Oregon and RugbyPA kick off this week, which is nice to see and they've got a robust league this season.

More regular-season games are cropping up in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio as well. So the colder climes are heating up a bit.

We, of course, has the massive #1 vs #2 HS Club game this week and it didn't disappoint, giving us a one-point game. Report on that game and the follow-up #2 vs #11 here:

Woodlands Goes 2-0 on Tough SoCal Trip

Other rankings-intriguing games:

SLUH visits Illinois and plays Neuqua Friday night followed by New Trier. Okapi plays a Gibbons team we're still trying to figure out.

Okapi Leads the Way in Florida

Eastside plays Camas in Washington in a game that has National Championship seeding implications. Gregory the Great at Berks is another one with some BHSNC implications. Berks is seething a bit after a flat 20-minute period in the middle of the game saw Aspetuck burun them enough to win.

Georgetown Prep visits LaSalle and a really useful West Valley side takes on East HS in a rivalry match in Utah.

Aspetuck visits Xavier in a big Northeast clash. Xavier is coming off a victory over Fort Hunt while NextPhaseRugbyAspetuck, as mentioned above, beat Berks. Aspetuck is benefiting from a very strong start from Jason Champagne (who was a star for the NextPhaseRugby 7s select side over the summer). Flanker Aiden Bethray had an excellent game vs Berks as did Larell Bigs, while in the backs Jaden Campbell has been a good complement to Champagne.

Aspetuck vs Berks from last week. Diana Champagne photo.

And then, of course, we have School-team #1 Gonzaga visiting HS Club #4 Charlotte Cardinals. Both teams are very experienced and fairly polished for this time of year.