ANN ARBOR -- In a matchup of the past two Division 1 state champions in boys lacrosse, and a rematch of the 2023 final, it came down to overtime on Friday when Birmingham Brother Rice and Detroit Catholic Central met again for the state title.

It took 12 seconds of the overtime for Brother Rice sophomore Ben Waechter to come up with the championship-winning goal, beating the Shamrocks 9-8.

“I was cold all game,” Waechter said. “I think I had four shots and the goalie had me on each one. I saw my opportunity, I saw my attacking midfielder who was kind of open, but he was shaking his head no. That’s when I knew I had the green light and I let it rip.”

Brother Rice, long the dominant program in Division 1 lacrosse, saw Detroit Catholic Central come away with the title last year, then beat

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