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Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team scored the first four goals and netted a key strike late in the third period to defeat JSerra 12-7 in the third-place match in the North-South Challenge at Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton on Saturday.
Newport Harbor (17-4), ranked No. 2 in Orange County behind JSerra, opened a 4-0 lead in the first period and never trailed.
The Lions (16-6) trimmed their deficit to 8-6 late in the third period but Henry Tatum sparked Newport Harbor by scoring on the counterattack with 1:18 left. The freshman attacker scored after JSerra missed a penalty shot.
Newport Harbor, the tournament champion the past two seasons, scored three straight goals to open the fourth.
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Owen Marks netted one of the goals to finish with a match-high three goals.
Caruso Polenzani added five assists for the Sailors.
Christian Yonker paced JSerra with three goals.
At the Elite 8 earlier this month, JSerra held off Newport Harbor 10-9 in the semifinals after scoring the first five goals.
In the championship Saturday, Cathedral Catholic defeated Miramonte 12-10 for its first title at the tournament.
Cathedral Catholic defeated Newport Harbor 12-7 in the semifinals while Miramonte beat JSerra 11-8.
JSerra went 2-3 in Northern California this week after defeating Santa Margarita in double sudden-death overtime on Wednesday.
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