ROUNDUP : Royal Surges to 1st-Round Water Polo Victory, 13-4

Will Spencer did not start because of disciplinary reasons, but he came off the bench in the second quarter to score five goals and spark Royal High to a 13-4 victory over St. John Bosco on Wednesday in the first round of the Southern Section 3-A Division water polo playoffs at Rancho Pool in Simi Valley.

Trailing, 2-1, after the first quarter, Royal (21-3) scored three times in the second period to take a 4-2 halftime lead.

“We just had to make some adjustments,” Royal Coach Steve Snyder said of the sluggish start. “They came out and pressed us and it took us a while to adjust to it. . . . We were playing without a pulse for the first quarter and a half.”

Leading, 7-4, after the third period, Royal (21-3) scored six unanswered goals in the final quarter. Sophomore Jack Kocur had three goals for Royal, which will play Muir, a 22-10 winner over Arlington, in the second round Friday.

In another first-round Southern Section 3-A water polo match:

Harvard 10, Fountain Valley 6--Brian Border and Mark Townsend each scored two goals for Harvard.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Birmingham d. Fairfax, 15-6, 15-11, 15-9--Tina Larson had eight kills and four aces for host Birmingham (13-2) in a City Section 3-A quarterfinal match.

Van Nuys d. Narbonne, 11-15, 15-4, 8-15, 15-13, 15-9--Thuy Van Le had 14 kills to lead Van Nuys in a City Section 3-A quarterfinal playoff match.

L.A. Baptist d. Sacred Heart of Mary, 15-2, 15-7, 15-5--Lucretia Haynes had 12 kills to lead the Knights (16-1) in a first-round Southern Section 1-A playoff game at L.A. Baptist.

Notre Dame d. Louisville, 15-6, 15-6, 15-11--Mary Strong had 17 kills for host Notre Dame (14-3) in a Southern Section 4-A playoff match.

Burroughs d. Chaminade, 15-2, 15-7, 2-15, 2-15, 15-11--Jennifer Wagner had 21 kills for host Burroughs (18-1) in a Southern Section 4-A playoff match.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Cal State Northridge d. U.S. International, 15-7, 15-9, 15-13--Marianne Dixon had 13 kills to pace host Northridge (22-8).

COLLEGE WRESTLING

Moorpark 16, Cuesta 25--The Raiders (4-0 in Western State Conference meets) clinched a tie for the conference title with the victory at Moorpark.