Tempe Wins Arizona, Capping Five-Peat
Tempe won the Arizona D1 state title with a 34-17 defeat of Phoenix on Saturday night.
The game was very close early on and Tempe held a slim 12-10 lead at halftime. But paced by three tries from outside center Tu Pauga, Tempe pulled away in the second half.
Icy Weekend in HS Action
Snow and cold weather hit a few parts of the country not ued to it, so we had a few cancelations and postponements.
The Louisiana teams battled through some snow, although we did have one game moved to later because of the snow. Bless their hearts down there in the bayou but they don't really have the resources to handle a snowstorm.
Late Surge Sees Tempe Win Arizona Title Tempe defeated Red Mountain in the Arizona Boys HS D1 final Friday night, taking the game and the championship 34-21. It was a windy evening and Red Mountain started with the breeze at their backs. However, they had difficulty making it work for them. An eager Tempe defense put pressure on Red Mountain and that produced turnovers and mistakes. As a result, it was Tempe that opened the scoring.
Tempe Downs Tucson Tempe improved to 6-2 after a 37-12 victory over Tucson in Arizona. This was Tempe's first game since mid-March, when they beat Brophy Prep 57-12. Working methodically through the phases Tempe was able to build a nice three-try lead. But penalties and mistakes started to creep into their game and Tucson was able to punish those to score trice to get back into the game.
Tempe U16s Win State Title in Thriller
May 8 saw the Rugby Arizona Boys U16 final between longtime rivals Red Mountain and Tempe, and the game did not disappoint.
In a thriller, Tempe won 38-36.
