harvard-Westlake of Studio City 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. team, Brian Flacks kept coming back to the same explanation. ``We have to win this year,'' the Wolverines' sophomore said. Moments earlier, Flacks made a similar statement through his play. His goal with six seconds remaining in a sudden-death third overtime period Noun 1. overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie gave Harvard-Westlake an 11-10 victory over visiting Foothill of Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. in Thursday's nonleague showdown between the top two teams in the Southern Section Div. I rankings. ``This is a big deal,'' Flacks said. ``But it isn't what we want. We want a Division I title.'' The Wolverines (10-0), who moved up to No. 1 in the division rankings last week, are doing a good job of indicating this could be the year they win their first section title since 1991. In addition to beating No. 2 Foothill, Harvard-Westlake also has defeated No. 7 Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Thursday's game was played with championship intensity. The game was tied eight times and the biggest lead was two goals, which Harvard-Westlake achieved twice. The Wolverines led 5-4 going into the fourth quarter and quickly extended it with a goal by Will Hindle-Katel, who finished with a game-high four. However, Foothill responded with back-to-back goals that evened the score with 3:37 remaining in regulation. The Wolverines narrowly missed scoring on three attempts in the final minute, and the game went to overtime. ``There was tons of pressure to win,'' Flacks said. ``With the big home crowd and being the top two teams, it was big. We weren't going to let up.'' Flacks' game-winning shot was his third goal of the game. Teammate Eric Vreeland also scored three goals, and Drew Crosbie added one that briefly put Harvard-Westlake ahead in the second overtime. Wolverines goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Jay Connolly made 22 saves, including a key block on a shot by Foothill's Daniel Goldstein Daniel Goldstein (b. April 21 1969) is an American psychologist who has studied the use of bounded rationality and heuristics in decision making. He coined the terms fast and frugal to describe a family decision-making heuristics. with 25 seconds left in the third overtime. ``The way the kids battled back and to win, I'm proud of them,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Rich Corso said. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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