The Cape Elizabeth High School boys lacrosse team delivered on the promise and expectations of a 12-0 undefeated regular season, capturing the Maine Class B state championship – their second in a row – with a 6-3 win over Yarmouth at Fitzpatrick Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The top-seeded Capers earned their trip to the final game with an 11-8 win over No. 2-ranked Falmouth in the western regional final at home last Wednesday.

Yarmouth, the fourth seed in the East, got on the board early, scoring just over a minute into the game. Almost 10 minutes would click off the clock before Cape would offer a response, when Owen Thoreck fired in a shot unassisted from the left.

In the second quarter, junior Griffin Thoreck would score twice, and junior midfielder Noah Haversat would add another for a 4-1 Cape lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, senior midfielder Daniel Brett picked up a ground ball in the Cape defensive end and rushed it up the sideline – and just kept going till he fired in a shot to give Cape a 5-1 lead at 7:45.

Junior midfielder Jack Drinan capped off the scoring for the Capers at 9:50 in the fourth quarter, for a 6-1 lead.

The Yarmouth Clippers would appear to have started a rally of their own with two goals in their fourth, but their final tally was a last-gasp at 2:05 with the Capers controlling play until the final whistle.

Senior defender Caelan Houle (14) rides a Yarmouth player away from the goal.Junior Griffin Thoreck races past two Yarmouth defenders to shoot and score one of his two goals.Freshman Owen Thoreck (25), brother to Griffin, twin to teammate Connor, and son of former Cape player and current athletic director Jeff – whew! – got the scoring started for the Capers with a goal late in the first quarter.Griffin Thoreck had two goals for the Capers, stopping and spinning on the side of the crease over and over till he shed the defenders and could shoot at will.Owen Thoreck tries to thread a low shot.Junior midfielder Noah Haversat (16) stops the advance of a Yarmouth player.The post-game celebration starts with a pig-pile on Cape goalie Alex Navarez.Cape head coach Ben Raymond and JV coach Dave Croft congratulate the players on the way to the awards ceremony.Cape captains Thomas Feenstra (7), Daniel Brett (2) and Trevor Gale (13) celebrate with the team’s second trophy of the week, and their second state championship in a row.