Both top-seed Bishop’s and 4-seed La Jolla cruised to victories in water polo in the Division III quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Coggan Family Aquatic Complex, setting up a crosstown battle in the Nov. 17 semifinals. In their quarterfinal, Bishop’s came out smoking hot in a quarterfinal match up against La Jolla Country Day. The Knights rolled to a dominating 21-0 victory over the Torreys. “We worked all week on our press defense and I think that really paid off, the boys really bought into it,” head coach Jim Fales said. Bishop’s was led by Drew Hoffenberg, who tallied an impressive seven goals. Nearly matching his teammate goal for goal was Matt Michalko, who scored six times for the Knights. Travis Webster added three goals for the Knights and Josh Richmond made three saves in net for LJCD. For La Jolla, team captain James Hixson poured in four goals, helping his squad defeat Santana High School 16-9 in the quarterfinals. After playing to a 1-1 draw through the first few minutes of the game, the Vikings scored the next six goals as they extended their lead to 7-1. Christian Clark highlighted the onslaught when he bolted out ahead of the pack, took the ball, used a spin move to elude the last defender and beat the Sultans goalie with a shot to the back of the net. Santana continued to battle though and eventually cut the lead to 10-6 in the third period. With the game getting close, La Jolla immediately responded and pulled away. “We were starting to get our offense too crowded and take early shots and that gave them transition opportunities,” said La Jolla head coach Tom Atwell. “We managed to get two quick goals by spreading things out and opening things up a little bit.” Brandon Flores played a terrific game for the Vikings. The junior had two assists and three goals to go along with several key defensive plays. Vikings goalkeeper Larry Andrews got a healthy dose of work in net as well, with seven saves. To find out which team advanced to the finals, check out www.lajollavillagenews.com.