Falcons a swimming success

Berger, Atanackovic and Ray Abghary each score in the boys' soccer team's 3-0 win over Arcadia in its Pacific League finale. The win delivers the Falcons an undefeated league season, as the team goes 13-2-5, 11-0-3 in league.

"Everyone realized that the goal would be to win every game in the second half of league after going 4-0-3 in the first half," McClung said. "It's hard to go 7-0 [in the second half of league], given how unpredictable this league is. We beat a lot of good teams in league and I'm proud that we were able to go undefeated."

Cole Currie takes an inbounds pass with seven seconds left and heaves up a last-second three-pointer to give the boys' basketball team a 69-68 home win over archrival Arcadia in the teams' Pacific League finale. CV finishes league play in second at 12-2, as Currie has 14 points and Christian Misi adds 21.

• Feb. 16 — The first round of the CIF Southern Section Division V playoffs is little test for the girls' water polo team. The Falcons pour it on with a 16-6 win over Yucaipa.

"We came out really confident that we would play really well," said Ingalla, who paces Crescenta Valley, along with Cho, with four goals apiece.

• Feb. 17 — The girls' basketball team's season comes to a close with a 48-36 loss to Marlborough in the CIF Southern Section Division I-A first round. The loss comes despite 16 points and seven rebounds from freshman Ella Stepanian. The Falcons conclude their season at 13-14 and 6-8 in league, good enough for a fourth-place tie and an at-large playoff berth.

• Feb. 18 — The girls' water polo team showcases its defensive prowess in an 8-5 win Walnut in the CIF Southern Section Division V quarterfinals. The Falcons receive four goals from Fraisse and allow one goal in the fourth quarter. The victory sends Crescenta Valley to the semifinals for the first time since 2002.

"I've got the proverbial monkey off my back," Loporchio said.

Berger nets a sudden-death goal for Crescenta Valley in the soccer team's first round CIF Southern Section Division IV game against Diamond Bar. The goal advances the Falcons in the playoffs with a 3-2 win and erases any bad memories from last year when CV was eliminated in its playoff opener.