M. Water Polo: Eight players receive all-conference honors

Felix Gonzalez was named 1st Team All-SCC and was one of eight players to receive recognition
Felix Gonzalez was named 1st Team All-SCC and was one of eight players to receive recognition

Eight members of the Cerritos College men's water polo team were honored by being named to the All-South Coast Conference teams. The Falcons (21-9), who finished in third place in the conference, had three named to the 1st Team and 2nd Team, while two others received honorable mention recognition.

Sophomores Alberto Gonzalez (Montebello HS/Mt. San Antonio College) and Jesus Munoz (Montebello HS/Notre Dame (OH) College) were joined by freshman Felix Gonzalez (Montebello HS) on the 1st Team. Alberto Gonzalez finished second on the team with 50 goals and was named to the 1st Team for the second year in a row. He also earned 2nd Team All-Southern California recognition. As for Munoz, he was one of the most consistent players, as he racked up 31 goals, while finishing second on the team in both assists (38) and steals (52). Felix Gonzalez was third on the team with 43 goals, while he also added 34 assists and 45 steals.

Selected to the 2nd Team were sophomores Andrew Javier (Cerritos HS) and David Lumbreras (Downey HS). Javier was the team leader with 82 steals, which is the second most in a season in school history. He also finishes his career with 95 steals, which also ranks him second in school history. Javier posted 24 goals and 18 assists, with Lumbreras finishing third on the team with 49 steals to go along with his 29 goals and 17 assists.

Earning honorable mention honors were sophomores Michael Hanna (Cerritos HS) and Max Gomez (Whittier HS), along with freshman Kevin Rubio (La Serna HS). Hanna led the team with 55 goals and also added 23 assists and 22 steals, while Gomez led the team with 57 assists, as well as scoring 33 goals with 30 steals. Although he missed nine games on the year due to an injury, Rubio was fourth on the squad with 34 goals, while he posted 15 assists and 40 steals.