High School Boys
Day One scores from the Buckeye Invitational All-Star Tournament.
Boys:
Ohio Aviators 21-10 Illinois Tornados
Illinois Tornados 19-5 North Carolina
Ohio Aviators 31-20 Celtic Elite
Celtic Elite 12-0 North Carolina
The All-Star and select-side season is coming back in high school rugby and we have a quick look at two tournaments this weekend.
The Panther Academy Elite 15s is being held in Hendersonville, Tenn. while the Buckeye Invitational is in Columbus.
Panther Academy 15sThe Midwest Thunderbirds, Missouri, and Panther Rugby Academy all have teams playing.
The Howard County Hurricanes defeated North Bay 26-14 to win the Slugfest 7s hosted by the Rocky Gorge Rugby Club in Maryalnd.
Howard County, a combination of players from the Maryland Exiles, Good Counsel, and Landon School, beat the Minutemen and the Roosters on their way to the final.
While the Minnesota HS league has struggled to bounce back to full numbers, they did hold a two-tiered state championship last week, with Edina HS taking the title in both tiers.
Vienna's journey to victory in Tier II of the HS National Championships could potentially be traced back two years.