Boys' Water Polo
The Hill School consistently has been one of the top Prep School teams on the East Coast, capturing five 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. 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.
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- JV Schedule & Results
- Roster
- Coaching Staff
- Inquiry Form
- Water Polo Beyond The Hill
- News
- Records and Highlights
- V Past Results
- JV Past Results
V Schedule & Results
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Loss | 8-10 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | Details | Win | 22-9 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details | Win | 19-7 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | Details | Win | 20-9 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details | Win | 23-11 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details | Win | 24-10 | ||
JV Schedule & Results
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 | Loss | 13-15 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Episcopal Academy
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Episcopal Academy | Details | Win | 13-6 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | Details | Loss | 9-14 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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Germantown Academy | Details | Loss | 7-9 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | Details | Loss | 7-10 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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The Lawrenceville School
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The Hill School | Details | Loss | 7-11 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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St. Benedicts Prep
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The Hill School | Details | Win | 16-13 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | Details | Loss | 6-10 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Blair Academy
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The Hill School | Details | Win | 16-5 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
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Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | Details | Win | 7-5 | ||
Roster
Coaching Staff
Head Coach | Doug Jones | 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.
Assistant Coaches:
Chris Schiavone ’16
Brett Trumbauer ‘12
Mark Agnew P’11
Inquiry Form
Water Polo Beyond The Hill
The following alumni currently are playing college water polo:
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
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.
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.
Five water polo players also earn All-Eastern Tournament honors.
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.
Records and Highlights
Eastern Prep Champions: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2018
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 Past Results
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 | ||
vs.
Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 13-8 | ||
vs.
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 | Loss | 8-17 | ||
V Boys' Water Polo |
Mechanicsburg - Beast of the East
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Details | Win | 15 - 2 | |||
V Boys' Water Polo |
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Pennridge High School
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Details | 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 | ||
JV Past Results
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 | CANCELLED | |||
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Malvern Prep
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 6-7 | ||
vs.
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 | CANCELLED | |||
vs.
William Penn Charter
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William Penn Charter | View Recap | Win | 9-7 | ||
vs.
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 |
vs.
Malvern Prep
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Malvern Prep | View Recap | Win | 12-10 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
Germantown Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 7-6 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
St. Benedicts Prep
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St. Benedicts Prep | View Recap | Win | 6-2 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
The Lawrenceville School
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The Lawrenceville School | View Recap | Loss | 9-12 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
Blair Academy
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 14-7 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
William Penn Charter
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The Hill School | View Recap | Win | 12-8 | ||
JV Boys' Water Polo |
vs.
The Lawrenceville School
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The Hill School | View Recap | Loss | 8-10 | ||