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Saratoga's Jon Cox pumped in three goals to help the Saratoga water polo team to a 19-17 win over Monta Vista last week.

Halloween treat for Vikings

Saratoga outlasts Monta Vista, 19-17

By Dick Sparrer

It was a classic Halloween treat.

The Lynbrook girls' water polo team tricked Leland for a 5-2 win in the finals of the Halloween Classic at Willow Glen to treat themselves to a tournament championship last weekend.

Lynbrook edged Presentation 8-7 in overtime in the semi-finals, then whipped the Chargers in the title game to clinch the tourney crown.

Suzannah Johnson and Samara Silverman popped two goals apiece and Nicole Morasky added one to lead the Vikings to the title-clinching win over the Chargers.

Johnson had poured in five goals to lead the Vikes to the 8-7 win over the Panthers in the semi's. Morasky, Silverman and Rachel Vitale-Modrich also scored for the winners.

Lynbrook had opened the tourney with a tought 5-4 overtime win over Menlo-Atherton. Johnson and Silverman hit two goals each for the Vikings and Morasky added one.

The Saratoga girls, meanwhile, finished third in the tournament's Lincoln Division.

The Falcons opened with a tight 2-0 win over Lincoln on goals by Cari Cowdrey and Kate O'Donnell, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker to Valley Christian in overtime in the semi-finals. Cowdrey had four goals and O'Donnell, Andrea Vu-Nguyen and Megan Keezu pitched in one each.

Saratoga fought back with a 10-1 win over Cupertino to secure third place in the division. Cowdrey and Keezu drilled three goals apiece for the Falcons.

In the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League last week, Lynbrook breezed to a 14-6 win over Palo Alto to jump to 4-0 in league play.

Silverman led the Vikings with four goals, and Johnson chipped in with three. Joanna Chung, Morasky and Diana Nguyen finished with two goals each for the winners, and Vitale-Modrich added one.

In boys' action, Saratoga outlasted Monta Vista 19-17 in a high-scoring De Anza Division affair.

David Breitenbach and David Kim punched in four goals apiece and Jon Cox and Gerald Askew canned three each to lead Saratoga to the thrilling victory. Daniel O'Connell, Collin Mitchell, Gur Doitel, Jordan Jones and David Coppello added goals for the Falcons, who improved to 2-3 in division play with the win.

Lynbrook slipped to 0-5 in the division after an 11-8 loss to unbeaten Palo Alto last week. Clifton Awuy bombed three goals, and Jason Chavez hit two for the Vikes.

The Vikes lost four games last weekend against some tough competition at the John Felix Tournament.

Ross Morrill knocked down five goals, but the Vikings lost 10-8 to Bellarmine. Ylan Iocobovici scored twice for Lynbrook, and Chavez added a goal.

Two goals by Morrill and one each by Chavez and Iocobovici weren't enough for the Vikings in a 14-4 loss to El Torro.

Lynbrook opened with a 16-4 loss to Wilcox. Awuy scored goals two goals for the Vikings, and Morrill and Scott Anderson had one each.

Morrill hit three goals, Awuy two and Anderson one, but the Vikes lost 12-6 to Live Oak.

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