The Midwest Boys HS tournament is set for this weekend in Elkhart, Ind., with 38 teams from development level to Varsity playing in five brackets.
In the Single-School Varsity Bracket, Goff Rugby Report #2 Penn heads up a strong field that includes Brother Rice, undefeated in league play in Illinois, GRR #24 Notre Dame De La Salette, GRR #26 St. Edward, and GRR #25 St. Ignatius. Brownsburg, which recently beat La Salette, is ranked #23.
In the club bracket, GRR #2 Royal Irish leads the field by a wide margin. Catholic Central out of Michigan, and Fishers out of Indiana look strong, but Royal Irish are heavy, heavy favorites.
Eight teams also compete in a festival bracket, while there is also a JV competition, where Penn looks very solid, and a development pool of six teams.
The tournament gives teams two shortened games on Saturday and one final game on Sunday in a quarterfinal-semifinal-final format, with consolation brackets.
Here are the initial quarterfinal matchups for Saturday.
Boys Single-School
Penn v West Catholic
St. Edward v La Salette
Brownsburg v Pulaski
Brother Rice v St. Ignatius
Boys Club
Catholic Central v Fishers
Bishop Dwenger v Brunswick
Marian v Birmingham
Pickerington v Royal Irish
Festival
Warsaw v W. Ottawa
Parma v Carroll
Northville v LEO
DC Everest v Dwenger JV
JV
St. Edward 2 v La Salette
Pulaski v Penn
Fishers v Brunswick
St. Edward v Royal Irish
Development (Not a bracket)
Penn Freshman v St. Edward
Royal Irish v Catholic Central
Penn Freshman v W. Catholic
Royal Irish v St. Edward
W. Catholic v Fishers
Fishers v Catholic Central
