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Water Polo News
Varsity Water Polo (15-12)
Servite played Long Beach Wilson and took a loss against the high ranked team. Long Beach defeated the Friars 18-12. Servite then took on the Los Alamitos water polo team and took a 7-11 loss. Senior Patrick Harding led the Servite team with (5) goals.
Servite then started into their Trinity League match-ups. They took on Santa Margarita and took a 5-9 loss. Despite holding the Eagles to one goal in the middle of two periods the Friars came out short. Senior Matt Hoertz had eight saves to keep the Eagles from scoring even more goals and Riley Boulger won sprints in the first and fourth periods and had one field block and a steal.
The Friars then went a road trip up north to play Santa Barbara High School. The varsity team played the tough Dons who are ranked third in Division 2 of the CIF Southern Section. Before the Servite offense was on track the Dons already scored (4) goals to give them an edge. Every time the Friars scored the Dons came back with a retaliation goal. Santa Barbara ended up taking the win with a score of 8-13.
Before heading back home, the Friars team stopped off to play Dos Pueblos. The Chargers are a known force up north. When the Friars gained momentum the Goleta school stepped up even more. Going into the fourth period the score was 6-12 with the Chargers leading. The final score was 8-12.
The water polo team finished up their trip playing Ventura. Ventura came out strong in the first scoring twice before Servite found the net. Servite trailed Ventura 4-7 going into the half. They recollected themselves and went out for the win. Servite rebounded in the third to tie the game and to take the momentum. Stephen Marcin scored first for Servite starting the offensive charge. Brian LaPlante had two of his three goals in this period. Max Weber also found the net again followed by Riley Boulger who scored to tie the game going into the fourth (9-9). Ventura struck first in the fourth but Servite recovered quickly with goals by the game's top-scorers, Brian LaPlante and Max Weber. Ventura scored to tie the game but Max Weber scored again for Servite to take the lead and ensure a Friars win (12-11). Weber led the Servite offense scoring (6) goals followed by Brian LaPlante (3),Patrick Harding (1),Stephen Marcin (1), and Riley Boulger (1).
Servite then came back to Trinity League play against St. John Bosco in a heated battle. At the end of the period the score was 3-4 with St John Bosco on top. Servite mounted an offensive charge in the second as the Friars were unstoppable. They scored (8) goals and the defense stopped shut out St John Bosco from scoring. The score was 11-4 with Servite leading at the half. The 21-7 victory was comprised of the defense and offense working together. Patrick Harding led the Servite offense with (6) goals followed by Reid Paquet (4), Max Weber (3), Stephen Marcin (3), JB Lee (2), Riley Bougler (2) and Jack Sherratt (1).
The Varsity water polo team went 5-0 in the Hank Vellekamp Tournament. They defeated Santana 17-7 with Max Weber leading with (7) goals.
Servite next on Beaumont with a huge defensive showing. The Friars held them to two goals. The leader in offense was Stephen Marcin with (5) goals.
They next took on Scripps Ranch and took a 14-10 victory. Max Weber was the leading scorer with (7) goals. The defense played amazingly to shut out Scripps Ranch and prepared to play South Pasadena.
Servite took on South Pasadena attempting to keep their undefeated record. Servite came out strong in the first with eight goals. The Friars scored two more goals in second while shutting out South Pasadena in the period. Servite took a five goal lead into the second half and never looked back. Servite scored another nine goals in the second half to seal the deal (19-5). Five Friars had at least two goals in the game, Max Weber leading the way with (7). Matt Hoertz had (11) saves to help shut out South Pasadena in two periods.
In their final game of the weekend, Servite played Steele Canyon. Servite came out strong maintaining their offensive dominance scoring six times in the first and an additional five times in the second. This charge proved too much for Steele Canyon to handle as Servite clinched the win and maintained their undefeated record for the weekend (13-4).
Servite then took on JSerra in a conference rivalry. Servite asserted their dominance early scoring six goals in the first period while holding JSerra to only one. Max Weber opened with two goals followed by Stephen Marcin, Reid Paquet, Patrick Harding and JB Lee with one goal each (6-1). Servite and JSerra went goal for goal in the second period with each team scoring twice. Max Weber had both goals for Servite, his third and fourth of the game (8-3). Coming out of the half, Stephen Marcin and Max Weber teamed up to put on an offensive show, scoring seven goals in the period. Max Weber had four and Marcin had three. Matt Hoertz led the Servite defense holding JSerra to one goal in the period (15-4). The win was a great team effort and prepared them to take on the challenging La Caņada team.
La Caņada scored first in the match-up. By the end of the first quarter La Caņada was up (1-2). By the end of the second La Caņada had a (3-5) despite Patrick Harding and Stephen Marcin scoring a goal a piece. By the third La Caņada had increased their lead 6-9. Though Servite had an offensive charge in the third and fourth quarters La Caņada ended up beating Servite 9-10. The Varsity level then went on to compete in the Villa Park Tournament.
Servite opened the Villa Park Tournament against Vista Murrieta on Friday. Riley Boulger won the opening sprint for the Friars in each of the four periods. Servite took the lead in the first with goals by Max Weber and Stephen Marcin and never looked back. In the second, the Friars extended their lead with goals by Patrick Harding and Stephen Marcin (4-2). Servite held their lead and the offensive momentum in the second half scoring seven goals and holding Vista Murrieta to four. Servite won the game and earned their first win of the tournament (11-6). Max Weber and Stephen Marcin led the Servite offense with (3) goals each.
Servite matched up against Dos Pueblos for the second time this season. Max Weber led the Servite offense in the first half scoring four of their five goals. Patrick Harding also found the net for Servite. Despite five first half goals, Servite trailed the Dos Pueblos Chargers going into the half (5-9). In the second half, the Friars and the Chargers went goal for making it difficult for Servite to mount a comeback. Despite seven second-half goals, Servite fell to Dos Pueblos (12-15). Max Weber led Servite with (7) goals followed by Brian LaPlante with (2).
Servite was back in the water that Saturday morning for their third game of the Villa Park Tournament. Servite had a slow start against La Serna trailing by three at the half. Riley Boulger had two of Servite's three goals helping to keep them in contention. Servite came out in the third refreshed and renewed. Brian LaPlante and Riley Boulger teamed up for an early goal. Riley Boulger scored again after a strong defensive play leading to a La Serna turnover. Max Weber scored three more times in the period to tie the game and give Servite the lead and momentum going into the fourth. Matt Hoertz and the Servite defense held La Serna to only one goal in the half. With three additional goals in the fourth, Servite mounted an impressive comeback and clinched the win. Max Weber and Riley Boulger led the Servite offense scoring (10) of the Friars (11) goals. Max Weber had (6) and Riley Boulger (4).
In their second match of the day, Servite faced Carlsbad. Riley Boulger won the opening sprint helping the Friars earn possession. Max Weber put the Friars on the board first followed by Patrick Harding who scored three times in the period. Carlsbad equaled Servite's efforts tying the game going into the second. Carlsbad pushed ahead in the second to take a three goal lead into the half (5-8). Looking to mount a comeback in the third, Brian LaPlante and Stephen Marcin scored for Servite. Stephen Marcin and Max Weber teamed up for two goals in the fourth. JB Lee also scored for the Friars to bring the game within one with two minutes remaining on the clock. Carlsbad scored at the end of the period and clinched the victory (10-12). Max Weber and Patrick Harding led the Servite offense with Weber scoring (4) and Harding (3).
Servite finished the day against Damien High School. The Friars beat Damien (9-7) to earn a 11th place finish in the Villa Park Tournament.
The Friars return home to face Mater Dei in their final match-up of the regular season on Thursday, November 1.
JV Water Polo
Dana Hills- 11-5 win 
Montebello-18-3 win
Huntington Beach- 7-12 loss
Long Beach Wilson- 7-12 loss
Los Alamitos 2-19 loss
Santa Barbara- 7-5 win
Dos Pueblos- 8-4 win
Ventura- 7-3 win
Valencia- 5-25 loss
Ayala- 7-17 loss
La Canada- 13-15 loss
Orange Lutheran- 13-7 win
Frosh/Soph Water Polo
Dana Hills- 8-10 loss
Sonora- 15-7 win
Yorba Linda- 17-4 win
Montebello- 10-4 win
Katella- 12-2 win
Costa Mesa-8-7 win
Laguna Beach- 9-12 loss
Huntington Beach- 12-7 win
Long Beach Wilson- 7-5 win
Los Alamitos- 7-4 win
Santa Barbara- 12-2 win
St John Bosco- 12-1 win
La Canada-12-3 win
Esperanza- 9-5 win
Whittier- 13-5 win
Orange Lutheran- 12-4 win | 
