Ali Laurer competes with a La Jolla High School player for the ball. La Jolla beat Bishop's 3-1. Photos by: Karen Billing
Bishop's School seniors Danille Dejoy, Jeanne Vaccari, Adrienne Tran, Marjorie Roesser, Ali Lauer and Lia Sagerman receive flowers during the Senior Day game.
LJHS, LJCS, TBS football teams fall
Football La Jolla High School suffered a 17-12 defeat to Mission Bay on Oct. 31. The Vikings led early, but committed three costly turnovers, two of which led to Mission Bay scores.
Henry Nawahine completed 11 of his 22 passes to lead La Jolla's offense, and Victor Rangel carried the ball 11 times for 79 yards. Nawahine connected with Zac Zlatic for a 10-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter, and Lee Abelkop converted field-goal attempts of 39 and 33 yards.
Linebacker Harper Allen led the defensive effort with six tackles and a sack. Thomas Brown had six tackles, and Kitt Livingston made five tackles and intercepted a pass.
La Jolla Country Day fell to Army and Navy Academy, 27-21, on Nov. 1. The Torreys trailed by 13 points with five minutes to play, but gave themselves a chance late by scoring with 2 minutes to play and then executing a successful onside kick. The rally fell short, though, with an incomplete fourth-down pass inside the opponents' 20 yard line.
Montell Allen carried the ball 24 times for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Derek Hatfield rushed for 51 yards and a score on 16 attempts, and completed 15 of 24 passes for 134 yards with one interception.
Allen spearheaded the defensive effort, making 11 tackles. Blake Mohseni made seven tackles.
The Bishop's School suffered a 42-18 loss to Horizon Christian on Oct. 31. Horizon took a 21-point lead in the second quarter, and the Knights never recovered.
Freshman quarterback Joey Moreno provided some offensive highlights, completing 13 of his 16 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown. Micah Seau led the defense with 11 tackles and two sacks.
Girls' volleyball The Bishop's School toppled rival La Jolla Country Day, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-11 in a battle for first place in the Coastal League South on Oct. 29. Carly Bollert and Thea Derrough each had 14 kills, and Kristen Casey tallied 13. Julie Gantz led the Knights with three aces and 31 digs, while Ina Kamenova totaled 41 assists.
The Knights won another rivalry game on Nov. 1, beating La Jolla High School, 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19. Kendall Lord led the Knights with 10 kills, and Maddie Lord contributed three aces.
Boys' water polo The Bishop's School swam to a 7-6 victory over Cathedral Catholic on Oct. 27. Drew Hoffenberg sparked the offense with two goals and two assists, while Justin Wolfe and Scott Siegel each scored twice. Christian Ronald made 12 saves.
The Knights continued to roll with an 8-5 victory over rival La Jolla High School on Oct. 29. Wolfe, Siegel, Matt Michalko and Hoffenberg each scored once.
Cross country La Jolla High School raced to a 20-43 defeat of Our Lady of Peace on Oct. 29. Sophomore Zoe Wescoe was the Vikings' first finisher.
La Jolla Country Day's boys' team finished first at a Coastal League South cluster meet Oct. 30 at Mission Bay Park. Alex Poyhonen was the first individual across the line covering a 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 33 seconds. Dennis Roth was fourth in 17:11, Lee Klitzner finished fifth in 17:13, Eric Blodgett placed ninth in 17:31, Alex Fleischhacker was 10th in 17:34, and Noah Wolfenzon finished 13th in 17:42.
The Torreys' girls' team placed fourth in the same meet. Sam Staszak led the Torreys, finishing 10th in 21:45. She was followed by Kaitlin McCallum (23:03), Sasha Binderow (23:31), Emily Domanico (23:37) and Maggie Taylor (23:45).
Girls' golf The Bishop's School finished second in the Coastal Conference tournament on Oct. 29 at Encinitas Ranch, beating Francis Parker, 187-191. Courtney Hooton led the Knights with a 33.
Field hockey La Jolla High School secured a 2-1 victory over Cathedral Catholic on Oct. 29. Maddy Sharp and Kristina Mendez scored for the Vikings.
The Vikings maintained their momentum with a 3-1 victory over rival Bishop's on Oct. 31. Anna Parma, Claire Mittermiller and Kaitlin Sharpe scored for La Jolla, while Irene Kim scored for Bishop's.
Bishop's beat Santana, 3-2, on Oct. 28. Lia Sagerman had a goal and an assist.
The Knights dropped a 7-0 decision to Scripps Ranch on Oct. 29.
Gregory Ball Gregory Ball covers sports for La Jolla Light. He can be reached at ballgregory@yahoo.com.
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