Rivals The Bishop’s School and La Jolla High tangled in the water last Friday afternoon in La Jolla, with Bishop’s scoring a 9-8 double-overtime win over La Jolla in boys water polo action. After the first two periods of play, La Jolla High and Bishop’s were tied 1-1. The Vikings had four goals in the third quarter, which were answered by three goals from Drew Hoffenberg of Bishop’s. With La Jolla leading by three points in the fourth quarter, Bishop’s responded and Justin Wolfe made the tying goal to knot the match at 8-8. The first period of overtime went scoreless. Then the Knights were able to squeak out a goal in the second overtime period to secure the victory. Hoffenberg finished with five goals for the Knights, while La Jolla’s scores were recorded by Hunter Gettelfinger, Joe Laird, James Hixson (two each) and one apiece from Adam Buechler and Augie Arcidiacono. Bishop’s head coach Jim Fales noted, “Our team shot less than 30 percent for the day, but we were able to put it together in the fourth quarter and in OT. You have to give credit to the La Jolla goalkeeper and their defense. Our boys kept their composure even when we went down by four goals. That is the sign of a good team.” Fales credited the play of goalie Christian Ronald, along with Hoffenberg (five goals), Wolfe (game-tying goal in regulation, assist in OT) and Demian Tschirn (game-winning goal). “We are very proud of the team and happy to be 3-0 in league,” Fales added. In action last Wednesday against Coronado, La Jolla dropped a 7-4 decision. “At this point in the season, I was not too disappointed with the loss,” La Jolla High head coach Tom Atwell said. “I thought our boys played well and we took several good shots — the Coro-nado goalie just had a great game. I think with a few adjustments we should be able to sneak away with a win at their pool when we meet in a few weeks. It was a good test for this point in the season.” Gettelfinger paced La Jolla with three goals. In other action, Bishop’s scored a 12-5 victory over Cathedral Catholic last Wednesday. Hoffenberg and Wolfe led the Knights with three goals each. — The Village News thanks La Jolla High for infomation about the team.
