Gamebreakers - HS Boys This Week
It’s been a couple of weeks since we ran a Gamebreakers feature, so we go back a couple of weeks with our recognition of top players in Boys HS Rugby.
Beau Goudreau
The Chargers (Wisc.) center scored three tries for in a 32-19 win over Grafton, and in fact a couple of weeks before recorded another hat trick.
St. Xavier Wins Kentucky
Saint Xavier (Kentucky) rugby capped off its most successful season, beating Trinity HS Sunday to in history by bringing home its 5th-straight Kentucky state championship.
The Tigers have now won six out of the seven state championships since the league began in 2010.
Chargers Continue Winning Ways in Wisconsin
The Chargers finished up their Wisconsin regular league season Monday with a 32-19 defeat of Grafton.
This follows on one of the Chargers' toughest games, a 17-12 defeat of Middleton.
Here's a look at the Chargers' games this month:
Mountain View Wins Idaho
Mountain View defeated Rocky Mountain 20-14 Saturday to win the Boys DI HS state title in Idaho.
Mountain View's teamwork proved to be too much for Rocky Mountain. All three tries were accomplished in the same fashion - using the backs to get into the Rocky Mountain 22, and then punching the ball ahead with the forwards in clinical fashion until they made the tryline.
Maryland Exiles Win State Club Title
The Maryland Exiles shut out West Carroll to garner some revenge for an earlier loss and in doing so won the Maryland state HS club championship.
West Carroll won a very close regular season matchup, and both teams looked strong coming of their semifinal wins.
Herriman Romps to Utah Final
In a matchup between two single-school heavyweights in Utah’s single school semifinals, Herriman remained undefeated in what has been a carbon copy in nearly every game this season – jumping out to a huge lead, and conceding tries after the subs ran on.
SoCal Final Down to Wire
On a weekend of drama in HS state championships, Southern California chimed in with one of their own.
In a dramatic, back-and-forth contest, Back Bay took the Southern California Boys HS club title 25-24 over the Coastal Dragons.
“It was a great game to watch I am sure, but not so great for the coaching staffs,” said Back Bay Coach Jeff Bonnett.
SE Polk Wins 5th Iowa Title
The numbers don't lie - Southeast Polk is, in the last five years, 71-0-3 in the Iowa Youth Rugby Association Boys 2A competition, and once again emerged winners of the state championship this past weekend.
Conestoga Impresses in Pa Final
Conestoga capped off an impressive run to win the Rugby Pennsylvania single-school championship, beating St. Joseph’s Prep Sunday 52-19.
HS Nationals Matchups Confirmed
With this weekend's results finalizing a couple of seeds and qualifiers, here's the final list of teams and the Day One schedule for the Boys HS Rugby National Championships in Charlotte, NC.
Doylestown Dominates, Wins Pennsylvania
Doylestown capped off a superb Rugby Pa club season with a convincing 47-3 defeat of Downingtown to win the state championship and finalize a spot in the Boys HS Rugby National Championships.
Close Games in Washington Semis
The Rainier Highlanders and Liberty Patriots will face off for the Rugby Washington DI final after both somehow survived tense semifinals this weekend.
Wild Late Surge Puts East Through in Colorado
East HS pulled off something of a shock result in beating Colorado Springs in the Rugby Colorado’s Boys DI semifinals Saturday.
The fact that East won wasn’t so much of a shocker, but the score - 55-15 - was. East Head Coach Bill Baer said the game went as expected for about 45 minutes or so, but then it got weird.
Down to 2 in Va
Forth Hunt and Prince William will meet for the Virginia state championship after both clubs won their semifinals Saturday.
For Fort Hunt, it was just another hugely impressive performance, as they slammed Newport News 59-0.
Highlanders Win NC
The Chapel Hill Highlanders are the North Carolina Boys HS Club champions after they beat the Union County Lions 25-12 Saturday.
The victory secures the Highlanders a place in the HS Club tier of the Boys HS Rugby National Championships in Charlotte this coming week, while Union County will play in the Combined Bracket at the same event.
