BOYS' WATER POLO: LA CANADA WINS CIF TITLE LA CANADA 14, MONTEBELLO 11.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily LONG BEACH - Devon Borisoff recalled the first time he stepped on the pool deck at La Canada High as a fifth-grader, in awe of the school's three Southern Section 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. championship banners. From that moment, Borisoff was committed to adding to the Spartans' successful aquatics tradition. In May, he believed he had accomplished part of his goal by helping La Canada capture a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . II swimming and diving diving Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. title, only to have the decision reversed two days later after a relay disqualification dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion n. 1. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified. 2. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army. gave the championship to San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. .
In La Canada's first trip back to Belmont Plaza since the swimming final, Borisoff and his teammates left nothing to chance on Monday. The junior was one of seven Spartans who scored - led by sophomore Nathaniel Vail's four goals - as top-seeded La Canada defeated two-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Montebello 14-11 in the Div. III title game. ``We were not going to lose this championship. We knew we were the best team and we wanted to prove it,'' said Borisoff, who quarterbacked La Canada's offense, recording two assists and three steals. ``We have a great cast of leaders on this team who made sure everything fell into place.'' From there, seniors Doug McNeese (two goals and six assists), Gamal Rady (two goals and two steals) and Jordan Thompson (two goals, three assists and six steals) took over the game, scoring or assisting on the Spartans' final three goals. |
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