Girls’ water polo: Clark and Hopkins soak my prediction

By Austin KnoblauchSenior Editor, Sports

Feb. 15, 2008 3:54 PM PT

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Well, it looks like Agoura‘s Casey Clark and Perri Hopkins found a way to morph into a Casey Flacks substitute on Thursday. Thanks to five goals by Clark and three goals by Hopkins and freshman Savannah Fletcher, Agoura advanced to Division II quarterfinals with a 10-8 victory over Ventura.

I guess that’ll keep me from underestimating the defending Division II champions even though they’re going to have an extremely tough test against a goal-happy Laguna Beach squad on Saturday. I still see them as the underdogs from here on out, but anything can happen.

-- Austin Knoblauch

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Austin Knoblauch

Austin Knoblauch is a senior editor in Sports at the Los Angeles Times, overseeing NFL coverage and digital initiatives. He previously worked as an editor and writer at NFL.com. He initially joined The Times in 2005, serving in various web editing and reporting roles. Knoblauch’s favorite sports are football, hockey and auto racing. He is a native of Southern California and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

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