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HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW Northeast ] WEST NIKE/US LACROSSE GIRLS’ TOP 10 LA COSTA CANYON (CALIF.) AIR ACADEMY (COLO.) CORONADO (CALIF.) CARONDELET (CALIF.) CHERRY CREEK (COLO.) KENT DENVER (COLO.) LOS ALAMITOS (CALIF.) CENTAURUS (COLO.) MENLO SCHOOL (CALIF.)
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The Knights ended the season on a 13-game winning streak en route to their fourth consecutive West Bay Athletic League title with a 21-6 victory over Burlingame. Alexandra Kim, a US Lacrosse All-American, anchors the midfi eld.
MARIN CATHOLIC (CALIF.)
The Wildcats won the NorCal Section Division II title after falling short in the fi nal in 2011. Junior KC Hill (UC Davis) has emerged as one of the region’s top offensive players. — Todd Karpovich
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The Warriors fell in the state semifi nals for the second consecutive year when Cherry Creek bounced them. Junior Sarah Brown (Colorado) leads a talented attack.
The Griffi ns have won four straight Southern Section titles after knocking off Palos Verdes in the 2012 fi nal. Two All-Americans — attacker Julie Crowell (Cal) and midfi elder Haley Fessenden (Navy) — will lead the charge for a fi fth.
The Sun Devils will look to build on last season’s run so the state semifi nals, where they suffered a heartbreaking 13-12 loss to eventual champion Air Academy. All-American attacker Catherine Ellis will keep Kent Denver in the hunt once again.
The Bruins fell short of winning a third straight state title after falling to Air Academy. Cherry Creek has appeared in every championship game since Colorado started sanctioning girls’ lacrosse in 1998.
The Cougars won the Northern California Section Division I championship with a 21-12 victory over Amador Valley. All- Americans Kerianne Hunt (Brown) and Erin Jeffery (Hofstra) will lead an explosive attack.
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The Islanders have won two straight San Diego Section Division II championships, beating Canyon Crest 15-3 in last year’s title game. Kate Pederson (USC), a US Lacrosse All- American midfi elder, will lead a talented returning squad.
La Costa Canyon (Calif.)
The Oregon-bound US Lacrosse All- American attacker leads the top- ranked Mavericks, who enter 2013 on a 20-game winning streak.
havoc between the lines, terrorizing offenses with a wide array of stick checks and even stinging goals in transition. Ntshaykolo garnered US Lacrosse All- American laurels as a sophomore and junior. “Ground balls are my thing,” said Ntshaykolo, who even won a couple of faceoffs and picked up a fast-break assist while spelling Jake Froccaro at the Champion All-American Showcase. “He’s a special athlete in general. His best sport is lacrosse,” Thacher
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coach Cam Spaulding said. “He has been able to focus all that athletic talent into one of his favorite sports.” While Ntshaykolo’s progression in lacrosse was encouraged by offseason work — he suited up for club outfi ts in San Francisco during the summer — he found other interests as well. He competed in public speaking contests and acted in school productions, nabbing a role in “The Rimers of Eldritch” and the lead — a con artist named Paul — in “Six Degrees of Separation.”
“[Thacher] asks you to be a well- rounded person and for students to have hands in a lot of pies,” Spaulding said. “Where at another school, [JJ] may have been funneled into just the lacrosse community, he’s really been able to spread out and show his talents.”
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Aiming for their third state title in fi ve years, the Kadets have pushed past Cherry Creek and Kent Denver in the Colorado hierarchy. Air Academy avenged its regular season loss to Cherry Creek in the championship game.
The Mavericks are looking for their sixth San Diego Section Division I championship after topping Poway last year. They enter the season on a 20-game winning streak, led by All-American attacker Kiki Gibson (Oregon).
The three are close friends and, in a sport sometimes perceived as lacking diversity, all black. “We like to call ourselves the dark curtain,” Ntshaykolo joked.
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