Torrey Pines wins Open Division lacrosse title

Torrey Pines added another boys lacrosse title on May 15, beating La Costa Canyon 15-4 in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship. Ross Jacobsen and Harry Jacobsen scored four goals each for the Falcons, according to reports from the San Diego Union-Tribune and FOX 5/KUSI. The win gave Torrey Pines its eighth consecutive Open Division championship. (sandiegouniontribune.com) The title game was played at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego. ### How one-sided was the championship game? (sandiegouniontribune.com) Torrey Pines broke the game open early after the teams were tied 1-1. The Falcons scored seven unanswered goals, the Union-Tribune reported, and La Costa Canyon did not keep pace after that run. Jackson Maggiore scored for the Mavericks just before halftime, but Torrey Pines remained in control. (sandiegouniontribune.com) The final margin was 11 goals, and Torrey Pines finished with 15 goals and five assists, according to the Union-Tribune account republished by TPLAX. Greyson Rossettie added a goal and two assists in support of the Jacobsen brothers. ### Which players decided it? Harry Jacobsen and Ross Jacobsen each scored four times, giving Torrey Pines the two top scorers in the match. The Union-Tribune said Harry Jacobsen scored twice in a 19-second span during the Falcons’ decisive first-half surge, while Ross Jacobsen scored twice in 25 seconds during the same stretch. (sandiegouniontribune.com) Junior Harry Jacobsen told the Union-Tribune that his scoring depended on the work around him, saying his teammates and his brother kept finding him in position. Coach Jono Zissi described Torrey Pines as being “in full attack” during the run, according to the same report. (tplax.com) ### How familiar was this matchup? La Costa Canyon and Torrey Pines met in the Open Division final for the third straight year and for the sixth time in the last 13 years, the Union-Tribune reported. (tplax.com) The pairing has become a recurring championship matchup in the section’s top bracket. The teams entered the game as the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. Torrey Pines was listed at 15-3 after the win, while La Costa Canyon was 12-7, according to the game report. (tplax.com) ### What does the streak look like now? Torrey Pines extended its run to eight straight Open Division titles with the victory. FOX 5/KUSI and Yahoo’s syndicated posting both identified the championship as the program’s eighth consecutive crown, and East County Sports listed the result the next day as Torrey Pines’ eighth straight CIF-San Diego Section Open title. (tplax.com) That streak has made Torrey Pines the standard in the section’s top boys lacrosse division. The Union-Tribune’s report framed the latest result as a continuation of the program’s reign in the Open bracket. (tplax.com) ### Where can readers find the next step in the record? The NFHS Network listed the May 15 championship as an on-demand broadcast from Patrick Henry High School, and local outlets carried game coverage in the days after the final. (tplax.com) Torrey Pines’ next public milestone in this run will come when the section’s next postseason bracket is set and the Falcons try to defend the Open Division title again. (nfhsnetwork.com) (sandiegouniontribune.com) (sports.yahoo.com)