FLAG FOOTBALL (2-3, 0-1)
Laguna dropped a 12-0 contest to Laguna Hills on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Hawk’s field. Maeve Mani had two interceptions for the Breakers, Lila Swinson had one pick, and Brighton recorded seven flag pulls. Last week, Laguna lost at Northwood 33-6. Kayleigh Thomas stood out for the Breakers with 12 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Laguna faced Sage Hill this past Wednesday and will host Woodbridge on Sept. 9.
FOOTBALL (2-0)
Breakers Survive SAMOHI 21-9
Laguna’s trip to Santa Monica was as difficult as expected, with the Vikings playing before an overflow crowd at their high school field in downtown Santa Monica. Three big Santa Monica turnovers helped Laguna escape with a win.
The game opened with the Breakers kicking to SAMOHI, and the Vikings’ sixth play resulted in a big interception by Luke Jolley on the 50-yard line. Jackson Kollock hit Jolley on the first scrimmage play for a 50-yard touchdown to stun the crowd. Breakers held Santa Monica to a six-play possession before marching 60 yards in 10-play drive to jump out to a 14-0 lead. The physical aspects of the hosts took over after that as the Vikings took their second possession of the second period 63 yards before some great pass defense by Laguna forced Santa Monica to settle for a 23-yard field goal. Laguna’s ensuing drive and a chance for more points stalled on the Santa Monica four-yard line, giving the hosts momentum to enter halftime.
In the third quarter, it looked like Santa Monica would take control. Their first possession went to the Laguna seven-yard line but was stopped on a fumble recovery by Wyatt Bogdan. The Breakers could not do anything on their two tries with the ball, but Santa Monica wasted no time on their second try, marching 43 yards after a short Breaker punt to score. Their two-point conversion try failed. As the game entered the fourth quarter, the momentum remained on Santa Monica’s side. The Breakers had to punt after six plays, but on the Vikings’ first play of the final period, Brady Stringham intercepted SAMOHI’s Wyatt Brown’s pass on the Viking 44-yard line.
The momentum suddenly shifted, and the Breakers, behind Declan Murray’s running and the blocking by Charlie Kelley and Fletcher Liao, marched 44 yards to paydirt. A 17-yard Kollock to Stringham pass play was the dagger in the drive.
Santa Monica’s last chance to score was a long, time-consuming 12-play possession. The tough pass defense by Laguna stopped the effort in turning the ball over to the Breakers. Murray responded and ran for 42 yards on five plays to exhaust the clock as Laguna took a knee on the final play deep in Santa Monica territory. The victory jumped the Breaker SSCIF rating to 71st. Out of 1,043 high schools in California playing football, Laguna is ranked 129th statewide, the highest rating in their 90-year history. The game received the attention of the L.A. Times, which featured the contest in its main print edition last Sunday.
THIS WEEK: Sept. 6 vs. Kennedy (La Palma) Home Opener
The 117th Fighting Irish beat Bolsa Grande in week one and edged Long Beach Jordan 22-21 last week for a big ratings bump. The Breakers are a little beat up from Santa Monica and will face a stiff test with a few players unable to play.
NEXT WEEK: Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Gig Harbor, Wash., 7 p.m. at Guyer Field
The Breakers will play Gig Harbor from Washington State, a 1500-student school located in a small town on the west side of Puget Sound just over the Narrows Bridge from Tacoma. The Poseidons will be very similar to many of Laguna’s opponents and were 7-3 last season.
Football ratings, schedules, scores, etc., are available at calpreps.com.
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GIRLS GOLF (0-2, 0-1)
Laguna lost to Estancia 241-230 on Aug. 28 and dropped their opening league match on Tuesday to Portola 197-282 at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Club. The co-medalists for the match were Emmie Ding and Zoe Wynn from Portola, who had a 37. The low score for Laguna came from Alani Sciacca, with a 53. The Breakers had a non-league match this past week with Laguna Hills on Wednesday, and next week, they have a pair of non-league matches with El Toro.
BOYS SAND VOLLEYBALL (4-0)
The squad picked up a pair of wins last week and will open league play this past week with Dana Hills on Wednesday and San Clemente this Friday, Sept. 6, at Main Beach. Next week, the Breakers will host Corona del Mar on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Match time is 3 p.m. on Main Beach.
Aug. 28 at San Clemente Las Winds Beach (Won 7-0)
- Kai Patchell/Dylan Sirianni won 21-14, 18-21, 15-9
- Quinn Halloran/Dylan Sweet won 21-10, 21-8
- James Vermilya/Nico Lerum won 21-16, 21-14
- Ben Goodwin/Perry Ribarich won 24-22, 21-18
- Luke Singer/Leo Pardun won 21-15, 22-20
Aug. 29 vs. Crean Lutheran (Won 5-2)
- Kai Patchell/Dylan Sirianni won 21-14, 21-11
- Quinn Halloran/Dylan Sweet won 21-12, 21-12
- James Vermilya/Nico Lerum lost 23-21, 15-21, 11-15
- Ben Goodwin/Perry Ribarich won 21-13, 21-15
- Luke Singer/Leo Pardun lost 18-21, 19-21
Four-Man: Patchell, Siranni, Hallorhan, Sweet won 28-19
GIRLS TENNIS (1-2)
Breakers crushed Dana Hills 15-3 on Aug. 29 at the Dolphin’s courts. Laguna’s top singles players (Rebecca MacCallum, Izzy LoBosco, and Hannah Nguyen) went 8-0 and the doubles teams took seven sets. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Laguna lost a home match to Aliso Niguel 15-3. The lone winners were Hannah Nguyen 6-3, 6-1, and the doubles team of Rachel Jolley/Chloe Balliett won a set.
Laguna opened at home on Sept. 5 with San Clemente, Palm Desert on Sept. 6 before returning to the courts on Sept. 18 at JSerra.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (1-11)
On Tuesday, Laguna lost another close match, dropping a 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25 match to Beckman at Dugger Gym. Sadie Holmes was big for the Breakers with eight kills and four blocks.
Last week, the Breakers dropped a trio of contests:
Aug. 28 lost to Downey 16-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17, 7-15
Brynne Wiggins led the Breakers with 10 kills, Sadie Holmes had eight and Blake Borgquist had five with two solo blocks. Savannah Farris had 16 digs, while Ivy Bianchi recorded 10 digs and 19 assists.
Aug. 29 lost to Aliso Niguel 15-25, 26-24, 17-25, 19-25
Blake Borgquist was the Breaker kill leader with seven, while Zoey Bond had six.
Aug. 30 lost to Dana Hills 25-19, 18-25, 13-25, 16-25
Brynn Wiggins led in kills with eight. The team recorded 11 net blocks for the match, tying the school’s second-highest total for a 4-set match.
Up Next: Laguna traveled to Crean Lutheran this past Wednesday are playing in the Mohs Orange County tournament this weekend.
BOYS WATER POLO (2-2)
Mater Dei scored a sudden death goal in the third overtime period to defeat the Breakers 16-15 last Friday at Mater Dei in a heartbreaking loss. The Breakers defeated Palos Verdes 13-7 at the Sea King’s pool earlier in the week. Junior Dylan Williams led Laguna with four goals, followed by Junior Max Sauers with 3. Laguna travels to the Santa Barbara Invitational this weekend and is back at home on Sept. 10 with Westlake.
This past Monday, the team lost to the alumni squad at the Laguna Community Pool. Alumni in attendance included Camron Hauer 2013, Diego Audebert 2024, Samer Alkateb 2012, Dylan Katz 2024, Nicolai Grenchevsky 2024, Duncan Lynde 2013, Preston Head 2009, Peter Weiland 2018, Jakob Colladay 2016, and Bobby Weiland 2013.
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