Girls’ water polo surges into playoffs Behind four goals by top scorer Arianna Conger, the Point Loma High School girls’ water polo team defeated West Hills 5-2 on Friday in the CIF Division II quarterfinal playoffs. The victory advanced the Pointers to the semifinals against Valhalla on Feb. 22 at the La Jolla High pool. PLHS will bring a 17-13 record to the match, while Valhalla sits at 24-6. The Pointers’ 16-13 season record earned them a first-round bye and the No. 4 overall seed. Despite finishing fourth (3-5) in Eastern League standings, the Lady Pointers fared much better against non-league opponents. Leading the Pointers’ surge this season were Conger (58 goals, 19 assists), Monica Longworth (51 goals, 16 assists), Lexie Bohlman (34 goals, 13 assists), Cristina Colloca (25 goals, nine assists) and Carolina Saboya (17 goals, 21 assists). Topping the team in steals were goalkeeper Sam Pugh with 56, Conger with 42, Colloca with 41, Longworth with 31, Sydney Bohlman with 23, Sarah Wassem with 20 and Lexie Bohlman with 16. Pugh recorded a 4.7 goals-against average in the net with one shutout. Wrestlers pinning down post-season successes Five PLHS wrestlers earned spots in the prestigious upcoming state masters tournament. Their qualifications were earned by top performances in Saturday’s Division III CIF Championship meet at Ramona. Those earning masters status are Chase Harris (freshman, 103 pounds), Duncan Swain (senior, 145 pounds), Sean Cruz (senior, 152 pounds), Tony Melfi (sophomore, 189 pounds) and Marty Gelenter (senior, heavyweight). PLHS totaled 88 points, good for a seventh-place finish. Previously, three Pointer wrestlers earned honors in the San Diego city finals meet, with one bringing home the first-place title. Cruz won the league crown and added a city championship to his list of achievements. Also achieving a league title was Swain, who finished second in the city finals. Eli Martinez (senior, 130 pounds), fought his way to the city finals, nabbing a second-place finish. Coaches Phil Moore and Miles Doughty, both Pointer alums, have worked to bring the Pointer wrestling program back to respectability. Boys’ basketball qualifies for CIF berth The Pointers basketball team secured a spot in the Division II CIF playoffs after finishing the season with a 13-11 record. The team traveled to East County on Wednesday night to play Valhalla (14-12) in a first-round game. The Pointers had a very well-balanced scoring attack this season, led by Kohl Meyer (254 points), Christian Heyward (251) and Nate George (250). Meyer also led the team in assists with 75, followed by Marquis Clifford (38) and Daniel Enright (34). Rebounding leaders were George (145), Heyward (131) and Cody Harvey (110). Meyer had 48 steals to pace the Pointers defense. Girls’ basketball team will sit out post season Despite compiling a 13-10 overall record this season, the Lady Pointers basketball team was ignored at the CIF seeding meeting. Their 5-6 league record put them in fifth place, but schools like Hilltop (7-15), Morse (9-17) Lincoln (7-19), Steele Canyon (11-18) and Scripps Ranch (11-15) received playoff berths.