Congratulations to the boy’s water polo team in their Sierra Shootout Tournament over the weekend on September 6th. This tournament took place at Sierra College, with the overall score ending in an impressive 15-6 in favor of Granada, leaving Ponderosa High School trailing by 9 points in the end. 

The Boy’s Granada Team was more dominant in the final round overall. The player’s field stats showed GHS had more than a point scored throughout the match.

The Man of the Match went to Nate Berg (12). He scored a total of 4 shots alongside 1 save to help out with his performance. 

For the goaltending stats, Sam Nicholson (11) had 6 saves for the team, but Dylan Bell (11) had the most with 7. It was a great performance that set up the team to win the match. 

In an interview with the Man of the Match, Berg gave his opinion of how the game went and how well they played.

“I felt like the game was going to go smoothly after getting a feel of the opposing team. With the pregame nerves going away when the match was ongoing.” said Berg.

Although he dropped 4 goals and 2 assists to help out his team to get the victory, Berg explained how he felt about his performance overall.

“I felt more confident after a while, giving me a better sense of how the game is going to be played out. I believe I did better than what I was expecting out of me.”

It seemed like the boy’s water polo team felt confident, having the better overall box score than Ponderosa. They also had more shots on target, assists, steals, and goals.

Ultimately, the team that was more dominant in the match is going to take the lead and victory in the end. Granada had possession of the ball for the majority, and showed great sportsmanship, aiding in their victory at the Sierra Shootout.