Gonzaga Classic Provides Multiple Rankings Matchups
Gonzaga Classic Provides Multiple Rankings Matchups
The Gonzaga Classic boys competition promises to match up some high-level boys HS teams.
In the Boys Premier, 12 well-regarded teams face off.
Pool A sees #1 Gonzaga with Fairfield Prep and St. Louis University High. Fairfield has logged some good results of late while SLUH has shown flashes and probably would want a few close losses back.
Pool B includes British Columbia-based Shawnigan Lake, which is on an east coast spring tour just after hosting Xavier of NY at their home on Vancouver Island. They will take on Vienna, one of the three club teams in Virginia battling for top spot, and Belmont HS, the defending Massachusetts IAA state champs and a team that is a bit of a wild card.
Pool C includes Charlotte Cardinals, which is a candidate to be the #1-ranked HS Club in the nation (currently ranked #4), Pelham, who just beat Xavier, and the always polished Georgetown Prep.
Pool D includes Aspetuck, which has been in good form of late, Fort Hunt (ditto), and a Clayton side that has a ton of potential.
Of the 11 American teams in action, all are ranked by GRR.
There is also a Boys Varsity bracket which includes AYR, Christian Brothers, Raleigh Rattlesnakes, Gonzaga White, Charlotte Cardinals 2, Loudoun County, Earl Marriott out of British Columbia, and Gonzaga Black.
Playing across the borders always has a long-term benefit for teams and it will be interesting to track how these teams grow from this.
As for the Premier tournament, Charlotte and Gonzaga played in the final last year (after Charlotte pulled off a massive upset over a visiting South African team). This year's dark horse has to be Belmont High.
| Gonzaga Classic Boys Premier and Varsity Games Saturday | ||||
| 9:15 AM | BV | Atlanta Youth Rugby v Gonzaga White | BV | CBA v Raleigh Rattlesnakes |
| 10:00 AM | BV | Charlotte Cardinals v Earl Marriott | BV | Gonzaga Black v Loudoun |
| 10:00 AM | BP | Shawnigan Lake v Belmont HS | BP | Ft Hunt v Clayton |
| 10:45 AM | BP | Gonzaga v SLUH | BP | Charlotte Cardinals v Pelham |
| 12:15 AM | BV | Atlanta Youth Rugby v Raleigh Rattlesnakes | BV | CBA v Gonzaga White |
| 1:00 PM | BV | Charlotte Cardinals v Loudoun | BV | Gonzaga Black v Earl Marriott |
| 1:00 PM | BP | Shawnigan Lake v Vienna | BP | Aspetuck v Ft Hunt |
| 1:45 PM | BP | Gonzaga v Fairfield Prep | BP | Charlotte Cardinals v Georgetown Prep |
| 4:00 PM | BP | Vienna v Belmont HS | BP | Clayton v Aspetuck |
| 4:45 PM | BP | Fairfield Prep v SLUH | BP | Pelham v Georgetown Prep |
