Berks Wins HS Bracket at Surfside 7s
Berks Wins HS Bracket at Surfside 7s
Berks County Rugby traveled to Stone Harbor, NJ to compete in the Elite High School Invitational division of Surfside 7s, hosted by Philadelphia-Whitemarsh RFC.
In a final warmup before leaving for NAI 7s in Utah, Berks utilized a combination of Utah bound players and players from their 2nd side.
The 10-team tournament consisted of Coventry Wildcats, Conestoga, LaSalle, St Joe's Prep, MD15, Minutemen, St Augustine, Bishop Shanahan, Malvern Prep, and Berks.
Berks went 2-0 in pool play with a tough win over LaSalle (14-7) and St Joe's Prep (31-10).
This put Berks into the semifinal where they would meet Minutemen. Berks took the semifinal 43-7, while in the other semi St Augustine beat Conestoga 17-0.
This set up a rematch of last year's final, which Berks won. This year saw the same result as 2021, with Berks taking the game 17-7.
Surfside organizers selected Berks prop, Diohnny Ruiz, as the tournament MVP.
Berks also entered a U23 team into the Men's Elite division. This was the first time that a team of alumni have played as Berks since the high school team was founded.
The team consisted of players from Kutztown, Life, ICCC, West Chester and Reading RFC.
Berks U23 went 3-1 on the day, winning the Plate Championship by beating the St Augustine alumni team in the final.