Boys 2021 School HS Rankings Week 17
This is NOT the final School-team ranking of the year, but it's close.
We have some games still to come, mainly the MIAA playoffs in Massachusetts, but this is generally how we will finish up. As always, games in the HS National Championships carry extra weight, and it's possible a result in there can memory-hole an earlier result.
Mustangs Prove SoCal Knows What It's Doing
The San Diego Mustangs weren’t exactly miffed that they were in Tier 2 of the Boys HS National Championships, but they still had something to prove.
“Southern California is the best rugby in the United States,” said the Mustangs’ Judd Berman. And San Diego wanted to show where they stacked up.
The Post-Nationals Rankings and What We're Thinking
With the National Championships all done, it’s time to take a really, really close look at the GRR High School Rankings.
Boys HS Rugby National Championships Scores
Here are all of the scores from all of the brackets from the 2021 Boys HS Rugby National Championiships.
This tournament was brilliantly run by Bart Bottorff, Joe Sweeney, Joe Fridkin, and the volunteers from the Kansas City Blues. The referees, most from the Midwest and Kansas City area did a brilliant job in very difficult conditions.
Just a few interesting stats:
An All-Time Great Final Sees Herriman Champs
The Boys HS National Championships sparkled at the end, especially with the Herriman vs St. Ignatius single-school final.
Herriman lost a lead and gained it back to win in dramatic fashion 22-17 after losing the last two finals on the final play. In doing so, Herriman overcame a skilled, smart, and enormously brave St. Ignatius team in the program’s first National Championship.