HS Nationals Seeding On The Mind in HS Games This Week
HS Nationals Seeding On The Mind in HS Games This Week
Minnesota and Massachusetts get their league seasons going and Connecticut gets going in earnest.
We have several pretty important games this weekend, with seedings at HS Nationals being on the line, and more. besides:
SOC Raptors play Thunder Rugby in what appears to be a winner-take-all play-in for Nationals. Both teams are 0-2 against their other rivals in SoCal and so the final spot should be contested between these two. Meanwhile, San Diego Mustangs and Belmont Shore, having both beaten SOC and Thunder, are also playing in a game that likely decides the top team in SoCal's HS Club competition, and also likely decides who will get a stronger seed at Nationals.
In most HSNC seasons, teams are pushing to be among the top three. Generally those spots are considered better than the dreaded #4 vs #5 clash, which is usually though to be the toughest ask. However, last year every first-round game was within a try, so maybe the seedings don't matter so much.
Danville vs De La Salle and Granite Bay vs an always difficult Marin highlight the Northern California weekend. In Texas they decide the single-school champs with Dallas Jesuit vs Strake Jesuit.
Gonzaga hosts their annual tournament and this one has St. Anthony's from South Africa and Shawnigan Lake from Canada to spice things up. Sprinkled in there are fixtures such as Gonzaga vs Staples, Staples vs New Orleans Jesuit, and Charlotte Cardinals vs Fort Hunt.
St. Ignatius plays St. Edward in the big rivalry game in Cleveland. It's also a chance to see a slightly more healthy SIHS in action, and those self-same Wildcats will be trying to put in a good showing in part because of those pesky HS Nationals seedings. Meanwhile, St. Edward has found some improved performances and, hosting on Senior Night, will be looking for an upset.
In Connecticut, Greenwich has their own tournament with Berks out of Pennsylvania, among others, in attendance. After beating Fairfield Prep and Staples, Greenwich could lay claim to a prominent seed at Nationals. This tournament, plus April 29 vs Aspetuck and May 13 vs Xavier will tell us more.
Check back for scores:
| 4/19 | Detroit Cent. Catholic | 128-0 | Brighton | Michigan |
| 4/19 | Gorilla Rugby | 12-35 | KC Jr. Blues | Non-Conference |
| 4/19 | HSE Mudsock | 19-24 | Pendleton | Indiana D1 |
| 4/19 | Carmel | 0-36 | Westside | Indiana D1 |
| 4/19 | Palmer | 14-33 | Regis Jesuit | Colorado |
| 4/20 | Lincoln-Sudbury | at | St. John's Prep | MIAA |
| 4/20 | Xaverian Brothers | 17-38 | Belmont HS | MIAA |
| 4/21 | Monarch | 24-12 | Weld | Colorado |
| 4/21 | Motherlode | 19-52 | Jesuit Sacramento | NorCal |
| 4/21 | Liberty | at | Liberty North | Missouri |
| 4/21 | Eagle | 23-19 | Owyhee | Idaho |
| 4/21 | St. James | 5-31 | KC Jr. Blues | Missouri |
| 4/21 | Fox Cities | L-W | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| 4/21 | Fond du Lac | L-W | Pulaski | Wisconsin |
| 4/21 | De Pere | L-W | Nicolet | Wisconsin |
| 4/21 | Eagan | at | Becker | Minnesota |
| 4/21 | Edina | at | Minnetonka | Minnesota |
| 4/21 | Albert lea | at | Hopkins | Minnesota |
| 4/21 | St. Anthony's | at | New Rochelle | MetNY |
| 4/21 | Fordham Prep | 0-36 | Pelham | MetNY |
| 4/21 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-32 | St Martin's Academy | Kansas |
| 4/21 | Rocky Mountain | 15-24 | Rigby | Idaho |
| 4/21 | SLUH | 14-19 | Moeller | Non-Conference |
| 4/22 | SLUH | 3-14 | St. Xavier | Non-Conference |
| 4/22 | Moeller | 19-13 | St. Xavier | Ohio |
| 4/22 | Strake Jesuit | 14-27 | Dallas Jesuit | Texas SS Final |
| 4/22 | SFGG | 20-38 | Jesuit Sacramento | NorCal |
| 4/22 | Danville | 22-7 | De La Salle | NorCal |
| 4/22 | Wolverines | 47-14 | Lamorinda | NorCal |
| 4/22 | Marin | 20-50 | Granite Bay | NorCal |
| 4/22 | Serra | 12-72 | Elsie Allen | NorCal |
| 4/22 | Jacksonville | 15-26 | Cardinal Gibbons | Florida QFs |
| 4/22 | Tampa | 15-74 | Boca Raton | Florida QFs |
| 4/22 | Key Biscayne | 33-31 | Wellington | Florida QFs |
| 4/22 | Delabrton | 0-47 | BC High | Non-Conference |
| 4/22 | Blue Valley | 7-39 | St Martin's Academy | Kansas |
| 4/22 | St. Ignatius | 37-5 | St. Edward | Ohio |
| 4/22 | Redhawks | at | Charlotte Cardinals A | NC Club 1 |
| 4/22 | Charlotte Cardinals B | at | Clayton | NC Club 1 |
| 4/22 | Greer | 7-42 | Tigers | NC Club 1 |
| 4/22 | CardinalsT2 | vs | RedhawksT2 | NC Club 2 |
| 4/22 | SoPi | vs | ClaytonT2 | NC Club 2 |
| 4/22 | Sandhills | vs | TigersT2 | NC Club 2 |
| 4/22 | Raleigh | 40-5 | Motley | NC Club 2 |
| 4/22 | Pendleton | 17-12 | Penn | Indiana D1 |
| 4/22 | Carmel | 0-17 | Royal Irish | Indiana D1 |
| 4/22 | Bishop Dwenger | 10-27 | Westside | Indiana D1 |
| 4/22 | Fairport | at | Syracuse | New York |
| 4/22 | East HS | 36-10 | Boulder | Colorado |
| 4/22 | F5 | at | Bixby | Oklahoma |
| 4/22 | Little Rock | at | Norman | Oklahoma |
| 4/22 | Plano | at | Grays | Oklahoma |
| 4/22 | Wichita | at | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| 4/22 | Beaverton Barbarians | 35-0 | Newberg | Oregon |
| 4/22 | West Valley Rams | 31-5 | Chinook Wolf Pack | Oregon |
| 4/22 | Eastside | 40-5 | Bend | Oregon |
| 4/22 | Camas HS | 45-27 | Summit | Oregon |
| 4/22 | Thunder | 26-27 | SOC Raptors | SoCal |
| 4/22 | Belmont Shore | 33-26 | San Diego Mustangs | SoCal |
| 4/22 | Rebels | 5-47 | Back Bay | SoCal |
| 4/22 | St. Andrew's (SA) | 69-0 | Gonzaga White | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Gonzaga | 35-10 | NOLA Jesuit | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | St. Andrew's (SA) | 26-5 | Vienna | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Aspetuck | Ccld | Raleigh | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Gonzaga | 48-0 | Staples | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Vienna | Ccld | Gonzaga White | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Charlotte Cardinals | 21-0 | AYR | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Shawnigan | 21-12 | Raleigh Redhawks | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Charlotte Cardinals | 20-0 | Fort Hunt | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Fort Hunt | Ccld | AYR | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Staples | Ccld | NOLA Jesuit | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Shawnigan Lake | 11-10 | Aspetuck | Gonzaga Tnmnt Prem |
| 4/22 | Fairfield Prep | 34-0 | Clayton | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Christian Brothers | vs | Barbarians | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Fairfield Prep | 24-5 | Loudoun | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Christian Brothers | vs | Good Counsel | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Salesianum | vs | Loudoun | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Richmond | vs | Good Counsel | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Salesianum | vs | Clayton | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Richmond | vs | Barbarians | Gonzaga Tnmnt Var. |
| 4/22 | Delbarton | at | BC High | Non-Conference |
| 4/22 | Greenwich | 38-0 | Berks | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | Berks | 5-0 | Union/Morris | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | Union/Morris | 0-10 | Bishop Hendricken | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | Bishop Hendricken | 5-34 | Greenwich | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | Greenwich | 41-5 | Union/Morris | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | Bishop Hendricken | vs | Berks | Quad State Showdown |
| 4/22 | SLV Rhinos | 36-10 | West Valley | Utah |
| 4/22 | TC Fusion | at | War Frogs | Utah |
| 4/22 | Wasatch | 12-57 | Bear River | Utah |
| 4/22 | Cavemen | 19-20 | Te Mana | Utah |
| 4/22 | Genesis | at | United | Utah |
| 4/22 | Westlake | 0-45 | South Davis | Utah |
| 4/22 | Mountain Ridge | at | Highland | Utah |
| 4/22 | Riverton | 24-55 | Kearns | Utah |
| 4/22 | Seattle | 3-73 | Rainier | Washington |
| 4/22 | Glen Ellyn | 62-14 | Naperville | Illinois |
| 4/23 | Grand Island | at | Kenmore | New York |
| 4/23 | Corning | at | Canisius | New York |
| 4/23 | Doylestown | at | Cumberland Valley | Rugby PA |
| 4/23 | LaSalle College HS | 36-0 | Conestoga | Rugby PA |
| 4/23 | Malvern Prep | 0-44 | Gregory the Great | Rugby PA |
| 4/23 | Staples | at | Ridgefield | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Simsbury | at | Trumbull | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Fairfield Prep D2 | at | Darien High Sc | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Fairfield Pegasi D2 | at | Cobra Club | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Midstate D2 | at | West Hartford | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Aspetuck D2 | at | Southington | Connecticut |
| 4/23 | Gonzaga White | 12-7 | AYR War Eagle | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Raleigh Redhawks | 24-7 | Staples | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Vienna | 19-7 | NOLA Jesuit | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Aspetuck | 35-19 | Fort Hunt | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Gonzaga Purple | 22-12 | Shawnigan Lake | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Charlotte Cardinals | 27-12 | St. Andrew's | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Raleigh Redhawls | 41-7 | Gonzaga White | Gonzaga Classic Bowl |
| 4/23 | Staples | 7-5 | AYR War Eagle | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | Vienna | 14-5 | Aspetuck | Gonzaga Classic Plate |
| 4/23 | Fort Hunt | 17-7 | NOLA Jesuit | Gonzaga Classic |
| 4/23 | St. Andrew's | 74-0 | Shawnigan Lake | Gonzaga Classic 3rd-4th |
| 4/23 | Gonzaga Purple | 22-10 | Charlotte Cardinals | Gonzaga Classic Final |
