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02.03.2023HS Boys
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Some teams are kicking off their season this week, with Vienna playing Springfield/West End in Virginia being a really early runout.

Meanwhile we're now into the heart of the Texas season and Strake Jesuit is at Dallas Jesuit—that's one to keep a close eye on.

Dallas Jesuit, Strake, St. Thomas to 2-0 in Texas

Florida's league moves along with Okapi taking on Wellington.

Competitive Florida Conference Looks to Week 3

In the Southern California Interscholastic Rugby Federation, the top two teams, both undefeated, are facing of with Friday night's St. Augustine at Cathedral Catholic. Last week the Saints beat Mira Costa and found themselves under some pressure—halftime score was 26-17.

But St. Augustine ran out five unanswered tries in the second half. James Root has been consistent all season long in leading the forwards and scored for the Saints. Center Caelyb Aguirre continued to get better and play well, while freshman Sebastian Tucker was a force on offense and defense, scoring a key first-half try to retake the momentum.

That second-half surge puts them in good shape for the Charity Cup at Cathedral.

Cathedral had some significant turnover this year and Head Coach Glenn Irvine was concerned about what his team could do. But they did return 11 starters and only three seniors starting in the backline.

"We're not as big size-wise as last year but our speed and rugby IQ has increased," said Irvine. "Our focus is on attacking and our scrumhalf, Spencer Huntley, has done a great job leading the attack."

Practice sessions include 45 minutes of the JV versus Varsity and that allows young players to put their hand up. Cathedral's depth is why they will be a strong team every year in SCIRF. They have 65 players this year and, said Irvine, that allows the coaching staff to plan ahead.

As for now? They have seen improvement in the lineouts, the kicking game, and execution in the backline.

"We'll continue to build on that strength going forward," said Irvine.

Check back for scores:

2/3St. Augustine17-30Cathedral CatholicSCIRF
2/3San Clemente59-0San MarcosSoCal Single School
2/3Rancho Cucamonga14-27Long Beach PolySoCal Multi Sch.
2/3San Juan7-68Carlsbad HSSoCal Multi Sch.
2/3Los Alamitos HS65-7John Muir HSSoCal Multi Sch.
2/3Torrey PinesFft W-LLoyola HS LASoCal Single School
2/3Strake Jesuit HSPpdDallas Jesuit HSTexas SS Cup D1
2/3Faith Family Academy HS7-73St Pius X HSTexas SS Cup D1
2/3Allen HSPpdSt Thomas HSTexas SS Cup D1
2/3Lake Travis HSPpdWoodlands HSTexas SS Cup D1
2/4Warren26-36ServiteSCIRF
2/4St. John Bosco0-28FallbrookSCIRF
     
2/4Okapi46-22WellingtonFlorida HS
2/4Jacksonville64-14TampaFlorida HS
2/4Motherlode5-22De La SalleNorCal
2/4JSerraScgJesuit SacramentoNorCal SS
2/4La Costa Canyon24-19Mission BaySCIRF
2/3Clairemont HS59-0MurrietaSoCal Multi Sch.
2/4Elsie Allen48-17LamorindaNorCal
2/4Plano Rugby HS26-10Brazoria HSTexas Club HS D1
2/4West Houston Lions HS95-0Westlake HSTexas Club HS D1
2/4Celina HS0-69Woodlands D1Texas Club HS D1
2/4ViennaatSpringfield West EndNon-Conference
2/5Eastside Lions0-15MarinNon-Conference

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