WEST NIKE/US LACROSSE BOYS’ TOP 10 LA COSTA CANYON (CALIF.) ARAPAHOE (COLO.) ST. IGNATIUS PREP (CALIF.)
Ntshaykolo (center) with fellow starting defensemen Theo Richardson-Omamo (left) and Kyrien Edwards.
Because not many Thacher students come to school with lacrosse experience, the Toads often have to convert and refine talented athletes. In 2013, JJ will be joined on defense by Kyrien Edwards, a star football player who is bound for Williams next year, and Theo Richardson-Omamo, a talented soccer player who first picked up a stick last year. The three are close friends and, in a sport sometimes perceived as lacking diversity, all black. “We
Torrey Pines (Calif.)
The Falcons fell short of a San Diego title but
like to call ourselves the dark curtain,” Ntshaykolo joked. Grady Jacobsen
boast one of the region’s top players in the Maryland- bound
attackman.
returns in goal. Thacher again will build around defense. But when competing against much larger schools, the Toads will need to figure out how to score. In first-round California Interscholastic Federation playoff losses to Loyola of Los Angeles the last two seasons, Thacher has averaged just four goals. “There are always going to be teams who are technically more sound than us,” Ntshaykolo said. “The way we beat them is we out-athlete them and play better as a team.”
If Thacher does make a CIF postseason run, look for the team’s resident ball hawk and senior captain to be in the thick of it. LM
A Publication of US Lacrosse TORREY PINES (CALIF.) CORONA DEL MAR (CALIF.) LUCAS GRADINGER CHERRY CREEK (COLO.) SAN RAMON VALLEY (CALIF.) PALOS VERDES (CALIF.) BELLEVUE (WASH.)
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After suffering consecutive one-goal losses two weeks into the season, the Wolverines reeled off 14 straight wins en route to its second state title in the three years and ninth since their inception in 1980.
ISSAQUAH (WASH.) The Eagles had a 19-game winning streak snapped by Kings
Way Christian in the playoffs. Still, it was the best season in their history. Issaquah has the depth to challenge for a state title.
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The Sea Kings suffered a heart-breaking 7-6 loss to Corona del Mar in the CIF championship game. Senior attackman Tony Romeri will try to get them back there.
The Wolves won the North Coast Section Division I title over perennial power De La Salle. San Ramon Valley will have to fill a scoring void left by Patrick Worstell and Michael Tagliaferri — now at Syracuse and North Carolina, respectively.
The Bruins look to avenge last season’s loss in the state championship game to undefeated Arapahoe. Cherry Creek has been the area’s dominant program and is in search of its 12th state title.
The Sea Kings capped an undefeated season by winning their first CIF Southern Section title with a 7-6 victory over Palos Verdes (Calif.). Corona del Mar will be led by seniors Casey Mix, Brett Nelson and Jack Ortlieb (Yale).
After advancing to the CIF San Diego Section championship game, Torrey Pines will be led by goalie Jack Kennedy, who has committed Bucknell, and All-American Lucas Gradinger (Maryland).
In the past three seasons, three-time West Catholic Athletic League champ St. Ignatius has outscored opponents by a combined 526-119 margin. Long-stick midfielder Charlie Ford has committed to Georgetown.
The Warriors surged to the Colorado state championship with an 8-4 victory over perennial power Cherry Creek. Arapahoe will shoot for its third title in five years.
The Mavericks will look to defend their San Diego Section Division I championship. Key returners include Aaron Loy, who scored the game-winner in the final, and senior goalie Bryan Cooper.
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