Photo Gallery: Pasadena Poly vs. Glendale boys’ water polo CIF Southern Section Division V championships

Pasadena Poly’s Ryan Schiller, center, rejoices with his teammates after winning the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Nov. 17, 2012 2:20 PM PT

On the verge of losing their third CIF title game in a row, the Pasadena Poly Panthers revived their championship hopes from a three-goal deficit entering the fourth quarter and rallied to stun the top-ranked Glendale Nitros with a 12-10 win at William J. Woolett, Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine.

Pasadena Poly vs. Glendale boys' water polo

Pasadena Poly’s head coach Ryan Katsuyama rejoices with his team after winning the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Glendale’s water polo team react after losing the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Pasadena Poly, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly fans rejoice after their team makes a point during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Glendale’s Harut Bandikyan, left, defends Pasadena Poly’s Brock Hudnut during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s Omar Dairi looks for an open pass during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s Brock Hudnut, left, defends Glendale’s Harut Bandikyan during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s Dennis Grover looks for an open pass during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match again Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s head coach Ryan Katsuyama talks to his team during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s Chris McWilliams makes a pass during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Glendale, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Glendale’s head coach Forest Holbrook reacts to a call during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Pasadena Poly, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Pasadena Poly’s Spencer Rogers, top, makes a pass while Glendlae’s Artak Arzumanyan defends Rogers during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Glendale’s David Papazian, left, looks for an open pass while Pasadena Poly’s Chris McWilliams defends Papazian during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)

Glendale’s Artak Arzumanyan looks for an open pass during the CIF Southern Section Division V championship match against Pasadena Poly, which took place at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine on Saturday, November 17, 2012. (Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer)