GRR: Staples
“They were a physical team,” said Xavier senior lock Hanoi Nelson describing Staples High School after a match played in slippery conditions at Aviator Field in Brooklyn. “They ran at us hard, wouldn’t go down easy, and they tested our grit.”
Staples defeated Greenwich 29-7 to win the Rugby Connecticut Boys D1 HS championship.
Paced by an outstanding game from center Kody Goldman Staples capped off what started pff as a it of an up-and-down season with a run of impressive performances in May.
Greenwich and Staples will play for the Connecticut boys HS title after both won semifinals on Monday.
Fairfield Prep defeated Staples 43-14 in midweek Connecticut action.
Staples would kick off with a massively high kick from Eoin Cuddy, who would use the boot all day to try to play territory against Prep, and whose restarts are elite level. Staples would retain several of their restarts.
Staples HS produced a big result in Connecticut, getting by a very tough Aspetuck team 16-14.
The game was described as a slugfest by Staples Head Coach Neal Seideman. For a young Aspetuck team, they found themselves relying on speedster Pearson Hill once more but they needed more than one or two players to defeat the state's top teams.
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