Boys' Water Polo
The Hill School consistently has been one of the top Prep School teams on the East Coast, capturing six Eastern Prep Championship Titles. This accomplishment is highlighted by the fact that most members of the boys' team learn to play water polo at The Hill School.Practicing four to five times a week with competitive play twice a week, the boys quickly are introduced to the rigorous and fulfilling game. Training focuses on technique, decision-making, and tactical water polo.
- V Schedule & Results
- JV Schedule & Results
- Coaching Staff
- Program Overview
- Where We Play
- News
- Alumni Athletes
- Roster
- Inquiry Form
- Records and Highlights
- V/JV Prior Results
V Schedule & Results
Home games played in the Briggs S. Cunningham '26 Pool are live-streamed via Local Live. View here.
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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| V Boys' Water Polo |
Souderton HS
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| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Gilman, Battle of the Beltway
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 14-6 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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McDonough, Battle of the Beltway
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 12-5 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Greenwich HS, Battle of the Beltway
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 7-20 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Navy AC, Battle of the Beltway
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 11-14 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 21-9 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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The Hill School | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 17-7 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 21-8 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 22-15 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 15-3 | ||
JV Schedule & Results
Home games played in the Briggs S. Cunningham '26 Pool are live-streamed via Local Live. View here.
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 7-9 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 11-8 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 6-9 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 10-7 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 8-5 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Lawrenceville School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 5-13 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Gonzaga High School
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 4-7 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 6-19 | |
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 2-10 |
Coaching Staff
Doug Jones | Varsity Head Coach
djones@thehill.org
Coach Jones joined the Hill faculty in August of 2006 and currently serves as a Prevention Education Specialist, Instructor of Psychology, the Head Coach of Boys’ Water Polo. He attended Hill’s perennial rival, Lawrenceville, where he lettered in swimming and water polo. Coach Jones was a four-year starter and senior co-captain for the Johns Hopkins University water polo team. He earned Mid-Atlantic Conference all-tournament team and all-academic honors. As the head coach of both swimming and girls’ water polo at Saratoga High School in California, he led teams to several league titles and four Top 8 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) sectional finishes. Coach Jones has coached water polo at the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, and Macalester College. In the fall of 2005, the University of Arizona Men’s club team placed third at the College Water Polo Association Collegiate Club National Tournament. The 2022 season marks Coach Jones’ 17th year at Hill and his 27th year coaching water polo at the collegiate, high school, or club level.
Program Overview
Developing a team of players who practice and compete with purpose, poise, and principle is a primary goal. Consequently, these athletes are provided with a strong foundation to play water polo at the college level. More than 30 All-Americans have graduated from The Hill and have successfully continued on to swim and play water polo for collegiate programs such as the U.S. Naval Academy, Brown, Bucknell, Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Washington and Lee, Richmond, University of Massachusetts, Connecticut College, and Claremont McKenna College.
The Briggs S. Cunningham '26 Swimming Pool provides an excellent training facility for deep-shallow water polo and swimming. The six-lane pool is equipped with Kiefer lane lines, Colorado timing, angled starting platforms, two pace clocks, and two maxi-duraflex diving boards. The underwater viewing window, video equipment and strength and conditioning room complete the comprehensive training center. A full-time trainer and staff physician provide each athlete with proper medical attention.
The Hill School actively seeks candidates who desire a strong athletic program, combined with a highly challenging academic atmosphere. Talented young men interested in such a unique co-curricular and scholastic environment are encouraged to contact the Admission Office or e-mail Coach Jones.
Where We Play
News
Congratulations to the following Hill School student-athletes who were chosen by their coaches and teammates as the special award winners for the 2022 fall athletics season.
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After two days competitive play at Episcopal Academy, The Hill Boys’ Water Polo team won the 2022 Eastern Prep Championship vs. the Haverford School on Sunday, November 6.
![Alfonso Mestre '19 Named Two-Sport All-American]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556035101/thehillorg/ja4bfkbpplsonqbbqrib/2017-12-02Swimming-Web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556035101/thehillorg/ja4bfkbpplsonqbbqrib/2017-12-02Swimming-Web.jpg","width":500}])
Earning the distinction in water polo and swimming, Mestre becomes the first Hill aquatics athlete since 1996 to be named an All-American in both sports.
![Five Teams Voted Into the Trophy Room]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558722903/thehillorg/bhvuj1feavdlvd9jrboh/TrophyRoom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558722903/thehillorg/bhvuj1feavdlvd9jrboh/TrophyRoom.jpg","width":500}])
The field hockey, boys’ water polo, boys’ ice hockey, and boys’ indoor and outdoor track and field teams were recognized for their outstanding seasons with induction into the School’s Trophy Room.
Twenty-three Hill student-athletes earned All-MAPL distinction for the fall 2018 athletics season, while six water polo players earned All-Eastern Prep Tournament honors.
Alumni Athletes
The following alumni currently are playing college water polo:
Tom Leggett '23 - The United States Air Force Academy
Aiden Day '23 – The United States Naval Academy
Alejandro Schmidt '23 - The United States Naval Academy
Jordan Corpuz '20 - The United States Naval Academy
Nathan Duchez '20 - The United States Naval Academy)
Tiernan Brunner '19 - The United States Naval Academy
John Nelligan '19 - The United States Naval Academy
Ulas Cini '17 - Connecticut College
Bobby Lee '17 - The United States Naval Academy
Erik Norquist '21 - The United States Naval Academy
Zack Kaplan '21 - Pomona-Pitzer
Roster
Inquiry Form
Records and Highlights
Eastern Prep Champions: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2018, 2022
Top 10 All-Time Single Season Scorers
Name Goals Season Games G.P.G.
Darren McKay 156 2007-08 28 5.6
Jamie Todes 150 2000-01 29 5.1
Leif Kennedy 147 1995-96 32 4.6
Lunsford Schock 127 2013-14 19 6.68
Andrew Bingham 120 2003-04 23 5.2
Andrew Hayes 120 1993-94 26 4.6
Robert Sutherland 107 2011-12 20 5.35
Brady Berg 107 1996-97 26 4.1
Holden Malone 107 2008-09 27 4.0
Peter Reeves 106 2002-03 33 3.2
All-Time Single Game High Scorer
Lunsford Schock: 17 Goals vs. Horace Mann (November 3, 2013)
All-Time Single Game Saves Record
Lane Jubb: 27 Saves vs. Lawrenceville (November 11, 2005)
Artem Kyselov: 27 Saves vs. Lawrenceville (October 23, 2021)
All-Time Single Season Saves % Record
Lane Jubb: 62% (2005 – 317 saves)
All-Time Single Season Saves Record
Clayton Witter: 382 Saves (2008 - 61% Save average)
All-Americans
1982 Frank Hogan (4th Team)
1983 Victor Mestre (HM)
1984 Victor Mestre (1st Team)
David Reavy (3rd Team)
David Dietz (5th Team)
1987 Andy Lewandowski (HM)
1988 Chris Hagge (HM)
1989 Steven Brotschul (2nd Team)
1990 Keith Binder (4th Team)
1991 Keith Binder (4th Team)
1993 Andrew Hayes (3rd Team)
1995 Leif Kennedy (5th Team)
1998 Pat Alexander (5th Team)
David Naftalin (HM)
1999 David Naftalin (2nd Team
Phillip Jolley (4th Team)
2000 Jamie Todes (2nd Team)
2002 Chris Hathaway (3rd Team)
2011 Rob Sutherland (5th Team)
2018 Alfonso Mestre (HM)
V/JV Prior Results
Varsity
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2019
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Haverford School
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 9-12 | ||
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | View Recap | Win | 14-9 | ||
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Gilman, Battle of the Beltway
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Scott Natatorium | View Recap | Loss | 15-6 | ||
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Battle of the Beltway, Landon School
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Scott Natatorium | View Recap | Win | 15-5 | ||
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Battle of the Beltway
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Scott Natatorium | View Recap | Loss | 17-5 | ||
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Battle of the Beltway
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Scott Natatorium | View Recap | Loss | 12-10 | ||
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 18-10 | ||
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | View Recap | Win | 12-9 | ||
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 13-8 | ||
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Loyola Blakefield
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Loyola Blakefield | View Recap | Win | 16-7 | ||
2021
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 13-10 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
Hydras Polo Club (CT)
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 10-6 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | View Recap | Loss | 8-13 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 8-18 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | View Recap | Loss | 9-15 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Wilson High School
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Wilson High School | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 8-17 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
Mechanicsburg - Beast of the East
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Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 15 - 2 | |||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Pennridge High School
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Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 12 - 11 OT | |||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 8-15 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Friends Central School
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Friends Central School | View Recap | Win | 15-5 | ||
2022
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Battle of the Beltways, Greenwich HS 'B'
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 12-8 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Battle of the Beltways, Loyola Blakefield HS
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 22-16 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Battle of the Beltways, Navy 'A'
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 12-15 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Battle of the Beltways, Greenwich HS 'A'
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 8-15 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Battle of the Beltways, CT Premier 'A'
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U.S. Naval Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 8-10 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 22-9 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 19-7 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 20-9 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 23-11 | ||
| V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details about V Boys' Water Polo | Win | 24-10 | ||
JV
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2019
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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Haverford School
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The Hill School | View Recap | Tie | 0-0 | ||
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | View Recap | Win | 10-7 | ||
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 12-6 | ||
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | CANCELLED | |||
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 6-7 | ||
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Loyola Blakefield
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Loyola Blakefield | View Recap | Win | 7-6 | ||
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TBD, Gilman
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Loyola Blakefield | View Recap | Loss | 4-3 | ||
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Haverford School
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Haverford School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | CANCELLED | |||
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | View Recap | Win | 9-7 | ||
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Gonzaga High School
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 6-10 | ||
2021
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 11-15 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
Hydras Polo Club (CT)
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 10-8 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 7-8 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | View Recap | Win | 12-10 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 7-6 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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St. Benedicts Prep
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St. Benedicts Prep | View Recap | Win | 6-2 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Lawrenceville School | View Recap | Loss | 9-12 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Blair Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 14-7 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 12-8 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 8-10 | ||
2022
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score | Status | |
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| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 13-15 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 13-6 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 9-14 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 7-9 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 7-10 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 7-11 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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St. Benedicts Prep
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 16-13 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Loss | 6-10 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Blair Academy
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 16-5 | ||
| JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | Details about JV Boys' Water Polo | Win | 7-5 | ||