Water Polo News

The North Allegheny Water Polo teams traveled to Wilson High School to take part in the Western Conference Finals, which is also a state qualifier. The NA boys ended up with a third-place finish, good enough to qualify them for the state tournament. The NA girls would finish seventh.

Boys

The NA boys came in as the No. 3 seed and took on #6 Muhlenberg in the first round. They took care of Muhlenberg by a score of 16-6. Filip Malezanov had nine goals to go along with seven steals. Chace Li had two goals and two assists while Luke Maxwell, Noah Cochrane, Stephen Somple, Bryce Miller and Corbin Smith added markers. Cochrane had two steals as well. Gannon Brooks made 11 saves in net.

In the semifinals, the Tigers drew Wilson where they narrowly fell by a score of 14-12. Malezanov had eight goals and three steals in the contest. Li had two goals while Miller and Smith added goals. Miller had four assists. Brooks made 10 saves.

North Allegheny finished the tournament battling Exeter in the third-place match. NA grinded out a 9-8 victory to get the third seed in the state tournament. Malezanov had five goals, two assists and three steals. Li had two goals while Max LaFuria and Miller each had a goal. Miller dished out three assists as well. Brooks had 14 saves.

Girls 

The NA girls opened tournament play as the No. 7 seed and faced #2 Governor Mifflin. The Tigers fell 13-3 in that contest. Siya Bhonsale had two goals while Lila Sonaer added a goal and three assists. Sania Bedi also dished out three assists. Myra Anand made four saves.

In their consolation semifinal at Governor Mifflin, North Allegheny drew McDowell, who they fell to in a close 12-10 match. Selin Emekter, Bedi, Bhonsale and Vania Rathee all had two goals. Sonaer and Margaritz Tokareva also scored. Bedi and Rathee each had two assists and three steals while Bhonsale had three steals. Anand had four saves.

In the seventh-place match, NA finished their season defeating Reading by a score of 8-4. Bhonsale had three goals. Emekter had two goals and three steals while Sonaer, Rathee and Tokareva all scored. Rathee added three assists and four steals. Bedi and Sonaer each dished out two assists.

Up Next

The NA boys record is now 11-9 going into the state tournament. The girls season ends with a 2-17 mark. The North Allegheny boys will take part in the PA State Tournament at Upper Dublin High School and North Penn High School from November 5-7.