The Studio City Harvard-Westlake boys’ water polo team again came up with an inspired defensive effort in its biggest match of the year. A championship-level defense lifted the Wolverines on Saturday night in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title match against a Newport Harbor team with a ton of scoring threats. AdvertisementIn beating Newport Harbor (26-4) for the third time in four tries this year, Harvard-Westlake also held the Sailors to a season-low goal total in the CIF final for the second straight year. Harvard-Westlake held Newport Harbor scoreless for the first 11-plus minutes of Saturday’s match and also held the Sailors’ talented center combination of senior Ike Love and junior Eli Liechty to no goals. Krutonog and [Newport Harbor goalkeeper] Blake Jackson were both incredible.”Jackson, bound for USC, also had 14 saves.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 17, 2019 05:48 UTC