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Cumberland Valley Water Polo

CV Water Polo Opens Season - September 10, 2007

In a busy week for CV Water Polo the girls opened with 6 wins, beating Muhlenberg 9-5, Wyoming Valley West 20-3, Germantown Academy 13-4, North Allegheny 17-4, Wissahickon 13-5 and Governor Mifflin 8-6. Callan Rowe and Kaitlyn Knott led all scorers with 23 and 13 goals respectively along with Amanda Skonezney (11 goals) and Mackenzie Ferry (9 goals). Ashton Cline and Kristin Slovenkay chipped in 7 scores each while Molly Podgurski, Jess Feldish and Michelle Miller tallied multiple goals. Goalie McKenzie Graf made 35 saves. The boys also opened strong beating Muhlenberg 6-4, Wyoming Valley West 17-8, Malvern Prep 13-7, Wissahickon 10-4 and North Allegheny 5-4 on an overtime goal by Nate Morefield. CV lost the last game to Erie Cathedral Prep 4-6. Nate Morefield (13 goals), Tyler Prete (10 goals) and Andrew Hamilton (8 goals) paced the Eagles attack. Jim Buck and John Kessler had 7 scores each while Pat Daley and Kenny Milburn had multiple goals. Goalie Adam Wenner had a fine tournament recording 50 saves.

CV Water Polo - September 11, 2007

The CV boys used a strong 4th quarter to upend Governor Mifflin 12-9 as Andrew Hamilton (4 goals) and Tyler Prete (3 goals) led a balanced attack. Kenny Milburn, Nate Morefield and Jim Buck also scored while Alex Shuey played a suberb game defensively. Adam Wenner had 10 saves as goalie. The girls pulled away in the 2nd half for a 8-4 victory as Callan Rowe scored 5 goals while Ashton Cline, Kaitlyn Knott and Mackenzie Ferry added 1 goal each.

CV Water Polo - September 18, 2007

The CV boys finished the Tiger Classic Tournament with a 2-1 record by beating North Allegheny 8-2 and Erie Cathedral Prep 10-9 on Nate Morefield's sudden death goal. They lost to Erie McDowell 4-5. Morefield paced the Eagles with 9 goals while Jim Buck, Kenny Milburn and Andrew Hamilton had multiple scores. Adam Wenner stopped 25 shots. The girls beat North Allegheny 13-6, Villa Maria 11-3 and Fairview 11-9 before losing to Erie McDowell 8-15. Callan Rowe and Kristin Slovenkay led the Eagles with 8 and 7 goals respectively while teammates Ashton Cline, Kaitlyn Knott, Mackenzie Ferry, Heather Miller and Shannon Hillery had multiple goals. Goalie McKenzie Graf had 22 saves.

CV Water Polo - September 21, 2007

The Cumberland Valley girls defeated Pottsville 12-5 and lost to Wilson 8-15. Amanda Skonezney led the Eagles with 7 goals while Kaitlyn Knott, Heather Miller, Mackenzie Ferry and Kristin Slovenkay added 2 goals each. The boys also beat Pottsville 13-5 while losing to Wilson 4-15. Jon Kesler and Pat Daley scored 4 goals each while Kenny Milburn, Andrew Hamilton, and Nate Morefield each tallied 2 goals .

CV Water Polo - October 2, 2007

The CV boys finished the Beast of the East Tournament with a 2-2 record with wins over Penn Charter (10-8) and North Allegheny (6-5) while losing to Calvert Hall (5-12) and Governor Mifflin (8-10). Andrew Hamilton and Pat Daley led the Eagles with 8 and 7 goals respectively while Nate Morefield, Tyler Prete and Jim Buck had multiple goals. Goalie Adam Wenner recorded 33 saves. The girls defeated Erie McDowell 14-5 while losing to Upper Arlington (12-13OT) and Governor Mifflin (5-6). Callan Rowe (13 goals) and Amanda Skonezney (9 goals) paced the Eagles while Kristin Slovenkay, Kaitlyn Knott, Ashton Cline and Mackenzie Ferry also scored. Goalie McKenzie Graf had 11 saves. .

CV Water Polo - October 12, 2007

The CV girls beat Souderton 12-11 in OT while losing to Wilson 11-15 and North Penn 7-11. Amanda Skonezney paced the Eagles with 16 goals. The CV boys lost to Wilson 11-18, North Penn 7-12 and Souderton 6-7. Pat Daley led the Eagles with 10 goals.

CV Water Polo - CV Advances to States - October 17, 2007

Cumberland Valley's Men's and Womens water polo teams qualified for the state tournament after wins over Reading, Governor Mifflin and Pottsville. The girls were led by Amanda Skonezney and Callan Rowe with 10 and 9 goals respectively, while Pat Daley and Andrew Hamilton paced the boys with 9 goals each.

CV Girls Water Polo State Champs - October 30, 2007

Cumberland Valley defeated Souderton 12-11 in overtime Saturday night to claim its first Water Polo State Championship since 2003. After a regular season that saw the Lady Eagles sputter to some early losses and untimely injuries, CV played its best polo during the tournament with wins over North Allegheny (16-2), Governor Mifflin (9-7), and #2 seed Wilson (14-11) in the semi-finals. The tense give and take semi-final victory over Wilson avenged two earlier season losses to the Bulldogs as Callan Rowe powered her way to seven goals. Fellow seniors Amanda Skonezney (3 goals) and Kristin Slovenkay (2 goals) led the outside game while Jess Fedish and Molly Podgurski chipped in a goal apiece.

The championship game saw CV take several two and three goals leads with Souderton fighting back to tie it each time. Skonezney again put CV ahead by two in the first overtime period with a half pool shot at the buzzer and the Eagles held on in the second stanza to secure its 12th overall state title. Rowe and Skonezney led the scoring with 5 and 3 goals respectively while Kaitlyn Knott and Slovenkay added two each. Sophomore goalie Mackenzie Ferry had a fine tournament with 34 saves.

Head Coach Sheri Johnson, in just her second season was obviously pleased with the results. "I can't say enough how well the girls played. We knew coming into States that it would be tough to run the table but at the same time knew we were more than capable if we played up to our potential. Wilson and Souderton are both tough teams and to get by both in the same day in unbelievable. For our Seniors to go out on a winning note is exciting because they have worked hard to achieve this, plus it will give our underclassman a kick start for next year."

CV's success led to 1st Team All State berths for Callan Rowe and Amanda Skonezney. Kaitlyn Knott and Kristin Slovenkay made the 2nd and 3rd Teams respectively while Molly Podgurski and goalie Mackenzie Ferry received Honorable Mention nods.

CV Boys 7th at States - November 3, 2007

The Cumberland Valley boys water polo team won its final game of the State Championships by defeating Erie McDowell 16-15 in overtime to finish in 7th place. Earlier games saw CV fall to Erie Cathedral Prep 11-14, Governor Mifflin 8-11 and State Champion North Penn 9-18. Junior Pat Daley led the Eagles with 16 goals, while Senior Nate Morefield and Sophomore Andrew Hamilton chipped in 8 and 7 goals respectively. Senior Jim Buck finished with 5 goals and 15 steals. Goalie Adam Wenner recorded 57 saves. Morefield was named 2nd team All-State while Daley made the 3rd Team. Buck and fellow Senior Tyler Prete received Honarable Mention nods.