#1 Men's Water Polo Beats #2 De La Salle, Wins NCS Open Championship
Joseph Dycus, East Bay Times
November 12, 2023

NCS Open final: Miramonte 12, De La Salle 10

Miramonte's boys followed a similar script to the girls, jumping on De La Salle early and leading 3-0 a few minutes after the NCS Open Division championship started. 

Henry Engs scored three goals, as did Griff Tunney. Grant Kurtz also scored three goals, and Patrick Stice scored a pair for Miramonte. 

The Matadors led 7-4 at halftime and 10-7 at the end of the third quarter. Davidka Skov scored five of DLS' last seven goals, including the Spartans' last two as the Concord school kept the game close throughout. 

Aside from Skov's five goals, Breydon Congo scored twice, and Jayson Hubbard scored a pair of goals. 

Miramonte improved to 15-11, and De La Salle dropped to 18-8
 

"Saturday was a special day for our program.  At the start of every season, the goal is to always win an Open Division Championship. It's easy to say "you want to win a championship", but this year's group showed they were champions by the effort they put into training, film and weights each day.  This year's team is fortunate to have such outstanding leadership from our senior class, in particular our three captains Henry Engs, Grant Kurtz and Oliver Sherwood. As with any season, there were plenty of ups and downs throughout the year, but the guys never let that distract them from the ultimate goal: a NCS championship. To see 30+ student athletes buy into putting the team before any individual accomplishments is a special thing and us coaches feel so fortunate to have gotten to coach this group. We are excited to see how we wrap up the season in NorCal's!"  -- JOHN NASH, HEAD COACH, MEN'S WATER POLO, MIRAMONTE HIGH SCHOOL (11/12/23)

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