It
was very early in the game when Cerritos College
freshman water polo goalkeeper
Michael Skinas (La Serna HS)
caught a finger in the eye and was forced to leave
the game. It couldn't have come at a worse time, as
the Falcons were opening South Coast Conference play
against rival Long Beach City College, a team they
dropped a 7-5 decision to four days ago at the
Golden West Tournament. The Falcons (6-4) were able
to stay close through the first half, but the
Vikings (5-0) took control in the second and came
away with a 15-8 victory. Cerritos will now play
their second game of the day, as they host Cal Tech
at 7:00 p.m. in a non-conference game at the Falcon
Aquatic Center.
Replacing Skinas, who had started every game of the season,
was freshman
Isaiah
Fairbanks (Paramount HS), who
looked to his defense to try and force Long Beach to
take some ill-advised shots. Although they fell
behind 4-1 in the second quarter, the Falcons scored
a pair of goals, as sophomores
Isaiah
Irvine (Schurr HS) and
Isaac Ogloblin (I.E.S. Cervantas,
Spain HS) got the team to within 4-3 with 5:57
left in the first half.
But once the second half started, the Vikings turned to
Tristan Winterhalter, who scored three of his
game-high five goals in the third quarter. His two
goals in the span of 26 seconds turned a close 9-6
game into an 11-6 Long Beach City lead.
Additionally, Viking goalkeeper Vince Ward came up
with several big saves each time the Falcons looked
to get back into the game.
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
LB City 2 5
5 3 15
Cerritos
1 4 1 2 8
Goals
LB City: Tristan Winterhalter 5; Mac Aahkus
2; Filip Bernat, Tyler Kennedy, Lance Reeves, Dor
Apffel,
Nemanja Jokanovic, Bryan Rider, Antonio Vilches,
Michael Carrillo 1 each.
Cerritos: Isaac Ogloblin 4; Isaiah
Irvine 2; Rafael Romero Derek Dodson 1 each.
Keeper Saves
LB City: Vince Ward- 11 Saves
Cerritos: Michael Skinas- 0 Saves; Isaiah Faribanks
- 7 saves
Records
LB City: 5-0 Overall, 1-0 South Coast
Conference
Cerritos: 6-4 Overall, 1-0 South
Coast Conference
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