Prep report: SH Prep into semis of water polo tourney

Boys Water Polo
Senior Larsen Weigle made four of his seven shots, Griffen Price saved seven of the 11 shots he faced and Sacred Heart Prep downed Coronado, 13-6, in the quarterfinals of the S&R Sport Invitational at Irvine High on Friday.

The Gators (12-1) opened the tournament with a 16-2 victory over host Irvine, with Kyle Ballack scoring three goals.

SH Prep meets Foothill Santa Ana (11-5) in Saturday's semifinal match at 3:45 p.m. Bellarmine and Huntington Beach meet in the other semifinal. The championship game is slated for 8:05 p.m.

The Gators scored the first 11 goals of their win over Irvine as nine different players scored. James Plaschke, Luke Johnston, Weigle, Will Riley and Luke Weigle each added a pair of goals. Overall, SHP made 16 of its 23 shots (.696), including 3 of 5 on power plays.

Against Coronado, Larsen Weigle scored consecutive goals to snap a 1-1 tie and the Gators scored five straight to take control of the contest.
Johnston's goals with 2:33 remaining to play put Sacred Heart Prep ahead by nine.

Riley, Johnston and Walker Seymour each added a pair of goals while Xavier Marco made three steals to go with a goal.

Girls Tennis 

The No. 2 doubles team of Lindsay Marcus and Sara McGrath won a third set tiebreaker to help Sacred Heart Prep sweep the three doubles matches in a 4-3 loss at St. Ignatius in a nonleague match Friday.

The Gators (8-4, 5-0) host Menlo School in a battle of West Bay Athletic League unbeaten teams at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

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