HSNC Single-School Roundup: Top Seeds Strong
The top seeds generally played like it at the Boys HS National Championships single-school bracket.
The only lower seed to win was St. Edward, and that was in the matchup of #4 and #5.
St. Ignatius Downs Xavier
St. Ignatius met Xavier HS of New York Saturday on the campus of Penn State University for four games between their Varsity A, Varsity B, JV, and Freshmen teams.
Pendleton Rolls to Midwest Title Pendleton defeated St. Ignatius in the final of the Midwest Championships Sunday, taking the game 25-21 to cap off a 3-0 weekend. While it is fair to say this was not a completely full-strength St. Ignatius team—no seniors due to prom weekend—this was still a very good showing from the Arabians of Indiana. Pendleton opened their account with an emphatic 63-7 win over Medina og Ohio.
Ohio Update: Ignatius, St. X Win Rivalry Matches In a classic rivalry high school varsity rugby game, the Saint Ignatius High School Wildcats triumphed over the Saint Edward Eagles 24-0 Saturday night (April 20) at Brooklyn Memorial Stadium in the Cleveland area. The Wildcats displayed a strong defense that kept the Eagles at bay in the first half, but their offense was not clicking, and the half ended with Ignatius leading only 3-0.
Some HS Roundups: BC, SIHS, Cardinals, Aquinas Here's a quick look at some of the developments in Boys HS rugby around the nation: Nor'Easters For us here at GRR World Headquarters we're pleased to see teams play outside their region.
