High School Boys
Pendleton pulled off a big win this week with a 52-0 shutout of Royal Irish.
After winning most of their games by small margins, Pendleton has recently unleashed a bit more of their offense. A 41-5 defeat of Westside at the end of April showed how a more patient, disciplined approach to their attacking shape could provide more tries.
The Tennessee State Championship went to 901 this past weekend after the Memphis-area team held off Raptor Rugby 24-22.
These two teams were meeting up for the second time in two years and also faced off in the fall, 2022 7s final.
Xavier defeated the Pelham High School Pelicans and Chaminade in two games over the weekend.
“I thought that we were comfortable playing our own game," said Xavier hooker and Player of the Game vs Pelham, Anthony Dabao. This game, he added, was the performance against a tough Pelham team is what the Knights needed to get back on track for nationals.
Here’s a look around the country in HS rugby over the past several days.
TexasWoodlands won 20-0 over West Houston to take the Texas HS Club championships.
These top seven are something.
All are perfectly capable of being #1, and several have been. This HS National Championships club bracket will be like last year's with any game a tossup.
Big movers: Charlotte Tigers pulls off a big win in the North Carolina playoffs and maybe they've got it together now.