Accomplished water polo player Chase Borisoff admits there's nothing like getting the ball a few meters away from an opponent's goal, working for a shot and finally firing a laser that makes its way past a flailing goalkeeper and into the cage for a score.
"Everybody likes to score," said Borisoff, who just completed his senior season with the La Cañada High boys' team. "But there's a lot more to water polo than scoring."
There's probably not a truer statement that can be uttered that more encapsulates Borisoff's performance, and his worth to the Spartans, during the 2012 season than the words that came out of his own mouth.
When Borisoff wanted to, he could score goals in bunches, his powerful shot and pool savvy perfected by spending thousands of hours and nearly a decade toiling in a chlorine-induced environment that became his second home.
"Scoring goals gets you most of the glory and you definitely get noticed more when you're scoring a lot," Borisoff said. "But what I like more than that is setting up my teammates and giving them a chance, as well. When you make a good pass and your teammate gets a goal, it's nice to know that you set him up for that goal. It's kind of like operating behind the scenes."
