HS State Finals, Tournaments, Rankings Clashes
HS State Finals, Tournaments, Rankings Clashes
Over 130 games are on the high school slate this weekend as most leagues heat up.
We also have a pretty compelling Montana Invitationals, which includes Herriman, Kahuku, Liberty out of Washington, and leading teams in Montana Missoula and Gallatin.
Live stream for the Invitational is here>>
Florida sees its quarterfinals and it was interesting to see Jacksonville at the Tropical 7s last week as they bounce from 15s to 7s to 15s. Well, actually, they played a slightly more open-field version of 15s at Tropical, and it was, said Head Coach Aaron Church, a good way to prepare for the playoffs.
Illinois is hitting its stride and last week we saw New Trier beat Neuqua 29-14. this was a non-league game and Neuqua starts its single-school season this coming week. The game was 10-7 at halftime and Neuqua in fact led 14-10 after a wayward pass was nabbed and taken to the house. But New Trier's powerful pack and ability to regather themselves saw them dominate possession and score three tries in the last third of the match to win 29-14.
So we're heavily into rugby in Illinois, Wisconsin, and (sort of) Minnesota. Actually, Minnesota is quiet this weekend but we'll see more of them later on (as usual). Hopkins is looking good there.
Other games of interest:
St. Xavier of Cincinnati hosts the Great Midwest tournament, with six teams from three states.
Phoenix plays Tempe in the Arizona state final. Brother Martin plays Jesuit New Orleans in the Louisiana state final.
Dallas Jesuit plays Celina in the Texas/Louisiana Varsity Cup semifinals. The other semi, Strake Jesuit vs Lake Travis, was played almost two weeks ago with Strake winning. The final will be May 3.
Archbishop Spalding gets out of Maryland and plays Father Ryan in Tennessee.
BC High plays Xaverian Brothers in a big one in Massachusetts.
San Mateo Wolverines, the 2024 Tier II winner at the Boys National Championships, visit the 2024 HS Club champs Charlotte Cardinals.
Katy vs The Woodlands is the top matchup among Texas clubs.
St. Ignatius meets Gonzaga in neutral territory in a rematch of the 2024 and 2022 Single-School National Championships final.
Check back for scores:
| Date | Away | at | Home | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22 | Leo | 17-14 | Warsaw | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Kenmore | 17-48 | McQuaid Jesuit | Upstate NY |
| 4/23 | Berks | 17-33 | Malvern Prep | RugbyPA D1 |
| 4/23 | North Shore | 10-53 | Marquette | Wisconsin |
| 4/23 | Mudsock | 0-24 | Noblesville | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Marian | 66-12 | Homestead | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Zionsville | 46-0 | City Rugby | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Columbus | 29-31 | Westside | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Carmel | 44-0 | North Central | Indiana |
| 4/23 | Blue Valley | at | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kansas |
| 4/24 | New Trier | at | Stallions | Illinois |
| 4/24 | Glen Ellyn | at | Crystal Lake | Illinois |
| 4/24 | Naperville | at | Thundercat HS | Illinois |
| 4/24 | West Suburban | at | South Suburban | Illinois |
| 4/24 | Forest Hills | at | West Ottawa | Michigan |
| 4/24 | Loyola | at | Brighton | Michigan |
| 4/24 | Celina | at | Dallas Jesuit | TX/LA SF |
| 4/25 | Tempe | vs | Phoenix | Arizona Final |
| 4/25 | Staples HS | at | Fairfield Pegasus | Connecticut |
| 4/25 | Verona | at | Waukesha | Wisconsin |
| 4/25 | Muskego | at | Chargers | Wisconsin |
| 4/25 | Oregon | at | MARC Palm Beach | Wisconsin |
| 4/25 | Oshkosh | at | Fond du Lac | Wisconsin |
| 4/25 | Fox Cities | at | Pulaski Roos | Wisconsin |
| 4/25 | Dublin | at | Olentangy | Ohio |
| 4/25 | Warrior | at | Maryville | Ohio |
| 4/25 | Mentor | at | Highland | Ohio |
| 4/25 | Meridian | at | Middleton | Idaho |
| 4/25 | Saints | at | Neuqua | Illinois |
| 4/25 | Archbishop Spalding | at | Fr. Ryan | Cross-Border |
| 4/26 | Denver East | at | Regis Jesuit | Colorado |
| 4/26 | Bixby | at | Wichita | Oklahoma |
| 4/26 | Clayton | at | Tigers T1 | N. Carolina T1 |
| 4/26 | Tigers T2 | at | SoPi Sandhills | N. Carolina T2 |
| 4/26 | Cardinals Gold | at | RattleSnakes T2 | N. Carolina T2 |
| 4/26 | San Mateo Wolverines | at | Charlotte Cardinals | Non-Conference |
| 4/26 | St. Ignatius | vs | Gonzaga | Non-Conference |
| 4/26 | Gridley | at | Silicon Valley | NorCal Gold |
| 4/26 | SacAir | at | Elsie Allen | NorCal Gold |
| 4/26 | Lamorinda | at | EPA | NorCal Gold |
| 4/26 | Chinook Wolf Pack | at | Canby | Oregon |
| 4/26 | Summit | at | West Valley Rams | Oregon |
| 4/26 | Linn Benton Lions | at | Eastside Tsunami | Oregon |
| 4/26 | Bend Blues | at | Beaverton Barbarians | Oregon |
| 4/26 | Play Rugby | at | Rye | Rugby NY |
| 4/26 | Canisius | at | Corning | Upstate NY |
| 4/26 | CNY Silverbacks | at | Orchard Park | Upstate NY |
| 4/26 | SD Mustangs | at | Santa Monica | SoCal Cross |
| 4/26 | Thunder | at | Tribe | SoCal Cross |
| 4/26 | SOC Raptors | at | Try Time | SoCal D1 |
| 4/26 | OMBAC | at | Belmont Shore | SoCal D1 |
| 4/26 | SD Mustangs 2 | at | Pasadena | SoCal D2 |
| 4/26 | Empire | at | Belmont Shore 2 | SoCal D2 |
| 4/26 | Spartans | at | Boks | Texas |
| 4/26 | Katy | at | Woodlands | Texas |
| 4/26 | Rainier Highlanders | at | Camas Papermakers | Washington |
| 4/26 | Louisville Crash | at | City Rugby | Indiana |
| 4/26 | Westfield | at | Mudsock | Indiana |
| 4/26 | Pendleton | at | Penn HS | Indiana |
| 4/26 | Brownsburg | at | Columbus | Indiana |
| 4/26 | Homestead | at | Bishop Dwenger | Indiana |
| 4/26 | North Central | at | Noblesville | Indiana |
| 4/26 | Pendleton Ore. | at | Yakima | E. Wash |
| 4/26 | Liberty Warriors | at | Moscow | E. Wash |
| 4/26 | Timberline | at | Rocky Mountain | Idaho |
| 4/26 | LoCo | at | Western Suburbs | Virginia D2 |
| 4/26 | 757 | at | Benedictine | Virginia D2 |
| 4/26 | Taft | at | ND de La Salette | Illinois |
| 4/26 | Fenwick | at | St. Rita | Illinois |
| 4/26 | Wellington | at | Okapi Pink | Florida QF |
| 4/26 | Fort Lauderdale | at | Okapi White | Florida QF |
| 4/26 | Tampe | at | Jacksonville | Florida QF |
| 4/26 | Boca | at | Key Biscayne | Florida QF |
| 4/26 | Gallatin | vs | Herriman | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Missoula | vs | Liberty | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Silverbacks | vs | Helena | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Liberty | vs | Schoolhouse | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Gallatin | vs | Kahuku | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Herriman | vs | Missoula | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Withrow | vs | Moeller | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | Walnut Hills | vs | St. Xavier | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | Fort Wayne | at | St. Xavier | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | SLUH | at | Withrow | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | Fort Wayne | at | Walnut Hills | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | SLUH | vs | Moeller | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/26 | Danville Oaks | at | SFGG | NorCal Premier |
| 4/26 | Premier SF | vs | Premier SF | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | De la Salle | at | Granite Bay | NorCal Premier |
| 4/26 | Kahuku | vs | Liberty | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Motherlode | at | Marin | NorCal Premier |
| 4/26 | Gallatin | vs | Panthers | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Missoula | vs | CenCal | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Premier 5th SF | vs | Premier 5th SF | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Premier 5th SF | vs | Premier 5th SF | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/26 | Premier SF | vs | Premier SF | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Union | at | St. Augustine | New Jersey |
| 4/27 | CBA | at | Morris | New Jersey |
| 4/27 | Grand Island | at | Fairport | Upstate NY |
| 4/27 | Brother Martin | vs | Jesuit NOLA | Louisiana |
| 4/27 | Wando | at | Redhawks | N. Carolina T1 |
| 4/27 | Berks | L-W | St. Joseph's | RugbyPA D1 |
| 4/27 | Conestoga | at | LaSalle | RugbyPA D1 |
| 4/27 | Cumberland Valley | at | Doylestown | RugbyPA D1 |
| 4/27 | Malvern Prep | at | Knightmare | RugbyPA D1 |
| 4/27 | MontCo. | at | St. Joe's D2 | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Delaware County | at | Roman Catholic | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Bishop Shanahan | at | West Chester | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Downingtown | at | LaSalle D2 | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Elizabethtown | at | Blackthorn | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | State College | at | Hollidaysburg | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Malvern Prep | at | Knightmare | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Moon Area | at | North Pitt | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Indiana | at | West Allegheny | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Penn Hills | at | Central Catholic | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/27 | Northern Force | at | Perrysburg | Ohio |
| 4/27 | Medina | at | St. Charles | Ohio |
| 4/27 | Hilliard | at | Hudson | Ohio |
| 4/27 | Northern Force | at | Perrysburg | Ohio |
| 4/27 | Grizzlies | at | Chicago Lions | Illinois |
| 4/27 | Predators | at | CRC Berserkers | Illinois |
| 4/27 | Missoula | vs | Kahuku | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Gallatin | vs | Liberty | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Herriman | vs | Kahuku | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Missoula | vs | Gallatin | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Liberty | vs | Herriman | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Premier | vs | 7th-8th | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Premier | vs | 5th-6th | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Premier | vs | 3rd-4th | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Premier | vs | Final | Mont. Invit. |
| 4/27 | Pool A 3rd | vs | Pool B 3rd | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/27 | Pool A 2nd | vs | Pool B 2nd | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/27 | Pool A 1st | at | Pool B 1st | Great MW Tnmnt |
| 4/28 | Mt. St. Michaels | at | St. Joseph BTS | Rugby NY |
| 4/28 | Pulaski Joeys | at | Green Bay 2 | Wisconsin |
| 4/28 | North Shore | at | Eastside | Wisconsin |
| 4/28 | De Pere | at | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| 4/28 | Elkhorn | at | Marquette | Wisconsin |
| 4/30 | BC High | at | Xaverian Bros. | Mass. IAA |
| 4/30 | Belmont HS | at | Weymouth | Mass. IAA |
| 4/30 | Milton HS | at | St. John's | Mass. IAA |
| 4/30 | Grandville | at | Detroit Cent. Cath. | Michigan |
| 4/30 | Forest Hills | at | Loyola | Michigan |
| 4/30 | Traverse City | at | Rockford | Michigan |
| 4/30 | Mount St. Joseph | at | Calvert Hall | Md. IAA |
