Vike senior Nate Thomson (10),
lock-down defender (here against
Damien High Thurs., Sept. 18).
(Photo by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
La Jolla's boys water polo team defeated Le Jardin Academy, 13-2, after school Fri., Sept. 19, then Valhalla, 21-8, in the evening at Coggan Pool on campus in the annual AFC Tournament. The first of two days of competition came in group (or pool) play.
The Vikings (12-2) now move to the finals Sat., Sept. 20, with all games at Brian Brent Memorial Aquatics Complex (BBMAC) on the campus of Coronado High, the host of the tourney. Coach Tom Atwell's squad plays Damien at 3 p.m., then Canyon Crest Academy at 7 p.m.
Both games Saturday are in the first-to-third place matchups to determine the AFC title.
La Jolla defeated Damien, its opponent in the afternoon game, by a large score the day before the tournament in a friendly arrangement in which the coaches annually agree to have their teams meet, to give Damien another opportunity for competition.
Last year the Vikings won the AFC tournament in a thrilling final. They edged Rio Americano 12-10.
Before COVID, the tournament, whose acronym stands for "America's Finest City", held games at both BBMAC and the City of Coronado Aquatics Center down the Strand in Coronado. Twelve teams are participating in the boys' tourney this year, three groups of four schools each. In the past, 32 teams used to compete each year.
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