Dos Pueblos pulls out win at Santa Barbara in boys water polo

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - In a back-and-forth game Dos Pueblos controlled the fourth quarter and edged rival Santa Barbara 10-7 to improve to 1-1 in the Channel League.

Grant Nelson scored a game-high 4 goals while fellow sophomore Lucas Neushul added 3 goals as the Chargers overcame a second quarter 4-2 deficit to the Dons who fell to 0-2 in league.

DP led 2-1 after the first quarter but consecutive goals by Oliver Kelly, Lolo Russell, and Will Stearns-Corbin gave Santa Barbara its biggest lead of the game.

The visiting Chargers roared back with 3 unanswered goals of their own.

Grant Nelson and Eli Carnaghe each converted penalty shots and Neushul wrestled the ball away from a defender and the Dons keeper and scored with the cage empty as DP led 5-4 at half.

Kelly, who had a team-high 3 goals for the Dons, tied the game at 5 early in the third quarter.

DP went up 7-5 on goals by Ben Fuhrer and a goal by Neushul.

The third quarter closed with Russell and Shane Davis scoring for the Dons and Nelson netting a goal for DP who led 8-7 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Dons were held scoreless in the final quarter while Nelson and Neushul scored for DP.