After winning the gold medal a year ago, the Stanford Red 16s boys' water polo team had to settle for the silver on Tuesday following a 7-5 loss to SET in the Platinum Division championship game of the S&R Sport Junior Olympics in Stanford's Avery Pool.
Stanford (6-2) had lost to SET (Saddleback El Toro) in Monday's quarterfinals, 7-4, which forced Stanford to win another match Monday night and then a semifinal game Tuesday morning to earn a rematch. Stanford did just that with victories over Rose Bowl and SoCal Black (10-3) in the semifinals.
After solid performances in the previous two games, Stanford came out flat in the finale and trailed by 4-1 at halftime. Stanford's only goal was by Thomas Agramonte with just 29 seconds left before the half.
Agramonte scored in the third quarter and teammate Mark Garner added another score with 1:18 left in the period as Stanford climbed into contention at 5-3. When Philip Bamberg fired in a goal with 4:36 left in the fourth quarter, Stanford trailed by just 5-4.
That, however, was as close as Stanford was to get to the gold medal. SET converted a five-meter penalty shot with 2:16 to play and scored again with a 6-on-5 advantage with 1:27 left to make it 7-4. Bamberg took advantage of a man advantage with 27 seconds to play for a final goal, but it was too little too late. Bamberg and Agramonte each scored two goals with Garner adding one.
Colin Mulcahy of the Stanford Red 16s was on top of his defensive game here during a 7-5 loss to SET in the championship match of the S&R Sport Junior Olympics on Tuesday at Stanford. Photo by Keith Peters/Palo Alto Online.
Casey Fleming of the Stanford Red 16s had a defender draped all over him during a shot attempt Tuesday in the championship game of the S&R Sport Junior Olympics at Stanford. Photo by Keith Peters/Palo Alto Online.
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