BURBANK — With a high-powered offense and a wealth of talented shooters, it’s rare for the Glendale High boys’ water polo team to be shut out in a quarter during a match – let alone a CIF Southern Section playoff match.
But that’s what happened Wednesday in a Division V first-round contest against California when the No. 1-seeded Nitros were blanked in the third. However, it was what Glendale was able to accomplish in the first two quarters of the match that rendered the scoreless quarter virtually meaningless.
The Nitros jumped out to a big lead after two quarters, weathered the third, and rolled to a 19-6 victory against the Condors at Burbank High.
The win sets up Glendale (19-6), which won the Pacific League championship, with a quarterfinal match Saturday against either Webb of the Prep League or Citrus Valley of the Inland Valley League.
“We were able to jump out big after that first quarter and we still had a big lead after the second,” Glendale Coach Forest Holbrook said. “We got the quick start that we wanted and that gave us the opportunity to get playing time for all of our guys.