Pelham Notches Win on Spring Break Trip
Pelham HS out of New York traveled to Florida and faced the Academy of Rugby Excellence (ARE).
ARE is a select-side made up of players from the Orlando, Tampa, Daytona, and Cape Pirates. As a select-side, ARE had its pick of talent in the area, but at the same time, Pelham was coming in as a relatively settled side.
Georgetown Prep Impresses in Win Over RBMA
Georgetown Prep (ranked #16 among single-school teams by Goff Rugby Report) started their spring break tour of Florida with a strong showing against #15 Riviera Beach Maritime Academy winning 73-12.
Xavier, Penn, Ignatius Clash in Ohio
It was honors even as three top-ranked Boys HS teams convened on Cleveland play this weekend.
On Friday, Penn, defeated St. Ignatius 22-14 (see report).
On Saturday, Xavier took down Penn 24-14.
Highlanders Still Winning in NC
The Chapel Hill Highlanders continued their winning ways in North Carolina with a 34-28 defeat of a tenacious Union County Lions Saturday.
The game was played for the Maxwell Trophy, named after Paul Maxwell, a pioneer of Carolina Youth Rugby and former Head Coach of Union County. It’s a challenge trophy between the two teams, and Union County has held it the last few years.
Big Wins for Granite Bay, Jesuit
Granite Bay shook up the Northern California Premier Varsity league yet again as the Grizzlies shocked the Solo Falcons 64-7 Saturday.
Solo had entered the game undefeated, having beaten, Danville, among others, to get to that points.
But in a much-anticipated clash at Bonney Field in Sacramento, Granite Bay slammed the Falcons 64-7.
