GRR: Royal Irish
Goff Rugby Report Editor Alex Goff checks in with Royal Irish co-captain Kyle Hoeper, who was a standout in last year's Boys HS club final, and scored a crucial try in this year's semifinal.
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Royal Irish won the Midwest Boys multi-school team bracket Sunday, but it wasn’t easy.
The defending NIT HS club champs defeated Fishers 21-17 in the final in a game where Fishers scored late and had a chance to win it.
Here are the latest scores from the Boys HS Midwest Championships in Elkart, Ind.
In the HS Club bracket, Royal Irish is in the final as expected, and they will take on Fishers:
Quarterfinals
Fishers 31-12 Brunswick
Marian 22-14 Grand Rapids Catholic
Carroll 36-7 Dexter
Royal Irish 31-0 Grandville
Cup Semifinals
Royal Irish scored on the final play of the game to defeat Rugby Indiana Super League rivals Penn HS 15-12 Saturday.
Royal Irish led 8-5 in a typically low-scoring game between these two teams made more so by the hard rain.
Royal Irish needed a late try to come back to beat St. Ignatius 10-8 in a non-conference clash between two highly-ranked teams.
Indianapolis-based Royal Irish is ranked #2 by GRR among HS club teams, and Cleveland-based St. Ignatius is ranked #8 among single-school teams.
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