High School Boys
A last-minute try unseated the defending national HS Club champions Friday in Elkhart, Ind.
The San Diego Mustangs unleashed an excellent defensive performance against a very skilled and physically strong Granite Bay team to keep GB in check throughout much of Friday's semifinal.
Vienna will play the SOC Raptors in the Boys HS National Championships Tier II final after both won semifinals Friday.
All four semifinalists in the Boys HS National Single-School Championships have won the title before.
Jesuit Sacramento blew the doors off a very good Greenwich team with an impressive backline display.
Both Gonzaga and St. Ignatius found themselves in a bit of a battle in the first half, stayed with their starting 15 into the second period, and saw their team pull away.
A year ago #1 seed Granite Bay almost lost their Round 1 game at the Boys HS Club National Championships; this year it almost happened again.
Layton Christian Academy brought intensity in contact, power, and plenty of pace and they matched Granite Bay try for try.
Aspetuck, SOC Raptors, KC Jr. Blues, and Vienna are moving on to the Boys HS National Championships Tier II semifinals after those four teams won on Thursday.