High School Boys
The Carolina Ruggerfest saw HS boys teams in six different brackets, with 23 teams involved.
This group included several teams ranked by GRR and provided a stern test for North Carolina clubs that were just reforming after the school leagues wrapped up two weeks ago.
The Lindenwood tournament once again turned out a solid series of early-season games for teams in the middle of the country.
When all nine varsity games were done, St. Thomas Aquinas had logged two impressive victories, KC Jr. Blues and Notre Dame de La Salette split their games, Archbishop Moeller lost twice but had their moments, Bixby was competitive, and SLUH showed well.
Eastside Lions laid down a nice market with a 29-5 defeat of rivals Rainier Highlands Saturday in Washington state.
In snowy conditions, that became more messy after the sun showed up toe convert it all to slush, Eastside got two tries from Lewis Chambers and tries from Kai Holec and Parker Jackson.
Eastside also got a penalty try, while Kellen Eskridge added a conversion.
Here’s a quick look at some of the action featuring top school teams around the nation.
De La SalleIn pretty nasty weather De La Salle defeated Los Alamitos to win the All-California school final Saturday. Saint Mary’s College hosted the match despite the rain and in the game De La Salle unleashed an impressive defensive showing.
This is a huge weekend in Boys HS rugby with games all over.
The Charlotte Ruggerfest has over 80 teams there, at a number of levels. We list the main HS Boys games and even there it's a lot. We're curious to see how the Charlotte Tigers, St. Edward, Roswell Rebels, and Neuqua measure up there.