Gonzaga hosted their Gonzaga Classic over the weekend, with the host team taking the Boys Varsity bracket, while Doylestown impressed in the Girls Varsity bracket and took the final.
Gonzaga College HS inducted their 2014-2016 teams, which won three state National Championships, into the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame, so there were plenty of alumni watching the games.
Fort Hunt had a solid showing, beating Gonzaga Black and Clayton to make the semifinals. Meanwhile, this is another tournament for the South Carolina Barbarians, a team that plays in various events around the country and has exposed several talented players to strong opposition.
The Barbarians did lose to Gonzaga's 1st side, their Purple side, but rebounded with an impressive 45-0 shutout of Loyola Blakefield.
All of that set up the semifinals on Day 2. Gonzaga recorded their third-straight shutout with a 38-0 win over Golden Eagle out of Atlanta. The other semifinal was a back-and-forth game and Fort Hunt finally won in dramatic fashion with a last-second penalty goal. Fort Hunt 15 SC Barbarians 14.
Boy's Varsity Day 1 Results:
Gonzaga White (All sophomore team) 14 Alexandria City 5
Gonzaga Purple 67 Loyola Blakefield 0
Clayton 27 Gonzaga Black (B-side) 14
Atlanta Golden Eagle Rugby 8 Gonzaga White 0
Gonzaga Purple 21 South Carolina Barbarians 0
Fort Hunt 47 Gonzaga Black 7
South Carolina Barbarians 45 Loyola Blakefield 0
Atlanta Golden Eagle Rugby 36 Alexandria City 0
Fort Hunt 35 Clayton 19
Day 2 Results:
Semi-Finals:
Gonzaga Purple 38 Atlanta Golden Eagle Rugby 0
Fort Hunt 15 South Carolina Barbarians 14 - Fort Hunt won ona PK with no time left
3rd/4th:
SC Barbarians over Atlanta Golden Eagle
In the final, Gonzaga made it 3-and-a-half-games without giving up a point. As both teams brought on fresh legs Fort Hunt scored twice in the second half, finally breaching Gonzaga's line. Gonzaga 40 Fort Hunt 14.
