High School Boys
Rugby Virginia's West End beat a tough Doylestown team out of Pennsylvania 43-35 in a preseason match for both accomplish HS teams.
West End took an early 14-0 lead, but Doylestown replied with a try to make it 14-7. West End continued the pressure, though, and the teams entered the break with the Virginians up 26-14.
Dallas Jesuit made the long trip down I-45 to Houston to play a friendly in the Bishops Cup against St. Thomas, and in a very physical clash, it was the Dallas team that came out on top, 21-17.
St. Thomas was missing four starters, but battled hard nonetheless, while Jesuit was resilient, patient, and disciplined in their approach.
The Danville Oaks and Granite Bay Grizzlies faced off Saturday in a meeting of the top two HS club teams in Northern California last season.
Granite Bay was coming off a tight loss to Jesuit, while Danville had already lost to the Solo Falcons, so both teams had something to prove.
It was a close game all the way, played at a furious tempo.
The Bayou Hurricanes 5-0 in the Deep South HS league with a 31-19 defeat of visiting Jesuit of New Orleans.
In doing so, the Hurricanes defeated yet another unbeaten opponent, and are quickly filing down the list of teams that might challenge them.
Here are the games this weekend in Boys HS rugby.