Perhaps no high school rivalry in Southern California is as fierce as the one between Harvard-Westlake and Loyola, especially when it comes to water polo. The two powerhouse boys’ programs clashed for the second time in Mission League play last Tuesday and, thanks to key contributions from a handful of Palisadians, host Harvard-Westlake won two of the three levels. Nick Edel was the star in the frosh/soph game, scoring six goals in the Wolverines’ 12-8 victory. Also on the Harvard-Westlake squad were local residents Hugo Bertram, Matthew Moses and goalie Rye Newman. Loyola’s frosh/soph was led by three Palisadians–goalie Jack Closson, Andrew Miles and Andrew Meylan. Harvard-Westlake beat Loyola, 10-6, in the junior varsity game, led by locals Mitchell Oei, Langdon Froomer, Ryan Gould and Newman again at goalie. Opposing them from Loyola were Palisades sophomores Matt Skorro, Kurtis Rossie and goalie Troy Nadel. The Wolverines avenged a 9-6 defeat in the teams’ first meeting October 15. In the varsity game, Loyola wrapped up their second consecutive league title with an 11-8 victory, led by Palisades seniors Kyle Nadel and Alex Tesoriero. Top-ranked in Division I, the Cubs completed the regular season 29-0 and opened the CIF Southern Section playoffs Wednesday.
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