Th e boys water polo team had a successful season going 13-9 overall and 6-2 in league play. Th ey ended up winning CCS, but losing 16-10 to Jesuit in NorCals. “We were down a man with fi ve seconds left in the game, and we were losing 12-11 to Mitty when Gabe Montoya miraculously stole the ball and passed to Michael Heller, who got fouled and made the buzzer beater shot to tie it up and go into overtime. Before we knew it, we were in triple overtime, sudden death. It was tied 14-14, and the next goal would win it. I passed it to Zach de Haaff , who took a shot but it skipped off the goal and landed in Julian Montoya’s hand, and he ripped it right under the goalies arm. As soon as he made that shot, everyone was going insane. Th e fans went crazy, and our coach even jumped in the pool fully clothed. Th e craziest part was that the majority of our starters had been ejected from the game, so a lot of bench players got to play which was really cool. I’ll never forget how happy our team was that day. Th e happiness that we felt from that game formed a bond between teammates that will never be broken.” - Sonny Watkins Th e girls cross country team had an overall successful season. Th ey had a lot of new freshmen and sophomores and only one senior, so they had almost completely new varsity teams. Th ey fi nished the year placing 9th out of 18 in CCS. “My favorite moments from cross country season are defi nitely the long runs. Th ey are challenging, but we always persevere and get there, whether it be a steep hill or our fi nish line, struggling together and supporting each other. It’s always an adventure and afterward we get food and chill together. I love team long runs because they bring my team closer, but also make me feel stronger and more determined as an individual.” - Katriona Briggs Th e boys basketball team had a great year going 23-5 overall and blowing through league opponents without a loss (12-0 in league). Th e season ultimately came to an end with a tough loss to De La Salle in the NorCal playoff s. “Beating Prep and Menlo is always a great moment, but what made it [a] special [year] was playing against a traditional power house, De La Salle in the Norcal quarterfi nal. [In the past,] M-A would not ever be in the same conversation with a program like that.” - Coach Molieri written by Nate Baxter and Sathvik Nori designed by Amelia Wu photos by Noah Eisner, Bob Dahlberg, and John Hale 34
36 Publizr Home