Coyotes advance with win over Hoover

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Madera’s Marisol Alvarez rises up for a shot attempt Tuesday against the Hoover Patriots. Alvarez led the Coyotes with eight goals in the win.

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The Madera Coyotes girls water polo team received eight goals from Marisol Alvarez to cruise to a 10-3 victory over the Hoover-Fresno Patriots to advance in the Div. III Central Section playoffs.

The fifth-seeded Coyotes scored five goals in the first half and five in the third period to cruise to the victory over No. 12 Hoover.

Madera took a 2-0 lead with two goals from Alvarez in the final two minutes of the first period. She added two more goals for a 4-0 lead before Hoover scored with 25 seconds left in the half.

Alvarez added another goal in the final seconds for a 5-1 halftime lead.

Alvarez scored 54 seconds into the second half to open a 7-1 lead. After Hoover scored a goal, Alvarez scored her eighth goal of the game.

Hoover added a pair of goals, but Brooklyn Reeves closed out the scoring with a pair of goals in the final two minutes of the period.

Both teams battled through a scoreless fourth period in the Coyotes’ win.

Madera battled No. 4 Centennial on Thursday in Bakersfield in the quarterfinals.