High School Boys
Boston College High took the Massachusetts State Championships DI bracket Saturday with a 26-10 defeat of rivals Belmont High School.
The game began as a defensive battle and expanded as time went on. Both teams started off with their defenses making most of the noise. Both BC and BHS tried to work the phases and slowly problem for gaps. There weren’t many.
Some state playoffs are are either underway or about to wrap up this week.
In Michigan, Grandville defeated Troy Athens HS 10-0, then beat West Ottawa in overtime to make the state final. Grandville and Ottawa tied 33-33 after overtime, and it went down to penalty kicks, with Grandville prevailing.
We have a lot of gamebreakers this week as the National Championships and a few state finals were going on. Here's a list of some top performers. We didn't get them all, but we tries.
Doylestown capped off a hugely successful weekend Sunday with a 38-10 defeat of Downingtown to win the Rugby Pa Boys HS Club title.
In addition, the Doylestown U15s won their state championship, while their U13s lost in the final.
We have documented the story of Royal Irish Rugby's difficulties in getting to the Boys HS National Championship final, their battle to win the game, and what they