High School Boys
Liberty HS moved to 3-0 in Rugby Washington boys DI action, and in doing so, defeated the defending state champs.
Liberty edged the Rainier Highlanders 22-19 Saturday, after having defeated Eastside 42-12 and Seattle 68-5. Head Coach Jeff Candler said he was expecting the Highlanders game to be a difficult one.
Jesuit HS of Sacramento defeated San Francisco Golden Gate 62-12 Saturday in a crossover game between th NorCal Premier and NorCal Top 5 teams.
Two years ago in Salt Lake City, Genesis (MS #11) and East High (SS #29) clashed for the first time on the rugby field. That day a major rivalry was born with the latest chapter unfolding on Saturday. Both teams knew coming in to this one that it would be a close, hard-hitting contest and that’s exactly what it ended up being. In the end, Genesis was able to prevail 19-17.
New York's Xavier HS halted, or at least slowed, the Doylestown momentum train Saturday, defeating the strong Pennsylvania squad 29-19.
Here are the games for this week and weekend around the Boys HS rugby scene.
Texas gets back on the job with Katy v St. Pius and Lake Travis v Allen two of the big ones. Snow Canyon plays United in an intriguing clash in Utah, and East HS v Genesis is a good one, too. We've got some big games in NorCal DII, while Liberty v Rainier is the marquee matchup in Washington.
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