Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse is the reigning Class A state champion — a title that comes with a target on its back.

As C-NS coach Stephanie Prentice puts it: “We definitely get everybody’s best game.”

That didn’t matter in the state regional round as the Northstars surged past Section II’s Niskayuna for a 22-9 victory on Saturday.

6/7 - 11:30 AM Girls lacrosse Final Cicero-North Syracuse 22 Niskayuna 9

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C-NS put together its second consecutive outing with more than 20 goals in another compelling performance from its attack.

“It’s ensuring the system we create is working,” Prentice said. “The girls know it. They know what to do in order to score. The good thing for us is that everybody likes to share the ball. It’s pretty easy to function that way when

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