GRR: Pendleton
Indiana's Pendleton swept their games at the President's Cup tournament in Tennessee over the weekend.
Father Ryan, 901, and Raptors Rugby from Tennessee along with St. Xavier HS from Ohio and Pendleton from Indiana convened on Knoxville, Tenn. to play shortened games against each other.
Here's a quick look at HS results around the nation that we're looking at.
SCIRFCathedral Catholic won the SCIRF title, beating St. Augustine 50-28. This was Cathedral's fourth-straight SCIRF title and a huge rivalry game also for both teams in any sport.
Pendleton took the Greer Christmas 7s in Greer, SC, going 6-0 throughout the weekend.
An experienced Pendleton side heavy with seniors showcased a strong defense, allowing more than one try in only one of their six games.
Pendleton Rugby came off a challenging three games at the Boys HS National Championships only to have to play their state final game on Monday against the Westside Black Swarm.
These two teams met in the 2022 D2 semis, with Pendleton winning 35-31, so they knew this game would be a tough one.
Pendleton pulled off a big win this week with a 52-0 shutout of Royal Irish.
After winning most of their games by small margins, Pendleton has recently unleashed a bit more of their offense. A 41-5 defeat of Westside at the end of April showed how a more patient, disciplined approach to their attacking shape could provide more tries.
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