The Lindenwood Tournament in St. Charles, Mo. provided an excellent buildup weekend for teams in the middle of the country.
Scores include:
901 33 St. Thomas Aquinas 26
KC Jr. Blues 27 SLUH 5
901 36 Bixby 17
St. Thomas Aquinas 10 SLUH 5
KC Jr. Blues 87 Lindbergh 7
The Junior Blues put together two good victories. They got two tries from Kaden Critten against St. Louis University HS, and tries from Keller Taylor, Kade Williams, and Lance Nauer to win 27-5. SLUH Coach Brian Corrigan said the side looked rusty, as expected, and giving up a 99-meter interception try didn't help.
On Sunday KC exploded for 87 against Lindebergh, with Aiden Chavez scoring five tries, and Critten bagging another brace. Conor Sexton also score two, with Neil Carmen, Nolan Dingley, and Taylor all touching down once.
This was a good follow-up for KC after a tournament in Springfield, Mo. in which they won a series of shortened games.
SLUH was in another close game as they faced St. Thomas Aquinas on Sunday. Aquinas had lost 33-26 to 901 the day before and this time eked out a 10-5 win over SLUH in what SLUH coaches called a defensive barnburner.
"We didn't get the desired results but both matches were competitive and hard fought," said SLUh Head Coach Joe Husgen.
The game was 5-5 when Aquinas managed to punch one in at the corner to finish it off with a minute to play.
"We're improving and it wad good to get the win," said STA Head Coach Tim Kluempers. "The guys just battled all the way through. The effort it certainly there."
SLUH now goes to Indiana to play Penn, Dwenger, Pendleton, and Royal Irish.
Meanwhile, 901 (used to be called Germantown) came away with a very satisfying pair of results. Bringing 52 players, 901Rugby put a lot of focus on getting playing time and they got plenty of time for their JV side, too.
