PREP PREVIEW: Boys and girls lacrosse

BOYS LACROSSE

First games: Satursday

CIF Finals: May 19-20

Defending champions:

Torrey Pines (Open Division)

Patrick Henry (Division I)

Francis Parker (Division II)

2022 Player of the Year: Jackson Bishop (Torrey Pines)

Preseason Top 10

1. La Costa Canyon

2. Torrey Pines

3. Bishop’s

4. Cathedral Catholic

5. Santa Fe Christian

6. Poway

7. San Marcos

8. Patrick Henry

9. Coronado

10. Grossmont

Falcons’ dynasty

Torrey Pines will be trying to win its fifth straight Open Division title. No program, in any division, has won five straight section titles.

Mavericks in the way

The best rivalry in boys lacrosse is La Costa Canyon vs. Torrey Pines. Torrey has won nine section titles. The Mavericks have won eight. LCC is favored to win its ninth title this season.

POY dynasty

Torrey Pines has won four straight Player of the Year awards. La Costa Canyon’s Andrew Beacham won the honor in 2017. His brother, Ben Beacham, is favored to win the honor this season.

Players to Watch

In alphabetical order:

Brady Allen, Point Loma

Ryan Beach, Rancho Bernardo

Ben Beacham, La Costa Canyon

Lance Biagioli, Cathedral Catholic

Robbie Breisch, Poway

Chandler Caster, Torrey Pines

Cade Conahey, La Costa Canyon

Andrew Cook, Torrey Pines

Joey Copley, Grossmont

Zac Cotton, Poway

Carson Craft, La Costa Canyon

Jack Elgas, St. Augustine

Colin Fagan, Bishop’s

Magnus Falkiewicz, Santa Fe Christian

Ryan Federhart, Del Norte

Colin Foley, St. Augustine

Jake Galbreath, Santana

Mason Graves, Francis Parker

Chris Hartnett, Granite Hills

Beau Hokanson, La Costa Canyon

Adam Jette, La Jolla Country Day

Brett Koopman, Santa Fe Christian

Cameron Lewin, Grossmont

Sean Magtoto, Cathedral Catholic

Beck Mahoney, Cathedral Catholic

Nick Marvin, Bishop’s

Jacob Mendez, Torrey Pines

Sean Merrill, Mt. Carmel

Ryder Ochoa, La Costa Canyon

Kael Osborne, San Marcos

Jacob Pages, Cathedral Catholic

Casey Ryan, Bishop’s

Robby Spane, Coronado

Landon Sutherland, Coronado

Ben Trask, Torrey Pines

Blake Washburn, Torrey Pines

Hewitt Watkins, Bishop’s

Robbie Yordt, El Capitan

GIRLS LACROSSE

First games: Feb. 18

CIF Finals: May 19-20

Defending champions:

La Jolla (Open Division)

Coronado (Division I)

Francis Parker (Division II)

2022 Player of the Year: Luca DeMaio, La Jolla

Sister-brother act

It’s hard to find a better sister-brother combo than Natalie Marvin and Nick Marvin at Bishop’s. Natalie is a sophomore, Nick a junior. Both are the top players in the section.

Nation’s best

St. Paul’s School for Girls from Brooklandville, Md., finished 2022 as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. The Gators are making a West Coast swing and will play La Jolla on March 13 and Torrey Pines on March 14.

Preseason Top 10

1. La Jolla

2. Scripps Ranch

3. La Costa Canyon

4. Cathedral Catholic

5. Torrey Pines

6. San Marcos

7. Poway

8. Granite Hills

9. Coronado

10. Bishop’s

Players to watch

In alphabetical order:

Natali Acosta, Granite Hills

Cate Alexander, La Jolla

Stella Artukovich, La Jolla

Olivia Austin, La Jolla

Hannah Bolin, San Marcos

Peyton Bosshardt, Cathedral Catholic

Skye Davis Torrey Pines

Ellie Davidson, Torrey Pines

Madison Desjardins, La Costa Canyon

Kyra Evans, Del Norte

Emma Garro, Cathedral Catholic

Laurel Gonzalez, Torrey Pines

Norah Lutz, Scripps Ranch

Natalie Marvin, Bishop’s

Stella Mikolajewski, Torrey Pines

Presley Mitchell, La Costa Canyon

Jena Mooney, San Marcos

Madi Mooney, San Marcos

Reese Odiorne La Costa Canyon

Alex Pfister, Bishop’s

Erika Pfister, Bishop’s

Camille Samarasinghe, Torrey Pines

Ella Stephens, La Jolla

Dahlen Vilbrandt, Scripps Ranch

Briley Volpp, Cathedral Catholic

Delaney Walsh, La Jolla

Teya White, Poway

— Don Norcross