GRR: St. Francis
St. Francis of Northern California is the undisputed All-California single-school champion after the Lancers beat Torrey Pines 33-24 Saturday night in San Diego.
St. Francis beat De La Salle 31-22 Saturday to win Northern California’s single-school final.
The speed of play and athleticism from St. Francis was impressive, with center
Kingston Keanaaina scoring two tries on the day. Naia Alatina also scored twice while Hunter Gosset added one.
De La Salle remains atop the NorCal Single-School D1 after the Spartans beat St. Ignatius SF 45-21.
Three tries from center Jimmy Rainsford led DLS to their 4th straight win in the competition. Head Coach Derek Holmberg had praise for Ignatius, saying that the Wildcats are "really well coached and the players played with a lot of heart. Really impressive for a second year program."
De La Salle defeated Jesuit Sacramento 27-12 in Northern California single-school action.
Northern California HS rugby just had its busiest weekend of the New Year, with the single-school competition kicking off its opening weekend.