Around the USA in Boys HS 7s

10.05.2026HS Boys

Quinn Ferris for St. Ignatius 7s. Photo Alex Goff.

Author: Alex Goff

Some newer faces are showing themselves in Boys fall 7s, but at the same time some familiar names are winning, also.

North Carolina

This week was a week off in North Carolina, but right now South Charlotte leads the U19 Elite bracket with a 3-0 record with Huskies and Redhawks right behind at 2-1.

The Rattlesnakes lead the Boys Open division, while the Cobras lead in the girls.

New York

In the first weekend of action in New York, Fordham II swept the field, beating Pelham, Play Rugby, Fordham I, and St. Michael's to go 4-0. Pelham was second at 3-1 and their JV team went 2-0.

Pennsylvania

This was a bye week in RugbyPA and the week before weather canceled proceedings so this comiung weekend in Lancaster, Pa. will be the boys teams' first comeptition in three weeks.

Berks County, Doylestown, LaSalle, and Elizabethtown were 4-0 in Week #1.

Ohio

St. Ignatius continues to win games but they have been pushed. St. Edward is their main rivals, again, as the two matches between these teams were 7-5 and 7-0, respectively. Ignatius defended well but were not polished offensively.

St Ignatius tackles St Edward 2026 Fall 7s. Ph AG — St. ignatius vs St. Edward B. Alex Goff photo.

Several players have had their moments for Ignatius. Playmakers Charlie French and Preston Bucsanyi lead in points—French often scoring tries right after some good work done by his teammates. Danny Longstreet is tied with Bucsanyi for 2nd in tries for the team.

They have some power, too, with Quinn Ferris, Jace Herman, and Ben Stefan playing good, physical rugby, and helping make their restarts an offensive weapon.

Meanwhile, in Ohio's South division, St. Xavier leads the way with William Nies and Will Brauley scoring tries. St. X is currently unbeaten although they do have a tie with Moeller. Since that tie on Week 1 they have won the rest of their games, going 3-0 this past weekend.

Utah

The state championship is this coming weekend.

Indiana

Mudsock continues to play well and, in fact, seem to be getting better. They swept Penn, Westfield, and Zionsville. They were tested by Zionsville, but overall Mudsock has started shutting teams out.

Sam Hawkins, Jr., Lux Sundling, Travis Mack, and Sebastian Brown have been prominent on the scoresheet as Mudsock is now 9-0.

Zionsville is 6-3, losing twice to Mudsock (in Mudsock's closest games of the fall) and also once to Noblesville. Joshua Loya has been a try machine for them, while Aaden Wermer has also been featured frequently on the scoresheet.