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Caruso Polenzani scored five goals and Sean Anderson and freshman Henry Tatum each added two to help Newport Harbor’s boys water polo team defeat visiting Oaks Christian 13-8 in the CIF-SS Open Division semifinals Saturday.
Newport Harbor (20-4), the two-time defending Open Division champion, outscored Oaks Christian 4-0 in the third period to take an 11-4 lead into the fourth.
The Sailors advanced to their eighth consecutive top division section final, a streak that began in 2018.
Newport Harbor will play JSerra in the championship Nov. 14 at Mt. SAC. The match time has not been announced.
In another semifinal Saturday:
JSerra 13, Harvard-Westlake 11: Aleksandar Bjelica snapped a 10-10 tie with a goal on a penalty shot with 1:57 left in the fourth period as the Lions (19-6) reached their first section final since 2024.
Bjelica netted three of his four goals on penalty shots.
Dylan Park added a goal with 1:11 left to help seal the victory. He finished with four goals.
Ronan Keane had three goals for JSerra.
Newport Harbor and JSerra split two matches in the regular season.