Water polo girls advance to state championships

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 21, 2015)  On April 17-18, the Rockwall High School Boys and Girls Water Polo teams competed at the North Texas Regional Championships. The Girls team came away with a 3rd place finish, advancing to the State Championships on May 1-2 in Austin.

The Boys team finished 7th in the tournament, ending their season.

Girls games and scores:

RHS 15 – Denton Ryan 4 (quarter-finals)

RHS 4 -Flower Mound 6 (Semi-finals)

RHS 13 – Denton High School 5 (State Qualifying Game)

RHS 16 – Denton Guyer 5 (3rd Place Game)

Boys games and scores:

RHS 8 – Colleyville Heritage 4

RHS 5 – Southlake Carroll 9 (quarter-finals)

RHS 10 – Plano West 9 (Double Overtime)

RHS 8 – Rockwall Heath 11

Following are the offensive tournefensive leaders for the teamsduring the tournament:

Boys Offense:

   Alex Rodriguez – 16 goals

   Jordan Franklin-Garza – 6 goals

Boys Defense:

   Mitchell Eldridge – 28 steals

   Dean Manasco – 31 blocked shots

Girls Offense:

   Raena Eldridge – 17 goals

   Jordan Hummingbird – 11 goals

Girls Defense:

   Hannah Prichard – 10 steals

   Cori Smith – 41 blocked shots

The following RHS athletes were named to the North Texas All-Region teams:

First Team:

   Raena Eldridge (12)

   Jordan Hummingbird (12)

Second Team:

   Alex Rodriguez (11)

Honorable Mention:

   Dean Manasco (10)

The Lady Jackets will kick off their State Championship Tournament on Friday, May 1st at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swim Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Submitted by Eric Eldridge.

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