GRR: Northern California
(Story by Brad Zigler) - Two Redwood Empire forwards, and products of the Elsie Allen Lobos youth program, are about to make history as members of the nation’s first professional rugby league.
There are a lot of expectations every time the Jesuit of Sacramento rugby team takes the field, and leading a team with those expectations isn't easy.
Danville gained another win from Alameda, making it the fourth strong performance of the season, but there's more to do.
Danville took 68 points from Clayton Valley, 24 points from Bishop O’Dowd, 10 points from Pleasanton, and 61 points from Alameda.
This past weekend Jesuit HS of Sacramento defeated Lamorinda 62-0 in league play, while Kahuku HS of Hawaii played in the Snow Canyon Invitational, going 2-1 against United, Red Mountain, and Snow Canyon.
On Monday, the defending Hawaiian champion Raiders met the Marauders in Sacramento to cap their mainland trip.
First the earlier games:
The Danville Oaks and Granite Bay Grizzlies faced off Saturday in a meeting of the top two HS club teams in Northern California last season.
Granite Bay was coming off a tight loss to Jesuit, while Danville had already lost to the Solo Falcons, so both teams had something to prove.
It was a close game all the way, played at a furious tempo.
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