High school rugby is already on the slate this first weekend in January.

Southern California and North Carolina jump right back into competition and we'll see a couple more leagues get into the fray soon.

In North Carolina South Meck leads the way and is likely favored over Providence Friday night.

South Meck HS Leads North Carolina Going Into Break

The game of the week i probably Marvin Ridge vs Myers Park in a clash of two 2-1 teams. 

Marvin Ridge, Hough, Myers Park All Log Wins in North Carolina

In Southern California, this is the school season but there are two leagues, with one league being teams with players that are almost exclusively from one school, and the other with a bit more of a mi, but retaining a single-school identify. So in the latter group Carlsbad, which is pretty much Thunder when the club season rolls around, faces off with an always difficult San Clemente side. That's probably the biggest game of the first weekend in the Multi-School group.

SoCal HS Teams Get Early Tests 

In the school teams, Torrey Pines has already won the Big Game, 15-12 over Los Alamitos. So in a way we're watching these two teams and seeing if they can stay strong throughout. Servite is back to cause problems for Los Al, while TP is favored over San Marcos.