Into April for HS Games
Into April for HS Games
With the break around Easter last week it was sort of a slow weekend aside from some tours and the Tropical 7s, but this week we're seeing the games come back with more ... well, just more.
First off we take a look at some of the games that went on later this week.
Greenwich beat Ridgefield 64-10 with a strong defensive effort. Greenwich's counter-attack ability is always a feature of their game and they did well there. Lock Brian Duffy scored three tries while captain and flyhalf Ignacio Piccione led the attack plan nicely.
Across the continent in Washington state, the Eastside Lions continued their strong form, beating Liberty 47-12.
This was a curtain-raiser for Friday night's Seattle Seawolves MLR game and was played at Starfire Stadium, where the Seawolves play. It was an exciting atmosphere for the players.
"We have some work-ons for sure," said Eastside Coach Jeff Bonnett. "But we were for sure happy to secure the win."
Layton Christian pulled off a massive result with a 28-0 shutout of Herriman Friday night. LCA did very well to help stymie Herriman's scoring chances, and boy did Layton take their opportunities. This was an excellent showing by LCA.
Both St. Thomas Aquinas and the KC Jr. Blues are hosting Valor from Colorado.
The Junior Blues are coming off a nice win over the St. Louis Jets in which they were missing some players due to the Tropical 7s. Keller Taylor and Gage Nelson were very good, stepping into more starting roles. Keller is a fullback/scrumhalf who was asked to play center and he scored 20 points (two tries, five conversions). Nelson, who is new to rugby, players prop and scored two tries.
Valor was pipped by Aquinas 13-12. In Indiana Pendleton beat Westside 54-0, which is a pretty impressive scoreline, with Jacob Rowley scoring two. Ohio teams Perrysburg and Withrow squared off midweek with Withrow taking it 39-0, Quinteze Jones scored two tries. Three tries from Justin Marc Russell saw Shaker past Brunswick. Oelsntangy beat Warrior Boys 38-10.
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Raptor Rugby in Tennessee defeated ICRON, Inner City Rugby of Nashville, under the lights at Crockett Park. The coaches and staff at ICRON continue to grow in numbers and the teams they put on the pitch continue to improve and learn the game.
The Raptors came out early with Caleb Ebert and Bishop Reilly scoring tries.
Opening up an early lead allowed the Raptors to get significant minutes for their impact players ahead of competing at Nash Bash next weekend. Head Coach Daniel Griff and two of the Raptor starters will be in Wellington, New Zealand attending IRANZ so these minutes will be crucial for the upcoming fixtures.
The youth of the team did not disappoint with sophomores leading the way—Wyatt Appleton scored a hat-trick, Andrew Ryan picking up a brace, and Baron Lankford also scored and gained major meters with his hard running. First-year player Jackson Burgdorf recorded his first career try. Senior Drew Cook, back from an injury suffered during wrestling season, also scored, while Jake Orefice converted all six of his kicks in the match.
Coming up this weekend, there's the Ruck-n-Roll tournament in Maryland. Vienna out of Virginia plays LaSalle out of Pennsylvania in this one.
Loudoun plays West End, and later on Loudoun plays LaSalle, with Vienna playing the Maryland Exiles.
Check back for scores
| 4/3 | Whithrow | 39-0 | Perrysburg | Ohio |
| 4/4 | Valor | 12-13 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Non-Conf. |
| 4/4 | Hanover | Ccld | BC High | Mass. IAA |
| 4/4 | Ridgefield | 19-22 | Pelham HS | Non-Conf. |
| 4/8 | Weymouth | 17-12 | Belmont HS | Mass. IAA |
| 4/5 | Brunswick | 0-35 | Shaker | Ohio |
| 4/5 | Warrior | 10-38 | Olentangy | Ohio |
| 4/5 | St Thomas | 29-24 | Allen | Texas SS |
| 4/5 | Faith Family | 55-29 | St. Pius X | Texas SS |
| 4/5 | ICRON | L-W | Raptor | Tennessee |
| 4/5 | Pendleton | 54-0 | Westside | Indiana |
| 4/5 | Eastside | 47-12 | Liberty | Washington |
| 4/6 | Tempe | 37-12 | Tucson | Arizona |
| 4/6 | Western Force | L-W | SLUH | Missouri |
| 4/6 | Eureka | at | St. Louis Jets | Missouri |
| 4/6 | Fairfield Prep | 12-37 | Georgetown Prep | Non-Conf. |
| 4/6 | Elsie Allen | 12-35 | Wolverines | NorCal Gold |
| 4/6 | Palmer | at | Boulder | Colorado |
| 4/6 | Falcons | 14-19 | Regis Jesuit | Colorado |
| 4/6 | East HS | 64-10 | Titans | Colorado |
| 4/6 | Key Biscayne | 20-0 | Boca Raton | Florida |
| 4/6 | Jacksonville | 29-24 | Tampa | Florida |
| 4/6 | Brother Martin | 41-5 | St. Paul | Louisiana |
| 4/6 | NOLA Jesuit | 54-0 | Warren Easton | Louisiana |
| 4/6 | Norman | 28-0 | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma |
| 4/6 | Little Rock | 0-90 | F5 | Oklahoma |
| 4/6 | Wichita | 17-17 | Bixby | Oklahoma |
| 4/6 | Rainier | 47-0 | Chuckanut | Washington |
| 4/6 | Wenatchee | Ccld | Tri Cities | Cascade |
| 4/6 | Moscow | 50-0 | Ellensburg | Cascade |
| 4/6 | Yakima | 17-35 | Spokane | Cascade |
| 4/6 | De La Salle | 62-12 | Jesuit Sac. | NorCal Premier |
| 4/6 | Granite Bay | 47-6 | Mother Lode | NorCal Premier |
| 4/6 | Cardinals Blue | Tier2/3 | Southern Pines | NC Tier 1 |
| 4/6 | Rattlesnakes | at | Cardinals Red | NC Tier 1 |
| 4/6 | Charlotte Tigers | 46-19 | Clayton | NC Tier 1 |
| 4/6 | West Valley Warriors | 29-12 | Brighton | Utah |
| 4/6 | Kearns | 51-5 | Mountain Ridge | Utah |
| 4/6 | SOC Raptors | 33-17 | Belmont Shore | SoCal D2 |
| 4/6 | Santa Barbara Stingrays | 0-36 | Santa Monica | SoCal D2 |
| 4/6 | Hawaiian Gardens | L-W | Pasadena | SoCal D2 |
| 4/6 | OMBAC | 38-31 | Back Bay | SoCal D1 |
| 4/6 | SOC Raptors | 13-34 | Belmont Shore | SoCal D1 |
| 4/6 | Try Time | 29-17 | Rancho Cucamonga | SoCal D1 |
| 4/6 | Canby | 7-39 | Linn-Benton | Oregon |
| 4/6 | West Valley | 22-45 | Summit | Oregon |
| 4/6 | Chinook | 0-35 | Eastside | Oregon |
| 4/6 | Newberg | 0-35 | Bend | Oregon |
| 4/6 | Vienna | 7-19 | LaSalle CAN | RucknRoll |
| 4/6 | Vienna A/B | 7-7 | Maryland Exiles | RucknRoll |
| 4/6 | Loudoun | 21-7 | West End | RucknRoll |
| 4/6 | Loudoun | 0-86 | LaSalle CAN | RucknRoll |
| 4/7 | Tigers | 41-14 | Redhawks | NC Tier 1 |
| 4/7 | Fort Hunt | 24-14 | Richmond Strikers | Virginia |
| 4/7 | Conestoga | at | Cumberland Valley | RugbyPA |
| 4/7 | Malvern Prep | 21-31 | Doylestown | RugbyPA |
| 4/7 | St. Joe's Prep | 54-12 | Berks | RugbyPA |
| 4/7 | Blackthorn | 73-0 | Lehigh Valley | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | Indiana Co. | 27-34 | Moon Area | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | Chambersburg | at | Elizabethtown | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | Knightmare | 45-17 | State College | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | West Allegheny | 0-49 | Central Catholic | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | Penn Hills | 0-40 | North Pitt Utd | RugbyPA D2 |
| 4/7 | St. Augustine | 53-7 | Union | New Jersey |
| 4/8 | Mt. St. Joseph | at | Calvert Hall | Md. IAA |
