Here's a quick look at some of the HS results around the nation.
On a very cold Saturday in Connecticut, Fairfield Prep defeated Aspetuck 32-27.
Fairfield Prep defeated Aspetuck 32-27 in the first game of our regular season.
It was a fairly typical opening game for both teams as they tried to hit the ground running. Their forwards were probably better than the backs on the day—ball handling and kicking suffered in the conditions.
The game was back-and-forth throughout and finally Will Kelly scored at the death to win it for Fairfield. Billy Mitchell, Alex Iadarola, and John Morris also scored for Fairfield. Cole Westerlund scored a try also and added seven points with the boot.
St. Xavier out of Cincinnati won two games on the day, beating the Louisville Crash 37-10 and then HSE Mudsock out of Indiana 42-7.
Head Coach mark Weidner said he has a very strong starting 15 but the other players looking to break into the starting lineup have work to do.
Carson Padgett scored four tries on the day while Camden Bowling was a physical force. Jake Schlieff is taking over the flyhalf position and doing well there, while Sammy Schwartz led from the front.
Also in Ohio, Archbishop Moeller hosted Rockford out of Michigan and Bishop Dwenger out of Indiana,
Rebounding from a somewhat surprising loss to Withrow last week, Moeller won both of their games today.
"We’re confident in our schedule and believe it will prepare us for a competitive conference season," said Moeller Head Coach Dominic DeNoma. "Bringing in teams like Mudsock will help us gear up for the three powerhouse programs we face in conference play. We’ve made some big changes to the program this year, including working with four Miami University grad students and the owner of Cincinnati sports psychology and Moeller alumni Brian Arlinghaus on sports psychology, refining our offseason strength program, and bolstering our coaching staff."
Mark Heidrich, who coaches at University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Wolfhounds, and Jose Schanez, an assistant at Xavier University and a current Wolfhounds player, have been added to the staff.
Led by captains Gabriel Sagrent and Josh Burkey, Big Moe will need their class of juniors to step up.
