By Ed Piper
Sydney Boland scored on a lob from in close to knot the game 2-2 midway through the second quarter, but La Jolla went into halftime with a 4-2 deficit and saw rival Bishop's secure its sixth straight CIF title with a 5-4 win Saturday evening, Feb. 27, at Coggan Pool.
Boland's shot, coming with 3:51 left in the period, followed teammate Ciara Franke's goal from center forward position in the first minute of the game. Franke's tally likewise tied the game, this one at 1-1.
Viking goalie Bennett Bugelli made several excellent stops as Bishop's, the two-seed to La Jolla's one-seed in the Open Division, came with aggression and gave the red and black their first test in the playoffs.
For six seniors on the LJHS squad, this was their last time playing together. They had been playing together on club and school teams since the fifth grade.
Large and expressive student cheering sections from both schools exchanged chants. Seven Vike students wore red paint spelling out "V-I-K-I-N-G-S" on their collective bare chests in the evening cool. They first stood up out of order.
"What time is it?" "Knight time" won out in the end.
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