High School Boys
We have so much going on, so let's get into it.
The Carolina Ruggerfest has teams from all over competing. The Boys U19 brackets include teams from North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia. Ohio might seem a long way away but they have two teams in there. The teams that make the effort get the most out of it when they bring multiple sides.
Key Biscayne sits atop the Rugby Florida HS league as they are now 4-0.
The Rats have impressed with a pretty tough defense and a very smart kicking game, and over the last three weeks have beaten both Okapi teams—they are the only team to beat Okapi White.
It's still early days, so it's important to take some results with a grain of salt.
Doylestown's win over Vienna gets them in the rankings for now, but we need to see consistency from them and we'll see if Vienna adds to their roster or puts that result behind them.
For the third year in a row Greer and Oceanside Collegiate Academy met in the South Carolina Boys HS State Championship, and Greer took the title for the second year in a row.
Greer won 28-22 in a back-and-forth affair featuring multiple lead changes.
Your big winners coming out of the Puriri Tournament seem to be Herriman and Layton Christian Academy.
Those two teams are certainly two of the major state contenders this year, along with defending state champs East HS. While East faltered a little, it's important to remember that the Puriri Tournament, while competitive, is still a warmup tournament.