High School Boys
Southern California's Boys club season got a jolt over the weekend as the four teams expected to challenge for the championship were involved in two games.
SOC Raptors were downed by a solid Belmont Shore side 38-17. The Raptors did see Clarence Chaney and Jacob Bower score tries, while Keegan Hannon added a conversions and a penalty, and Redmond Chelsey also added a penalty.
East HS upset Herriman 29-27 Saturday in Utah Youth Rugby's school league.
It was a good showing from East, who hit Herriman hard and fast and who also kept out of the penalty trouble that has sometimes plagued them.
The Marin Highlanders pulled off a big result over the weekend, holding well-regarded single-school team De La Salle to a 10-10 tie.
Needless to say, although we're still saying it, it was a defensive battle.
And yes, certainly, DLS has some injuries and unavailabilities, but they expected to beat Marin ... which may have been the issue all along.
It was a pretty eventful Tropical 7s boys and men's competition this past weekend, with champions coming from all over.
Here's a look at what happened with some comments from the players.
Who's good at Tropical 7s, the male version.
We talked more directly about Atlantis last night.
Atlantis Impresses on Day One at Tropical 7s
But yes, they have shown well in the U18 Elite and the U16 brackets.
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