Mars' Reed Fuller, left, and Grant Weaver celebrate after scoring a goal in the closing seconds before halftime in a PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse championship game against Penncrest, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Penn State’s Panzer Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

Matthew Brown

UNIVERSITY PARK — Once is coincidence. Twice is a trend.

And Mars is trending.

The Fightin’ Planets further cemented their status as the best Western Pennsylvania boys lacrosse team Saturday afternoon at Penn State’s Panzer Stadium with a 14-13 win over Penncrest in the PIAA Class 2A championship.

They were the first team from that half of the state to win a state title in 2022. And in their fifth appearance in the final, they are now the only one to win the whole thing twice (and still the only Western Pa. team to do it). Saturday was their fifth appearance in the final in the last six years.

Grant Weaver scored seven goals. And twice Mars (19-4) scored three goals in spans of 18 seconds or less to turn deficits into multi-goal advantages.

Bishop Shannahan (two) and Marple Newtown (three) are the only other 2A teams with multiple state titles, and Randor (five), Conestoga (three) and La Salle College (three) are the only ones in 3A. Springfield-Delco has won one in each classification.

This story will be updated with postgame reaction.