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LCC ranked #3 in IL Regional Top 10!
Under Armour/IL Regional High School Experts Poll
IL Western Region Top
1. Regis Jesuit (Colo.)
2. St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.)
3. La Costa Canyon (Calif.)
4. Torrey Pines (Calif.)
5. Cherry Creek (Colo.)
6. Foothills-Santa Ana (Calif.)
7. Desert Vista (Ariz.)
8. Mountain Vista (Colo.)
9. Corona Del Mar (Calif.)
10. Bellevue (Wa.)
States: Colo., Calif., Ore., Wa., Nev., Utah, Mt., Idaho, N.D., S.D., Neb., N.M., Wy., Hawaii, Alaska
Contributors: Ian O’Hearn-Mercer Island (Wa.), Matthew Plitnick-Columbine(Colo.), Alex Cade-Coronado (Calif.), Kirk Anderson (Nev.), Chris Rotelli-ADVNC (Calif.), among others.
On top of winning the 2014 CIF San Diego Championship the Mavericks also racked up some impressive individual academic and athletic awards. We had 16 players named as SDUHSD Scholar Athletes (3.5 or higher – 10th-12th grade) and 21 players named U-T Scholar Athletes (3.0 or higher – 11th-12th grade). Even more impressive is the average team GPA of 3.49 which is one of the highest in team history! Congratulations to the following LCC players also being awarded for their athletic achievement:
Cameron Zielger (2014)
- US Lacrosse All-American
- CIF-San Diego Player of the Year
- Avocado League Player of the Year
- 1st team All-CIF
- 1st team All-League
- Adrenaline All-American Selection
Jared Maffucci (2014)
- US Lacrosse Bob Scott Award (sportsmanship award)
- 2nd team All-CIF
- 1st team All-League
Ben Keen (2014)
- 2nd team All-CIF
- 1st team All-League
Devin Orr (2014)
- 1st team All-League
Nick Pfieffer (2015)
- 1st team All-League
Caleb Young (2014)
- 2nd team All-League
Michael Rice (2016)
- 2nd team All-League
Crew Taylor (2016)
- 2nd team All-League
LCC wins 6th CIF Championship!
EL CAJON — The La Costa Canyon boys lacrosse program has been so good for so long that anything short of hoisting a championship trophy is a failure.
Consider the Mavericks’ season a success.
LCC cemented its spot as the most dominant team in San Diego Section history on Saturday with a 6-5 win over Cathedral Catholic in the Open Division final at Granite Hills High.
It was the 12th time the Mavericks (16-6) played for the title and the sixth time they’ve won it, giving them one more than rival Torrey Pines.
“We’ve been in 12 out of 13 championships and won six,” LCC coach Jesse Foss said. “It’s nice to get one above our rival.”
The win also helped LCC erase the bad taste in its mouth from losing to Torrey Pines in the final last year.
“I came to this school to win championships,” said senior Cameron Ziegler, who helped the Mavericks win a title his sophomore year and scored a goal to help them win on Saturday. “It means so much to me to win a championship my senior year.”
- Story reported by Alex Riggins (Union-Tribune Sports)
Mavericks grab the top spot
The Mavericks earned the #1 seed in the 2014 CIF Open Division playoffs. LCC finishes the regular season with a overall record of 14-6 and an impressive 8-1 Open Division record.
Here are the rest of the Open Division seeds:
- La Costa Canyon (14-6)
- Cathedral Catholic (17-2)
- Coronado (12-4)
- Torrey Pines (13-6)
- Bishop’s School(14-4)
- Poway (10-7)
- Westview (12-7)
- Rancho Bernardo (7-10)
The 2014 Avocado League Champions will take on Rancho Bernardo in the first round game. This game is a rematch of LCC’s home opener that ended with a 13-6 win for the Mavericks. The game will be played on Saturday, May 24th at 1pm at La Costa Canyon HS.
The Mavericks (2-0) beat Open Division opponent, Westview (4-1)on Wednesday night by a score of 7-6. LCC got off to a good start with goals by Colin Harvey and Cameron Ziegler to take a 3-1 lead after the first quarter. Westview came out of the quarter looking strong and bringing the game back to 4-4 before LCC scored a goal to end the half and take a 5-4 lead. The second half saw both teams stifled on the offense end. With the game tied a 6-6 with 40 seconds left the LCC coaching staff called a time out and set up a last minute play. The play finished with Cameron Zielger scoring unassisted to put the Mavericks ahead 7-6 with 25 seconds to go. The Wolverines were able to get possession of the ball on the face off and got one last opportunity but the LCC defense had a great stop and were able to hold on for the win. Stand out players for the Mavericks were Colin Harvey (2 goals), Cameron Ziegler (4 goals, 3 assists), and Brandon Steidley (14-16 on Face offs, 15 ground balls). The Mavericks are back in action this Friday night at Cathedral Catholic HS. The game starts at 7pm.
