High School Boys
The Charlotte Tigers and Raleigh will face off next week for the North Carolina HS club championship after both won semifinals this weekend.
Charlotte defeated Union County 32-12, while Raleigh upended Chapel Hill 39-17.
The Tigers were pleased to welcome some players back from injury, and that are a difference for them, said Coach Riaan Van Schalkwyk.
It’s an all-Ohio final in the Midwest single-school boys HS tournament as St. Ignatius and St. Edward won their quarterfinals and semifinals Saturday in Elkhart, Ind.
The day included some major surprises, not least of which was St. Edward defeating GRR #2 Penn HS 20-10.
Some Boys HS scored from around the country:
Midwest Championships
Single-School QFs
Penn 50 West Catholic 0
St. Edward 26 Notre Dame de La Salette 12
Brownsburg 12 Pulaski 7
St. Ignatius 43 Brother Rice 5
Single-School Consolation
Notre Dame de La Salette 60 West Catholic 0
The Colorado Boys HS semifinals are Saturday and now we get down to two very tight and contentious games.
Utah HS Rugby enters its playoff phase now that May is here as the single-school and club playoffs kick off.
Sixteen teams are involved in these playoffs, which culminate next weekend, and so don’t conflict with the Boys NIT, ad thus excusing some teams from having to make a difficult choice.
In the Multi-School bracket, here are the quarterfinal matchups for Saturday: