High School Boys
Not a lot of changes in the Boys HS Club Rankings for this week, although we do have a couple of new teams; Hilo Reign comes in after winning a playoff game in Hawaii, and West Carroll belatedly comes in after beating the ranked Maryland Exiles.
Many of the HS programs that finish at or near the top every year are senior-heavy; the programs are deep and naturally the older players have certain advantages.
But every now and then a player breaks through from the younger levels, and that’s why we’re takubg ti Bailey Wilson.
Fort Hunt came out of the Jesuit Rugby Classic with A 3-1 and another jolt of confidence for this highly-regarded Virginia team.
For Coach Dale Roach, it was a gratifying experience, shutting out St. Xavier, Gonzaga’s 2nd side, and Greenwich, before losing 24-0 to Gonzaga’s 1sts in the final.
Fort Hunt’s solid tackling and pressure defense was on display through the weekend.
Penn HS and Royal Irish started the Rugby Indiana Super League on a winning note, as once again the league of four ranked teams kicks off.
Royal Irish played two games, one in-league and one not, beating Brownsburg 25-10 and then on Sunday defeating Ohio-based Archbishop Moeller School 41-9.
It was a good weekend for the defending HS club NIT champs.
The first annual North-East Jesuit Rugby Tournament was played over the weekend of April 16 - 17. Six teams: Boston College HS, Canisius High (Buffalo, NY), Fairfield Prep, Fordham Prep and St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) met in pool play. The tournament, hosted by Fairfield Prep, was played on the campus of Fairfield University.