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  • Girls Water Polo Preview: Burroughs, Burbank On Right Track

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    Burroughs is looking forward to having a better season than a year ago. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    It seems the two local girls’ water polo teams, that is Burroughs High and Burbank, are going about getting better the right way and so far are on track.

    Martin Ortega Jennison of the Bears and Mariano Galvez of the Bulldogs are trying to build something that will be sustainable.

    Burroughs will be led by a number of key seniors and they include Derika Berenguer, Lauren Chaparro and Bonnie Kretzmann.

    The other members of the team are Bella Matossian, Tyler Timman, Jazlynn Woods, Molly Gilmore, Gwendolyn Hager, Trinity Hager, Leah Hess, Jocelyn Rios, Althea Weichelt, Giovanna Martinez, June Baelly and Aniana Ad Vincula.

    Last season the Bears were 13-13 in all matches and 7-3 in the Pacific League for third place.

    Martin Ortega Jennison is the Burroughs head coach and is trying to build a complete program.

    “We focus on individual development and with that the team gets better,” he said. “Our goals are to finish in the top four in the league and do well in the playoffs.”

    Burbank is gunning to be significantly better than last season and should be. (Photo by Rick Assad)

    Ortega Jennison, who also coaches at Occidental College, is eager to see how the season unfolds.

    “We work with the starters but we also try to develop the nonstarters,” he said. “It’s working from the bottom and instead of top down.”

    Ortega Jennison added: “I’m trying to teach more technical skills as a coach and trying to get them ready for club or college,” he said.

    Burbank is looking forward to having a better season after going 5-12 in all matches and 3-6 in league contests a season ago and there is considerable leadership.

    Mariano Galvez is Burbank’s head coach and feels that the upperclassmen are going to be a force.

    “They work together very well,” he proclaimed. “I really think that we have the potential to be in the top four in league.” 

    They include but are not limited to senior Melanie Hayrapetian, goalie Angela Khachikyan, Ellen Ghukasyan and sophomore Stella Mehserdjian.

    “Melanie has been in the program for four years and is strong, fast and an excellent shooter,” he said. “Stella is a softball player and she’s athletic and she can throw and she’s going to mature, and Angie is phenomenal with a 65 percent save rate.”

    Other members of the team are Lina Tahmasian, Khloe Aghakhani, Laura Atshemyan, Tiffany Khudeta, Nicole Ebrahim, Claire Lee, Sophia Parseghian, Mathia Zaynadvand, Ani Zelveyan, Mira Touma, Genesis Urquizo, Manassanian Luang-Aram and backup goalie Mila Spanic.

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  • Burroughs Girls Water Polo Has Easy Time Versus Flintridge Prep

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    Burroughs senior Derika Berenguer accounted for five goals in an easy victory over Flintridge Prep. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    By Rick Assad

    A relatively slow start turned into a rather quick ending for the Burroughs High girls’ water polo team in a nonleague match against visiting Flintridge Prep on a rainy and dreary Thursday afternoon.

    After falling behind 4-3 in the opening frame the Bears outscored the Wolves 14-4 over the final three frames and with that boost of energy eased into a 17-8 victory behind a match-high five goals from senior Derika Berenguer, who tallied three goals in the opening half.

    Right behind were senior Lauren Chaparro and Gwen Hager with three goals each for the Bears (1-1).

    Burroughs lost a close match versus host Notre Dame and fell 11-7 but Martin Ortega Jennison, the Burroughs head coach, liked what he saw and hoped it would have a carry-over effect which it likely did.

    “We played well against a really good team,” he said prior to Thursday’s match with the Wolves. “We only lost by four points.”

    Burroughs, which outshot Flintridge Prep, 36-17, led 9-5 at halftime and powered in front 14-7 after three frames.

    The Bears came out and scored the first three goals of the first period as senior Bonnie Kreztmann’s tally with 6:44 left in the first period made it 1-0, senior Chapparo’s bullet with 6:22 remaining made it 2-1 and Chapparo’s score with 5:11 increased the margin to 3-2.

    The Bears dominated the action from the second quarter until the conclusion and won 17-8 in a nonleague match. (Photo by Xavier Dubon)

    Following a similar pattern, Burroughs scored the first three goals of the second frame as Kretzmann’s goal with 6:38 remaining tied it at 4-4 before Chapparo’s tally with 5:42 left made it 5-4.

    Berenguer’s goal with 4:01 left on the clock made it 6-4 and Berenguer’s tally with 1:27 left made it 7-5. Hager added a goal with 1:05 on the ticker for an 8-5 cushion.

    Bella Matossian chimed in with a goal as eighteen seconds were left before intermission as the Bears enjoyed a four-goal advantage.

    Burroughs outscored the Wolves 5-2 in the third quarter and saw goals from Leah Hess with 6:05 left for a 10-5 lead, Hager’s tally with 4:51 remaining on the clock made it 11-6 in favor of the Bears.

    Berenguer’s shot with 3:55 left pushed it to a 12-6 lead and in short order Berenguer added a goal as 1:14 remained for a 13-7 lead. Hess accounted for a goal with thirty-one seconds left for a 14-7 lead.

    Burroughs scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter as Matossian’s tally with 6:32 made it 15-7 and Hager’s attempt increased the cushion to 16-7 as 5:41 remained. Kretzmann’s goal with 5:01 capped off the scoring for the Bears as the lead swelled to 17-7.

    Zoe Durry paced the Wolves (1-3) with three tallies and they came with 6:35 left in the initial frame that tied it at 1-1.

    Durry’s goal with 3:40 left in the same period handed Flintridge Prep a 4-3 lead and Durry’s tally with 5:47 remaining in the third period sliced the deficit to 10-6.

    Julieanne Kinne had two goals for the Wolves as she found the net with 5:34 left in the first period that leveled it at 2-2 and tacked on a goal with eleven seconds left in the match that sliced the lead to nine goals.

    Sarah Bank, Savannah Beattie and Sienna Beltz all scored one goal for the Wolves.

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