Key Win for LCA in Utah
Two of the top teams in Utah met up this past weekend with LCA beating Herriman 31-22.
Herriman came in a bit beat up, with a few injuries. They also were without their two captains, one with injury and one (Ryker Syddall) with at the Rosslyn Park School Sevens in the UK with the Rebel Rugby Academy.
Cavemen Look to Build on Big Result in the Snow
Utah Youth Rugby is a HS league to keep an eye on as there seems to be a bit of a changing of the guard.
Cavemen Rugby have logged a nicely-taken win over East HS over the past weekend and now look to follow that up against a physically imposing Highland side.
Herriman Defeats East in Early-Season Utah Rivalry Meeting
Herriman and East, the only single school programs in Utah's combined Tier 1, met in an early season match after getting their feet wet at the Puriri Invitational last week.
Defending state champion East was looking to establish itself after an uneven showing in that warmup tournament, while Herriman was looking to continue its momentum from a strong start.
LCA, Herriman Show Well at Puriri Tournament
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.
Around US in HS as Playoffs Get Going We've got a bit of ao roundup of HS action across the USA. MetNY In a meeting of two of the top teams in the MetNY area, Pelham and Rye tied 13-13. Both teams managed just the one try, and added two penalty goals. Pelham scored three minutes in and seemed to have the run of play. But mistakes kiboshed their other scoring chances.
