With the break around Easter last week it was sort of a slow weekend aside from some tours and the Tropical 7s, but this week we're seeing the games come back with more ... well, just more.
First off we take a look at some of the games that went on later this week.
Greenwich beat Ridgefield 64-10 with a strong defensive effort. Greenwich's counter-attack ability is always a feature of their game and they did well there. Lock Brian Duffy scored three tries while captain and flyhalf Ignacio Piccione led the attack plan nicely.
Across the continent in Washington state, the Eastside Lions continued their strong form, beating Liberty 47-12.
This was a curtain-raiser for Friday night's Seattle Seawolves MLR game and was played at Starfire Stadium, where the Seawolves play. It was an exciting atmosphere for the players.
"We have some work-ons for sure," said Eastside Coach Jeff Bonnett. "But we were for sure happy to secure the win."
Layton Christian pulled off a massive result with a 28-0 shutout of Herriman Friday night. LCA did very well to help stymie Herriman's scoring chances, and boy did Layton take their opportunities. This was an excellent showing by LCA.
Both St. Thomas Aquinas and the KC Jr. Blues are hosting Valor from Colorado.
The Junior Blues are coming off a nice win over the St. Louis Jets in which they were missing some players due to the Tropical 7s. Keller Taylor and Gage Nelson were very good, stepping into more starting roles. Keller is a fullback/scrumhalf who was asked to play center and he scored 20 points (two tries, five conversions). Nelson, who is new to rugby, players prop and scored two tries.
Valor was pipped by Aquinas 13-12. In Indiana Pendleton beat Westside 54-0, which is a pretty impressive scoreline, with Jacob Rowley scoring two. Ohio teams Perrysburg and Withrow squared off midweek with Withrow taking it 39-0, Quinteze Jones scored two tries. Three tries from Justin Marc Russell saw Shaker past Brunswick. Oelsntangy beat Warrior Boys 38-10.
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Raptor Rugby in Tennessee defeated ICRON, Inner City Rugby of Nashville, under the lights at Crockett Park. The coaches and staff at ICRON continue to grow in numbers and the teams they put on the pitch continue to improve and learn the game.
The Raptors came out early with Caleb Ebert and Bishop Reilly scoring tries.
Opening up an early lead allowed the Raptors to get significant minutes for their impact players ahead of competing at Nash Bash next weekend. Head Coach Daniel Griff and two of the Raptor starters will be in Wellington, New Zealand attending IRANZ so these minutes will be crucial for the upcoming fixtures.
The youth of the team did not disappoint with sophomores leading the way—Wyatt Appleton scored a hat-trick, Andrew Ryan picking up a brace, and Baron Lankford also scored and gained major meters with his hard running. First-year player Jackson Burgdorf recorded his first career try. Senior Drew Cook, back from an injury suffered during wrestling season, also scored, while Jake Orefice converted all six of his kicks in the match.
Coming up this weekend, there's the Ruck-n-Roll tournament in Maryland. Vienna out of Virginia plays LaSalle out of Pennsylvania in this one.
Loudoun plays West End, and later on Loudoun plays LaSalle, with Vienna playing the Maryland Exiles.
Check back for scores
4/3
Whithrow
39-0
Perrysburg
Ohio
4/4
Valor
12-13
St. Thomas Aquinas
Non-Conf.
4/4
Hanover
Ccld
BC High
Mass. IAA
4/4
Ridgefield
19-22
Pelham HS
Non-Conf.
4/8
Weymouth
17-12
Belmont HS
Mass. IAA
4/5
Brunswick
0-35
Shaker
Ohio
4/5
Warrior
10-38
Olentangy
Ohio
4/5
St Thomas
29-24
Allen
Texas SS
4/5
Faith Family
55-29
St. Pius X
Texas SS
4/5
ICRON
L-W
Raptor
Tennessee
4/5
Pendleton
54-0
Westside
Indiana
4/5
Eastside
47-12
Liberty
Washington
4/6
Tempe
37-12
Tucson
Arizona
4/6
Western Force
L-W
SLUH
Missouri
4/6
Eureka
at
St. Louis Jets
Missouri
4/6
Fairfield Prep
12-37
Georgetown Prep
Non-Conf.
4/6
Elsie Allen
12-35
Wolverines
NorCal Gold
4/6
Palmer
at
Boulder
Colorado
4/6
Falcons
14-19
Regis Jesuit
Colorado
4/6
East HS
64-10
Titans
Colorado
4/6
Key Biscayne
20-0
Boca Raton
Florida
4/6
Jacksonville
29-24
Tampa
Florida
4/6
Brother Martin
41-5
St. Paul
Louisiana
4/6
NOLA Jesuit
54-0
Warren Easton
Louisiana
4/6
Norman
28-0
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma
4/6
Little Rock
0-90
F5
Oklahoma
4/6
Wichita
17-17
Bixby
Oklahoma
4/6
Rainier
47-0
Chuckanut
Washington
4/6
Wenatchee
Ccld
Tri Cities
Cascade
4/6
Moscow
50-0
Ellensburg
Cascade
4/6
Yakima
17-35
Spokane
Cascade
4/6
De La Salle
62-12
Jesuit Sac.
NorCal Premier
4/6
Granite Bay
47-6
Mother Lode
NorCal Premier
4/6
Cardinals Blue
Tier2/3
Southern Pines
NC Tier 1
4/6
Rattlesnakes
at
Cardinals Red
NC Tier 1
4/6
Charlotte Tigers
46-19
Clayton
NC Tier 1
4/6
West Valley Warriors
29-12
Brighton
Utah
4/6
Kearns
51-5
Mountain Ridge
Utah
4/6
SOC Raptors
33-17
Belmont Shore
SoCal D2
4/6
Santa Barbara Stingrays
0-36
Santa Monica
SoCal D2
4/6
Hawaiian Gardens
L-W
Pasadena
SoCal D2
4/6
OMBAC
38-31
Back Bay
SoCal D1
4/6
SOC Raptors
13-34
Belmont Shore
SoCal D1
4/6
Try Time
29-17
Rancho Cucamonga
SoCal D1
4/6
Canby
7-39
Linn-Benton
Oregon
4/6
West Valley
22-45
Summit
Oregon
4/6
Chinook
0-35
Eastside
Oregon
4/6
Newberg
0-35
Bend
Oregon
4/6
Vienna
7-19
LaSalle CAN
RucknRoll
4/6
Vienna A/B
7-7
Maryland Exiles
RucknRoll
4/6
Loudoun
21-7
West End
RucknRoll
4/6
Loudoun
0-86
LaSalle CAN
RucknRoll
4/7
Tigers
41-14
Redhawks
NC Tier 1
4/7
Fort Hunt
24-14
Richmond Strikers
Virginia
4/7
Conestoga
at
Cumberland Valley
RugbyPA
4/7
Malvern Prep
21-31
Doylestown
RugbyPA
4/7
