High School Boys
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.
Morven Park will host the Maryland Exiles International Youth Festival this weekend with 28 Boys Varsity and JV teams.
The Elite Bracket includes West Shore United and Downingtown out of Pennsylvania, West End and Prince William out of Virginia, and Loyola-Blakefield out of Maryland, Also in the six-team bracket is Natyre Shores out of Ontario, Canada.
Greenwich HS defeated Fordham Prep 43-25 on Wednesday, pulling away late after Fordham battled to keep it close.
Repeat Connecticut state champs Greenwich (nine years straight), did well to hold on against a tough Fordham team.
The Florida HS playoffs continue this weekend after a day of surprise results last week.
In Region 1, Naples is at Orlando, and Westside is at Tampa. Those are region semifinal matchups that were decided a week ago. Tampa has beaten Orlando twice and Naples twice. Meanwhile, Naples and Orlando have not played each other, but Orlando has dominated in their pool.