High School Boys
Jesuit of New Orleans and the Bayou Hurricanes will fight it out for the Louisiana Boys HS state title after both won semifinals over the weekend, but those victories were as different as could be.
The Hurricanes won in dramatic fashion over Brother Martin, while Jesuit shut out the NOLA Barbarians in convincing fashion.
In a battle of the #3 single-school boys HS team and the #2 HS club team, Jesuit of Sacramento defeated the Granite Bay Grizzlies 31-22.
The game was as expected, hugely physical and tight throughout. Jesuit was only able to pull away in the final team minutes. Down 22-21, the Marauders got a try, converted, and a penalty to seal the deal.
Once again a gentle reminder that several of the leagues around the country could do a better job reporting scores. Texas has been really good of late, and Oregon is outstanding in general. Some other states don't even have a schedule up yet.
Here's Week 2 of our updates on how teams in the 2019 Boys HS Rugby National Championships are faring.
The Boys HSRNC competition will be held at the RAC in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will consist of three games for each team over three days, May 16-18.
The Raleigh Redhawks defeated Vienna in Virginia despite having some players late to the game due to traffic.