As has been mentioned in GRR this winter, there are several new school teams taking the field this year.
Others are just consolidating their presence, moving up a division or solidifying their relationship with their school.
In Northern California, two new school teams faced off against each other.
Acalanes High School took on Dublin High School over the weekend with Acalanes winning 40-12.
Twenty players over the two teams were playing their first ever game.
Doublin had some good performances, especially their leadership.
For their part, the Acalanes Dons are affiliated with the Lamorinda club. The Lamo youth team has seeded this school team, so they had perhaps some more players with rugby experience. This would include center Danny Dunne and flyhalf Thomas Parrott. Both played for the Rugby NorCal ll-Star team. Dunne scored three tries, demonstrating explosive power and speed, while Parrott orchestrated the game with the poise and precision of a seasoned flyhalf. Prop Liam Crinnion was tireless, popping up in attack, defense, and everywhere else.
During the school team season in Northern California, the Acalanes school team will operate separately from the Lamorinda club, which has some friendly games going through the winter. But when the full NorCal season kicks off, which includes mostly club teams (along with Jesuit Sacramento and De La Salle, which continue through the rest of the spring), the Acalanes players will transfer to club play with Lamorinda.
This is pretty standard in NorCal—St. Francis players generally go to San Mateo, for example.
