Water Polo (Boys) | 11/16/2024 10:36:00 PM

The following is article from The San Diego Union-Tribune, "Dons take Open Division crown."



Cathedral Catholic sophomore Kenly Braylen Axline and the Dons did it again.

Axline scored two of his three goals to trigger an opening second-half surge as the defending CIF San Diego Section Open Division champions earned an encore title and their third in four years with a 13-9 triumph over La Jolla.

"This is phenomenal," said Axline, a second-year starter. "You can't really make this up. It's surreal."

Top-seeded Cathedral (24-6) erupted with five unanswered goals in the first four minutes of the second half to pull away to a 11-4 lead.

"Throughout the season, the third quarter was our weakest point," Axline said. "Going into this game, we had to be ready for that and bring our all."

Third-seeded La Jolla (22-8) was denied in its second final in three years.

In the first quarter, Jett Taylor scored two of his three goals in the final minute to give Cathedral a 4-2 advantage.

The Dons won all three meetings against City Western League rival this season. Overall, they outscored their three playoff foes 42-18.