The Houston Polo Club’s spring season got underway this week with 4 teams competing in the 12 goal Land Rover Houston Central Cup.
After some very hard fought and entertaining matches the two finalists Eureka and Whitehall Ranch met in a replay of last Sunday’s feature match at HPC’s headquarters. The final saw the result of the previous meeting reversed as Whitehall Ranch erased the painful memory of Grayson Price (sub for Rene Campos) finishing off a length of the field run to seal both the win for his team and MVP honors for himself.
This time around Whitehall Ranch were able to exert pressure and convert on the opportunities created by the tireless work of Tolly Ulloa despite a considerable foul count against them 14-7. Geronimo Obregon was awarded MVP in a losing effort after a typically busy day causing headaches for the opposition. BPP was won by Alexia, owned and played by Jorge Cernadas.
USPA SW Regional Classic commences Wednesday May 4th and will be played under the same format. Expect to see an extremely competitive second tournament with an improved showings from a slightly underdone Tonkawa outfit that has been improving every game and the immensely talented BTA capable of dominating any team when they put together a complete performance.
Wednesday April 25th
Eureka (7) def BTA (6)
Friday April 27th
Whitehall Ranch (12) def Tonkawa (10)
Sunday April 29th
BTA (10) def Tonkawa (7)
Eureka (10) def Whitehall Ranch (9)
Friday May 4th
Whitehall Ranch (6) def BTA (4)
Tonkawa (8) def Eureka (4)
Sunday May 6th
Whitehall Ranch (7) def Eureka (6)
Whitehall Ranch(3,1)
- Bill Lane 0
- Tolly Ulloa 3
- Facundo Obregon 6
- Sterling Giannico 3
Eureka(2,2)
- Rene Campos 0
- Geronimo Obregon 4
- Jorge Cernadas 4
- Alvaro Ara 4
BTA(1,2)
- Kelly Beal 0
- Steve Krueger 4
- Mason Wroe 4
- Shane Rice 4
Tonkawa(1,2)
- Jeff Hildebrand 0
- Cody Ellis 3
- Matt Coppola 4
- Tommy Biddle 5