Cerritos water polo back in CIF title game

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Dave Werstine
on November 19, 2008 8:54 PM | | Comments (0) |

Division IV or Division VI. It doesn't seem to matter to Cerritos.

The Dons, who won back-to-back CIF-SS Division VI titles, are in the finals for the third consecutive season, this time in Division IV, after defeating top-seeded Arroyo Grande, 12-10, at UC Santa Barbara.

Pete Sirihanyakorn scored five goals, and PJ Gabaryeron, Jason Lee and Chat-Thai Duangjai each added a pair to pace the Cerritos, which finally beat the Eagles after two previous losses to them.

The No. 5-seeded Dons (23-9) will face No. 3-seeded Malibu in the CIF title game Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Woollett Aquatic Center.

"We're excited," Cerritos coach Paul Park said. "We came out and showed lots of heart. Our experience showed up today."

The Dons took it to Arroyo Grande (27-4) for the start, taking a quick 4-0 lead. But the Eagles rallied and tied it at 9-all in the fourth quarter. After a timeout, Duangjai scored the go-ahead goal with 3:40 left, and Sirihanyakorn and Gabayeron also tallied to protect the lead.

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