Troy -- Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice reached the Big 5-0.

   The Warriors came from behind to beat University of Detroit Jesuit 16-8 June 7 at Athens High School to win their sixth straight boys lacrosse championship and earn the 50th state title in school history.

   “This (state championship) is special because we have a lot of seniors and we carried a No. 1 state ranking and a No. 6 (national ranking) on our shoulders. It’s hard to stay on top,” said Brother Rice Head Coach Rob Ambrose.

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   Devin Peurach opened the scoring for Rice with 11:25 left in the first. Jesuit came right back and took the lead at 2-1 with goals by Connor Carey and Mackenzie Olson. Two goals by Rice's Michael Hamilton and a Jesuit goal by Daniel Bruder made it 3-3 after the first quarter.

   Jesuit grabbed the momentum back in the second, with goals by Alexander VanTiem and Michael Degenhardt to take the lead at 5-3.

   The Warriors then took charge, scoring the next seven goals before Jesuit's Olson got his second goal with 10 minutes left in the game to make it 10-6 Rice. The Warriors added six more goals in less than five minutes to put the game out of reach.

   Peurach finished with six goals on the day. Hamilton, Nick Dolick, Graham Adams, and Mark Chaput each had two goals. Joe Fontanesi and Dan Hennehan both added goals for Rice.

   T.J. Yost was outstanding in goal, making 10 saves for the win.

   Rice (23-0) finished their season undefeated for the first time since 2005, when they went also went 23-0. The Warriors have won 11 of the past 13 state championships and 15 overall. Rice has won all four Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 titles since the MHSAA began sanctioning the sport in 2005.

   The Warriors beat Ohio's Western Reserve Academy 9-4 to capture the 2008 Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association Championship on May 18 at Detroit Country Day.

   It was the Warriors third win this season over the Cubs (13-9), 17-9 on April 29 and 12-6 on May 10.

   “We played well for a while, but you have to play a full game against these guys,” said Cubs Head Coach Sean Leary. “We started off well and then we had some lapses. We can comeback if we make one mistake, but when you make two, three mistakes then it’s tough.”

   Rice outscored its opponents 103-20 in the postseason.