The HS Elite brackets in the Las Vegas Invitational are underway.
The Redshirts won the Girls Elite 7s, running through the West Idaho, Carson, and Rhinos White in pool play, and then beating Shawnigan Lake in the semis.
The Utah Cannibals beat EIRA, Red Hawks, and Legacy in three shutouts in pool play, Rhinos White finally scored on the Cannibals, but Utah made the final, only to lose 14-12 to the Redshirts.
In the boys bracket, Western Sydney went 3-0 in Pool A, Rock Rugby won three very close games to go 3-0 in Pool B, BC Elite 1 took all three in Pool C, and EIRA Red was undefeated in Pool D.
Rugby Ontario, Stars, EIRA Blue,and Rhinos Black all took 2nd in their pools.
The boys bracket concludes on Saturday.
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Girls Scores:
| Pool | ||||
| A | Red Hawks United | 19 | USA South | 20 |
| A | Carson Colts | 7 | Redshirts | 26 |
| B | Utah Cannibals | 49 | EIRA | 0 |
| B | Rhinos White | 34 | Legacy RA | 0 |
| B | West Idaho TOA | 5 | Shawnigan Lake | 20 |
| B | Red Hawks United | 0 | Utah Cannibals | 24 |
| A | USA South | 7 | Carson Colts | 26 |
| A | Redshirts | 41 | West Idaho TOA | 0 |
| B | EIRA | 14 | Rhinos White | 38 |
| B | Legacy RA | 0 | Shawnigan Lake | 50 |
| B | Carson Colts | 46 | Rhinos White | 7 |
| A | Red Hawks United | 0 | Redshirts | 48 |
| A | USA South | 19 | West Idaho TOA | 17 |
| B | Utah Cannibals | 61 | Legacy RA | 0 |
| B | EIRA | 22 | Shawnigan Lake | 19 |
| Cup QF | Carson Colts | 5 | Rhinos White | 15 |
| Cup QF | Shawnigan Lake | 24 | USA South | 12 |
| 7th-Pl SF | West Idaho | 46 | Legacy RA | 0 |
| 7th-Pl SF | Red Hawks | 28 | EIRA | 5 |
| Cup SF | Utah Cannibals | 35 | Rhinos White | 15 |
| Cup SF | Redshirts | 43 | Shawnigan Lake | 5 |
| 5th Place | Carson Colts | 14 | USA South | 27 |
| 9th Place | Legacy RA | 7 | EIRA | 40 |
| 7th Place | West Idaho TOA | 17 | Red Hawks United | 26 |
| Cup Final | Utah Cannibals | 12 | Redshirts | 14 |
Boys Scores Below
| Pool | ||||
| A | Utah Cannibals | 21 | Western Sydney | 28 |
| A | Rugby Ontario | 24 | Shawnigan Lake | 15 |
| B | Ariz Bobcats | 14 | STARS | 26 |
| B | USA South | 19 | Rock Rugby | 20 |
| C | BC Elite 1 | 38 | Rhinos Javan | 7 |
| C | EIRA Blue | 22 | Kahu Rugby | 7 |
| D | EIRA Red | 45 | Rhinos Black | 5 |
| D | BC Elite 2 | 10 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 15 |
| A | Utah Cannibals | 10 | Rugby Ontario | 14 |
| A | Western Sydney | 38 | Shawnigan Lake | 7 |
| B | Ariz Bobcats | 0 | USA South | 40 |
| B | STARS | 14 | Rock Rugby | 15 |
| C | BC Elite 1 | 29 | EIRA Blue | 5 |
| C | Rhinos Javan | 26 | Kahu Rugby | 21 |
| D | EIRA Red | 38 | BC Elite 2 | 0 |
| D | Rhinos Black | 26 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 12 |
| A | Utah Cannibals | 7 | Shawnigan Lake | 31 |
| A | Western Sydney | 28 | Rugby Ontario | 12 |
| B | Ariz Bobcats | 24 | Rock Rugby | 29 |
| B | STARS | 21 | USA South | 14 |
| C | BC Elite 1 | 35 | Kahu Rugby | 0 |
| C | Rhinos Javan | 10 | EIRA Blue | 12 |
| D | EIRA Red | 33 | Midwest Thunderbirds | 0 |
| D | Rhinos Black | 24 | BC Elite 2 | 19 |
