High School Boys
Pelham HS out of New York defeated Morris out of New Jersey Saturday in a meeting of the #46 school team (Pelham) and the #48 club (Morris).
The Pelham backs had a very good day with scrumhalf Michael Sample providing quick service and helping the threequarters exploit space. Among those beneficiaries was wing Alejandro Beneventa.
St. Ignatius won their big rivalry game with St. Edward in Cleveland, with the #1-ranked Wildcats taking on the #20 Eagles.
The game was played in front of a crowd of at least 2,000 as this is the big high school sports rivalry in the city, with these two teams carrying a proud rugby tradition and being only a short drive from each other.
The top four in the Gonzaga tournament are Gonzaga, Vienna, Aspetuck, and Fort Hunt.
The games were held at Sega Stadium, the home of the DC Old Glory MLR team, along with two fields outside the stadium in the sports park in Leesburg, Va.
Sacramento Jesuit, ranked #12 among school teams by GRR, defeated Xavier 45-26 Friday night in what was the third game of Xavier's Spring Break tour of Northern California.
Xavier beat East Palo Alto 45-24 earlier in the week and their 2nd side defeated SFGG's 2nds 53-0. Friday night then was the Big Jesuit Showdown and the hosts came away winners.
The Gonzaga Tournament is one of the events to watch this weekend, with four top-10 teams involved and other ranked teams—we'll be there.