GRR: HS Girls
The Lady Stallions celebrated an unforgettable 2014. In its debut season in the Utah girls high school league, Orem edged perennial powerhouse Vipers for the state title. The team followed with a state 7s title in the fall, and only good things awaited for the Lady Stallions is 2015. But Lady Stallions coach Jeremiah Tiatia had no idea that the league would unfold the way it has.
It was 2012, and Sui A’au was finally joining her older sister in high school. Naomi was a junior at Jefferson High School (Ore.), her little sister a freshman, and they decided to make their two years together special.
Last weekend was an important one in Pennsylvania. Four of the top four high schools competed, and the results helped sort the upper tier of division I. The Valkyries (North Penn) defeated North Bay 36-17, and Downingtown beat State College 26-17.
On the one hand, Armstrong looked the same. The Minnesota powerhouse opened up its high school season last week with a 109-0 win over Rogers. But the reigning state champ looked different, too, as the 25-player team included 10 freshmen.
There’s a lot of finger-pointing within the Pennsylvania girls high school league – the good kind. When North Bay beat both Downingtown (19-12) and Doylestown (51-10), coach Scott Hoffman was humble in victory and pointed toward North Penn as a potential state powerhouse.