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PREP WATER POLO_Villa ParkdefeatsFoothillSpartans win league title with 9-7 victoryThe RegisterWater polo is one of only three high school sports in Orange County f along with soccer and basketball) in which a team plays with a manpower advantage and the only one in which it happens regularly.The importance in taking advantage of 6-on-S situations was demonstrated Wednesday by Villa Park in its 9-7 victory over Foothill for the Century League title.Foothill was only two of six with the man advantage, while Villa Park was two of three and as a result the Spartans defended their league title.With the victory, Villa Park, ranked No. 3 in CIF 4-A, improves its record to 21-4. The loss drops the Knights, ranked seventh, falls to 16-10.“Even when we were down 3-0, we had our opporlunites,’’ Foothill coach Jim Brumm said. “You hope to have a lot of those (man advantage) situations.“(Spartan goalie Kenny) Yee was tough, but we didn’t shoot well and made things easy on him.”Yee came up in goal big time and again, making 12 saves, including four in the first quarter when the Spartans built a big lead.Villa Park got goals from Neal Brockmeier, Eric Johnson and Gavin Arroyo in the first 1:37.— Chris MonahanCanyon 9, Santa Ana Valley 7:Steve Sprague scored six goals and Mike Thompson added two as the Comanches wrapped up third place in the league with the victory at Santa Ana Valley.In the Sea View League:Newport Harbor 8, Corona del Mar 7: The Sailors limited Sea Kings’ big scorers Gunnar Gustafson and Brandon Howald to a combined three goals as they upset the Sea Kings to win the league title in sudden death.University 10, Tustin 9: The ■Tillers rallied from a 9-4 deficit, jbut came up short in the game at -Tustin. Greg Krogan and John Melft scored three goals apiece to Ihelp the Trojans earn the third CIF spot from the league. ^In the Pacific Coast League: pOrange 21, Trabuco Hills 15: rJoel Stewart’s 12 goals for the Panthers were enough to offset 13 from 11the Mustangs’ Bill Unas as visiting iOrange clinched a co- -championshipwith Costa Mesa., Costa Mesa 17, Woodbridge c13: Corey Delahunt’s nine goals Eled the Mustangs to the victory at c; Woodbridge and a co-champion- f► ship with Orange.Laguna Hills 7, Laguna Beach . 6: Matt Maxson scored his second . goal of the game 29 seconds into the second overtime as the Hawks won at Laguna Beach.In the Empire League:Cypress 17, Katella 5: Jon Lyn scored seven goals and the Centurions scored 11 first half goals in ( their victory at Katella. Brian Wil- i ’ liams led Katella with three goals.El Dorado 23, Loara 2: The• Golden Hawks, top-ranked in the 4-' A, wrapped up the league title by ; scoring the first 13 goals of the.game at Loara.Esperanza 10, Los Alamitos 8:. Brian Pickier scored four goals,.giving him 90 for the season as the ; Aztecs won at Los Alamitos and* „finished second in league.In the Orange League: d*Magnolia 9, Brea-Olinda 5:; Jesse LaVere scored three goals to lead the Sentinels to the victory at home which clinched the league title for them.Western 9, Valencia 7: Alan Gregory scored four goals, including the game-winner with two minutes left in the game as the ; Pioneers won at home.In the Sunset League:Edison 9, Westminster 6: Clint ■ and Brent Nichols scored three ' goals apiece to lead the Chargers ' to the victory at Golden West Col-
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Santa Ana Orange County Register
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Thu, Nov 02, 1989
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