In their first home action of the season, the Cerritos College men's water polo team earned a pair of wins. The Falcons (5-3, 1-0) opened with a 24-5 South Coast Conference victory over Rio Hondo College and followed that with a 20-7 non-conference win over Cal Tech. The team will play a pair of games next Wednesday, as they travel to Los Angeles Pierce College to take on the Brahmas and then Cal Lutheran.
Cerritos vs. Rio Hondo: The Falcons didn't take long to open up an early lead against the Roadrunners (0-3, 0-1) and needed only 3:40 of the first period to go up, 6-0. It was 7-1 after the first period and then 14-1 by intermission. The lopsided win allowed everyone to see action and nine different players scored more than one goal for the Falcons. Sophomore Matthew Skinas (La Serna HS) led the way with four goals and three assists, while the trio of Jesus Rojas (Colegio Fray Luis Amigo, Venezuela), Jeffrey Park (Cerritos HS) and Anthony Govani (Garden Grove HS) all added three goals. Sophomore Peter Roldan (Downey HS) posted five steals, while sophomore Cody Anderson (Valencia HS) accounted for three assists and three steals. The goalie tandem of Alfredo De La Mora (Bell Gardens HS) and Ariel Prado-Madera (Buena Park HS) each posted four blocks.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | |
| Rio Hondo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerritos | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
Goals:
Rio Hondo: Walter Hockstrasser 3, Oziel Marquez 1, Anthony Najar 1.
Cerritos: Matthew Skinas 4, Jesus Rojas 3, Jeffrey Park 3, Anthony Govani 3, Marlon Moreno 2, Angel Rojas 2, Enrique Abundis 2, Israel Rodriguez 2, Peter Roldan 1, Cody Anderson 1, Jacob Graham 1.
Keeper Saves:
Rio Hondo: Logan Hanley 2, Abel Aguilar 1.
Cerritos: Alfredo De La Mora 4, Ariel Prado-Madera 4.
Cerritos vs. Cal Tech: With just a short break between games, the Falcon offense took a little time to get into gear, as they held a slim 3-1 lead after the first period. But Cerritos responded with six second period goals and limited Cal Tech to just one tally and opened a 9-2 lead at halftime. Angel Rojas (Colegio Fray Luis Amigo, Venezuela) scored six times in the win, while Marlon Moreno (Colegio Virgen del Rosario, Venezuela) added five goals and three steals. The duo of Roldan and Abundis each scored twice, with five other players finding the back of the net once. De La Mora, who recorded seven blocks in net, moved to the field in the fourth quarter and scored a goal.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | |
| Cal Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Cerritos | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
Goals:
Cal Tech: Christopher Bradley 4, Tomas Tussie 1, Billy Bloomquist 1, James Blackwood 1.
Cerritos: Angel Rojas 6, Marlon Moreno 5, Peter Roldan 2, Enrique Abundis 2, Jesus Rojas 1, Matthew Skinas 1, Anthony Govani 1, Israel Rodriguez 1, Alfredo De La Mora 1.
Keeper Saves:
Cal Tech: Shaurya Gilani 5, John Lloyd 4.
Cerritos: Alfredo De La Mora 7, Brian Smith 2, Ariel Prado-Madera 1.
Photos by Daryl Peterson
