LJ b water polo 21, Torrey Pines 8 - 8/26 - new TPHS pool facility

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ's Henry Glenister (13, white cap) fires a shot

later in the second stanza.

Torrey's offense (4) takes a shot near

the end of the second quarter, LJ leading,

10-5.

Torrey (2) wins the opening drop

over LJ's Matthew Shomo (15).

LJ players have their fingernails checked

before the game. The temp was 92 degrees.

with El Nino high humidity.

New facilities at the on-campus Torrey Pines

pool, which opened last spring. It also serves

as the Canyon Crest home pool, but with the

two schools being a few miles apart,

CCA isn't going to feel it's "home" for a while.

Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon, TPHS' rival,

has no pool on its campus.

Dexter Black (with back to camera), at 6'8",

towers above the water in the TP wading pool

before the match.

LJ flag FB 12, Kearny 8 - 8/25 -1st LJ home game ever

Photos by Ed Piper

Emilie Crago (12) cuts right after the first

pass reception at home in the history of LJHS

flag FB on first down from QB Paige Dykhuis

(not in view) ("dye-case").

Paige Dykhuis (right rear) flings another pass

in the flat to Eib ("Abe") Brennan (13) on second

down for another three yards.

Viking receiver Callie Cobb (9, right)

catches the lone TD pass of the first half

wide open in the end zone with 14.8 seconds

left. LJ led, 6-2. Defending is Laylah Langan

(15), far left.

Kearny roster

LJ b w polo 20, Dos Pueblos 12 - 8/22

Photos by Ed Piper

Vikings win opening ball drop with Quinn

Daniels (3) grabbing it, passing to

Juda Laifa (7).

Tyler Racine (7) of the visiting Chargers

(Goleta/Santa Barbara) sets up in the "5"

position at the front right of the imaginary

box, facing center Henry Glenister (black cap,

center left) and LJ goalie Addie Calhoun.

Out front, defensively for the Vikings, Quinn

Daniels (black 3) is at the 3, Barney Pearce

(black 5) is at the top (the 1 at the far side), and

Lev Kevorkian (black 2) in the middle. Daniels

is First Team All-CIF, Kevorkian Second Team

from LJ's Open Division champs in 2025.

Senior Dexter Black, CIF Player of the Year

(with the ball), works in the offense.

Spencer Robinson (6), a freshman,

with the ball.

Quinn Daniels (3) rises out of the water

to move the ball.

LJ Cheer: Photos 8/21

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ FB: Photos from opening night 8/21

Photos by Ed Piper

Freshman Zakai Jackson (6) returns a kickoff

to the left as Isaiah Maestes (7) of the Patriots

covers.

Junior running back Kali Deberry (left) nearly

breaks a tackle as he carries after the half.

Henry's Kymani Joeseph (1) pulls in

a 29-yard bomb from QB Madin Gardini

to set up the Patriots' 28-10 lead

beginning the third quarter. He is defended

by Emerson Rota (2) of LJHS.

RB Joseph Crudo (10) runs for yardage

on a 3rd-and-10. The drive near the end

of the second quarter did not result

in a score.

QB Madin Gardini gave

the Viking defense fits

all night, passing and

running.

LJ FB 30, Patrick Henry 35 - Opening game 8/21

Senior Nico Bardaro (center, 15) receives

congratulations after running the ball in

from the wildcat in the third quarter.

The TD pulled La Jolla to within 28-16

at that point.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Early in the second half, with host Patrick Henry leading 28-10, Viking sophomore quarterback Ty Tortorice led a drive that included four runs by back Kali Deberry, a pair of completions to freshman Zakai Jackson, yet another rush by Joseph Crudo, the workhorse of the night, and a keeper by Tortorice himself.

Tall and swift Nico Bardaro, in the wildcat, took the ball in in a goal-line stand, to bring La Jolla to within 28-16. The clock read 3:19 of the third quarter, and there was plenty of time for Coach Tyler Roach's black-and-red to engineer a comeback.

But host Henry immediately responded--before a loud full house, after a halftime featuring the Patriot marching band--to the threat as senior QB Madin Bardini, growing in confidence, found receiver Cole Farace in the far left side of the end zone with a 38-yard strike. After the kick by automatic Cameron Kop, the unwelcoming hosts led 35-16, and the rest of the way would be a hard slog for La Jolla and Roach. They fell, 35-30, August 21.

LJ flag FB: More photos 8/18

Photos by Ed Piper

Viking defenders scramble to stop Pointers'

Abby Laroux (21) on a long run after

a reception.

LJ #12 carries the ball, eluding Eva Cruz (0)

of Point Loma. But the play was called back

for illegal contact.