Dominion's Chris Low is mobbed by the Titans fans in Lynchburg after the victory. (Gabe Hiatt/For The Washington Post)

Inside the phantom canoe, the boys on Dominion’s sideline sat in a line and rowed with their lacrosse sticks.

Suffocating another comeback attempt by Western Albemarle with another scoring flurry in the Virginia 4A state championship, the Titans decided to ring in the impending unprecedented ending with a touch of levity. Dominion has scored so much during its undefeated season, the Titans backups have had to get creative.

Senior Chris Low’s last goal was but one of many reasons to laugh and smile Saturday at Liberty University for the Titans, who downed the Warriors, 17-4, to conclude a 21-0 campaign and capture the Sterling team’s first title.

Low scored four goals with three assists, drawing cries of “M-V-P” from the crowd after ripping a shot on goal and inciting hijinks on the sideline. To Low, the bench is just part of the team’s chemistry.

“We know our role,” the attackman said. “No one argues. Our bench loves what they do. They love being obnoxious and celebrating on the bench. They spend hours planning what they’re doing. They love their job, and it pumps us up.”

Dominion celebrates the school's first boys' lacrosse state title. (Gabe Hiatt/For The Washington Post)

While describing the depth that helped Dominion weather the sun beams bouncing off the artificial turf and outscore Western Albemarle 11-1 after halftime, Low pointed to the scoreboard.

“As you can see, we own the second half pretty much in most of our games,” Low said. “That’s all due to depth.”

Six Titans rippled the net Saturday. Sophomore Kyle Kivinski assisted on an early equalizer and had a hat trick by halftime. Senior Bryce Hartzel ran behind the cage and scored the last three of his five goals in the final 8 minutes 4 seconds. Junior Adam Rankin had two goals and an assist. Senior Matt Flynn and junior Josh Drake tallied, too.

Senior goalkeeper John Paul Renick repelled Western Albemarle (14-6) with 14 saves, and Dominion also scooped 36 groundballs, 11 more than the Warriors.

“I never really thought we’d make it here. I thought there would be a bump in the road, but it was smooth sailing,” Renick said after hugging every Titan he could find. “Every kid on this team is my boy. I love every single one of them.”

With more than two minutes left on the clock, Renick and each team’s starters gave way to reserves. After the game, Low led a shoeless sprint to the fences, where he embraced the student section and remained blissfully oblivious to the drinks emptied on his head.

“This is the best day of my life,” Low said. “I’ve been waiting for this forever.”