The top two seeds in the N.C. High School Women's Lacrosse tournament will play Saturday when No. 2 Apex faces top-seeded Charlotte Catholic at 1 p.m. at Charlotte Kell High for the title.

Catholic defeated Green Hope 13-4 on Tuesday night while Apex rode seven goals by Cawley Bromley to a 16-9 victory over Waxhaw Marvin Ridge. 

The Cougars will be going for their third consecutive state title. 

High school lacrosse playoffs continue

Holly Springs' season ended with a 12-5 first-round loss to Wilmington Laney. The Golden Hawks finished the 2009 campaign with a 14-3 record.

Here's the pairings that include our area teams for both boys' and girls' lacrosse (all games are on Tuesday, May 5 and the second round will be on Thursday unless otherwise noted):

Boys' 

(4) East Chapel Hill vs (13) Apex

(7) Wilmington Laney vs (10) Holly Springs 

 Girls'

 (5) Western Guilford vs (12) Green Hope

(2) Apex vs (15) Greensboro Page (Monday)

Up to the minute high school lacrosse statistics are now available.

Chapel Hill, which won the N.C. High School Lacrosse Association state 4-A titles the past two seasons, returns five starters and eight lettermen, but has a new coach, Bob Cappelletti.

“We’re rebuilding,” Cappelletti said. ”We’re rebuilding with a new coach and a new system. That can be tough.”

Cappelletti is no newcomer. He has coached at Durham Jordan, East Chapel Hill and Cary.

Cappelletti has some talent to build with, including all-state midfielder John Haus, a Maryland recruit who is the son of former North Carolina coach John Haus.

Attackman Kevin Hornik has signed with Lynchburg College and 6-4, 210-pound defender Drew Stoltz has signed with Catawba.

The News & Observer's springs preseason preview will be published on March 1.

Three Athens Drive lacrosse players have made the commitment to their sport, and after long hours of hard work, have committed to play in college.

Seniors Evan Cumalander, Josh Liptak and Tom Padden will have a recognition dinner held in their honor at Athens Drive High on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Cumalander has committed to Hampton-Sydney College in Virginia, while Liptak will be heading to Catawba and Padden has committed to Wingate.