Sutherland Tops Section Water Polo Team

Senior Doug Sutherland of champion Valhalla High School was named San Diego Section water polo player of the year.

Sutherland, who scored four goals in Valhalla’s 12-8 championship-game victory over Coronado, is joined by teammates Mike Allen and Will Schnorr on the all-section team selected by the San Diego Hall of Champions in association with the Breitbard Foundation.

Sutherland, Allen and Schnorr have been the nucleus of the Valhalla team (23-1), which has won back-to-back titles.

Others named to the first team are Matt Bokovoy of Coronado; Raul Ramalho of Mount Miguel and Eric Bockstahler and Darrian Young of University of San Diego High. Young is the only junior on the first team.