Kerwin-McElroy goes off in Dons’ 13-12 win

Brendan Kerwin-McElroy exploded for nine goals on Saturday as the ninth-ranked Santa Barbara High boys water polo team defeated No. 10 Esperanza on the road 13-12.

Coach Mark Walsh said that the senior’s goal tally ties for the most in a single game by a Don since 1993, his first year with the team. Tyler Wilson also scored nine goals in a game back in 2004.

Santa Barbara (2-2) led 8-7 at the half but fell behind 10-9 after the third. Kerwin-McElroy scored the Dons’ final three goals in the fourth quarter, then joined with Nick Johnson on back-to-back field blocks to prevent Esperanza from tying it up.

Kenny Myers drew six ejections in the game and Enzo Wolfe tallied a pair of goals. Walsh said that Kerwin-McElroy’s scoring has gone up this year due to the graduation of other starts from last year.

“He’s getting a lot of opportunities. He’s been a pass-first guy the past couple of years to facilitate some of the older guys,” said Walsh.

Comments

  1. Wow! Congratulations Brendan! We wish we could have been there to see that – Amazing! Keep it up! Go Dons!

  2. Wow! Congratulations Brendan! We wish we could have been there to see that – Amazing! Keep it up! Go Dons!

  3. Wow! Congratulations Brendan! We wish we could have been there to see that – Amazing! Keep it up! Go Dons!