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Sophomore Kenza Ashworth, who played on last year’s Central Coast Section championship team, took advantage of a double-team on Gunn teammate Kate Mallery, a senior bound for Princeton, to score eight goals as the Titans beat visiting Los Altos, 20-6, in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League girls water polo contest Saturday.
Mallery scored five goals and fellow senior Molly Wilkinson added three for Gunn (2-0), which hosts Castilleja (3-0) in an early-season showdown on Tuesday afternoon.
Castilleja won six consecutive Peninsula Athletic League titles before switching to the SCVAL for this year and participated in the CCS Open Division as one of the top eight teams in the section.
Gunn, who was technically considered one of the top eight or nine teams in the CCS, has never been a one- or two-player team and Mallery is just as happy accumulating assists, steals and field blocks as she is scoring.
Ashworth had several big scoring games in last year’s run to a co-SCVAL title and the Titans are good about passing and sharing the ball.
Mallery is also one of the top defenders in the section and helped junior goalkeeper Jayden Kratt in keeping the Eagles out of the net.
Gunn opened a 5-2 lead in the first quarter and then seized control in the second period and went into halftime with a 13-3 lead.
The Gunn boys also earned a victory, beating Los Altos, 14-12, in a wild offensive contest.
Blake Snyder led the Titans with five goals. Jordan Affeld and Wolfgang Edholm each scored three goals. Gunn (2-1, 2-0) have a bye Tuesday.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
