The Berkshire United HS Boys team out of Western Massachusetts won the Tri State 7s high school division this weekend in Danbury, Conn., surviving a tense semifinal to do so.

Berkshire swept their pool games, beating New Haven 54-0 and Play Rugby USA II 31-12. In that second game, Malik Wilbon raced in for five tries, and added two conversions to score 29 of his team's 31 points.

That set up Berkshire for a bye to the semifinals, where they met New York Rugby Club. In a tough encounter, the team ended the game tied 14-14. Tournament rules called for no overtime, so the winner was decided based on record in pool play, points different, and tries scored. Berkshire were better than New York in all three of those categories and moved on to the final.

In the final, Eric Reinhold paced Berkshire with two tries as they defeated the New Jersey Blaze 24-0.

For the day, Wilbon was a scoring machine, touching down for 11 tries and also kicking ten conversion for 65 of his team's 123 points. Cayvon Truden had a strong tournament as a freshman, while Hezekiah Adams was sure with the boot, kicking the two crucial conversions to tie New York. Less glamorous but no less important was Robert Yvon, who was a terror in the rucks and made sure Berkshire's electric backs got plenty of possession.