High School Boys
Here's the latest in Boys HS action from Maryland, including the Maryland Area Varsity Rugby Conference (MACRC), All-Maryland club season, and Maryland Independent Athletic Association (MIAA).
Club
In a battle of the unbeaten teams in the Maryland HS Club league, West Carroll bested the Maryland Exiles, 27-24 this past weekend.
Well, we had a nice bunch of games in the Jesuit Rugby Classic, and that, along with the St. Edward win over St. Ignatius, colors much of what our rankings do this week.
We have added some teams - ten in fact - to the rankings to reward some good results in the JRC and elsewhere. East HS out of Utah is the biggest entry, but St. Francis out of Hawaii is another.
It was an eventful weekend in Utah's Boys HS tournament, with the various conference-leading teams all in action.
Third-year varsity program Hudson Catholic traveled down to Thompson Park to face perennial New Jersey power Christian Brothers Academy.
It was a barnburner of a game, with 92 points scored, and in the end Christian Brothers edged Hudson 48-44.
St. Xavier of Louisvulle, Ky. defeated South Doyle this weekend in a clash with the defending Tennessee champs in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Tigers came out fast and hard and took an early 12-0 lead on tries by Logan Butler, Tucker Donlon and a conversion kick by Alec Campisano. South Doyle weren’t about the let that stand without a response, and scored two tries to lead 14-12.