While Eitan Peled led Coronado with four goals, in the end he made the difference on defense in the Division III boys water polo semifinals.
The Islanders senior had a midpool steal with 40 seconds left, thwarting a bid by La Jolla for a tying shot and enabling Coronado to survive 13-12 after seeing a five-goal lead nearly evaporate in the fourth quarter at the Vikings’ Coggan Pool on Thursday night.
“It was more luck than anything,” said Peled, who earlier had back-to-back goals to stake the top-seeded Islanders to a 12-7 lead with 4:37 to go. “It was just reaction (to a pass) and then swimming away with it. It was a really good game.”
Coronado (19-9) advanced to the final for the fifth straight year at the same site on Saturday.
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