BOYS WATER POLO
Clovis West will host Buchanan for the Central Section Division I title Saturday as the playoff seedings held to form. Michael Basara had eight saves in the top-seeded Golden Eagles' 12-5 win over Clovis East. No. 2 Buchanan, up 7-3 entering the final period, beat Clovis 7-6 as Kyle Kittlitz and Scotty Silvas scored three goals each.
Sixth-seeded Sunnyside surprised third-seeded Golden West 8-5 in a D-II quarterfinal, with the help of Trevor Thomas' eight saves. Sunnyside's Jaime Rodriguez notched a team-high three goals.
BOYS WATER POLO SCORES
CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I
Buchanan 7, Clovis 6
C, Rex Andres 2, Chase Lemley, Stefan Briney, Brandon Loflin 2. B, Kyle Kittlitz 3, Scotty Silvas 3, Josh Keiser. Saves: C, Neil Stott 14; B, Will Rhodes 10. Records: Clovis 19-12; Buchanan 23-10.
Clovis West 12, Clovis East 5
CW, Jared Osborn 6, Trevor Kolb 3, Josh Shaffer 2, Ryan Leung 1. CE, Dylan Smith 2, Kyle Turner 2, Cooper Williams 1. Saves: CW, Michael Basara 8; CE, Mike Page 4.
DIVISION II
Sunnyside 8, Golden West 5
GW, Brad Collinwood 4, Michael Henriksen. S, Eddie Cabral, Jaime Rodriguez 3, Luke Esau 2, Matt Boogaard 2. Saves: GW, Chad Bean 6; S, Trevor Thomas 8.
Memorial 16, El Diamante 13
ED, Craig Ritchie 6, Ryan Murphy 4, Travis Hone, Kyle Myers, Matt Bese. M, Patrick Rolan 7, Ian Manfredo 4, Patrick Yahne, Jared Linney, Lonnie Smith, Luis Damian, Nick Alexander. Shots: El Diamante 16, Memorial 17. Saves: ED, Christian Low 7; M, Trustin Stiers 8.
Dinuba 16, Kingsburg 10
D, Justin Lopez-Lamb 9, Angel Perez 2, Eric Guzman, Jess Heinrichs, Tanner Pattee 2, Tony Cisneros. K, Christian Janzen 4, Forrest Howison 3, Matt Fry, Greg Heredia, Jason Enns. Saves: D, Rafael Bedolla 12; K, Tanner Fry 9.
DIVISION III
Clovis North 8, Mt. Whitney 6
CN, Sam Speck 1, Matt Bethell 1, Shae Russell 3, Colton Coffman 3. MW, Tyler Chapman 1, Wyatt Crocket 2, Eric Havery 1, Guillaume Urtecha 2. Records: Clovis North 24-9.
SCHEDULE
Division I championship -- Saturday: No. 2 Buchanan at No. 1 Clovis West, 11 a.m.
Division II semifinals -- Saturday: No. 4 Memorial vs. No. 1 Hanford/No. 8 Fresno winner; No. 6 Sunnyside vs. No. 2 Dinuba
Division III championship -- Saturday: No. 2 Hanford West/No. 6 Redwood winner vs. No. 1 Clovis North
GIRLS WATER POLO
Kelsie Harvey had 14 saves and teammate Shannon Mantor scored two goals for Clovis in a 6-3 win against Buchanan in the D-I playoffs.
Brianna Baker scored three goals as Edison advanced to a D-II semifinal, beating Golden West 6-4.
El Diamante's Alyson Huber had twice as many goals as Exeter's whole team did in guiding the Miners to a 13-4 victory in the D-II playoffs. Coriann Snyder and Kyla Hill each had six goals for Porterville in a 17-7 win against Yosemite in D-II play.
GIRLS WATER POLO SCORES
CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS
DIVISION I
Clovis 6, Buchanan 3
C, Shannon Mantor 2, Georgi Rodriguez, Alyssa Stevens, Darcy Weaver 2. B, Hayley Danielsen 2, Bret Mortimer. Saves: C, Kelsie Harvey 14.
Clovis West 12, Clovis East 5
CW, Tristin Baxter 5, Lauren Martin 4, Mallory Rettig 2, Makenzie Shuler 1. CE, Taylor Risley 3, Nicole Vargas 1, Kailey Sanders 1. Saves: CW, Katy Walker 7; CE, Anneke Herrin 6.
DIVISION II
Edison 6, Golden West 4
E, Brianna Baker 3, Juliana Bremer 2, Lindsay Freund. GW, Brittany Alvardo 2, Emily Crow, Lindsey Jennings. Saves: E, Geneva Perez 12; GW, Nicole Morris 9. Record: Edison 27-4.