Prep Boys Lacrosse: Titans drop Broncos for seventh straight win

The scoring options seem to be endless for the Poway High boys lacrosse team. And the Titans didn’t waste any time showing off their offensive flexibility against rival Rancho Bernardo.

Top-ranked Poway scored the first five goals of the game and never trailed en route to an 11-7 victory over the host Broncos Tuesday night in a Palomar League game.

The Titans (11-2, 5-0) have won seven straight and now hold a two-game lead in the loss column over No. 12 Westview (6-7, 4-2) and No. 10 Rancho Bernardo (7-5, 2-2) in the Palomar League standings.

“We are really satisfied with how we have been playing,” said Poway junior Cole Landolt, who scored a game-high four goals. “But we are still not all the way there yet. We can be better.”

Nick Beeson, Jake Fiske and Owen Springett all scored twice, while Bailey McLaughlin chipped in with one score for Poway. The Titans have held down the top spot in the section for a while now, having not dropped a game since March 24.

“Being No. 1 just means that everyone wants a piece of us,” Landolt said. “It means we have to work even harder to stay on top.”

The Titans led 5-0 in the first 13-plus minutes before the Broncos rallied to cut the deficit to 6-4 on a goal by Tucker Reed with 10:16 to go in the third quarter. But Poway responded with three straight goals and the Broncos never got closer than four the rest of the way.

Rancho Bernardo got two goals each from Duncan Copeland, Jack Maldonado and Shane Modlin. It was the fourth straight loss for the Broncos.