GRR: North Carolina
High school rugby is already on the slate this first weekend in January.
Southern California and North Carolina jump right back into competition and we'll see a couple more leagues get into the fray soon.
In North Carolina South Meck leads the way and is likely favored over Providence Friday night.
North Carolinas school league takes a break over Christmas after the first three weeks of the season, and sitting atop the league right now is 3-0 South Meck.
In an early showdown of top teams in North Carolina, the Hough Huskies defeated defending NC school-team champions Marvin Ridge 31-14.
"We were really locked in and when chances arose we were clinical so all credit to the boys," said Man of the Match Zach Colson.
Marvin Ridge, Hough, and Myers Park all recorded wins over the weekend in North Carolina’s boys school league.
With Marvin Ridge and Hough winning, that sets up a midweek game between those two in a repeat of the 2022-23 final, which Marvin Ridge won.
The North Carolina High School season kicked off on Friday with over a dozen teams on the slate.