BC High Rugby beat Xaverian 40-38 on a beautiful rugby day in front a large crowd Saturday to win the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association D1 title.
BC High scored in the first 5 minutes, with Greg Matthews breaking free from a lineout in Xaverian's end. From there, Xaverian would use their big physical runners and to punish BC High mistakes and penalties, scoring three unanswered tries, going up 19-7.
With five minutes left in the half, center Brennan Blind drew two Xaverian defenders and put little brother Colton Blind into space to score. The first half would end with Xaverian up 19-12.
The second half opened with both teams trading tries. But as subs ran on, BC High scored three unanswered tries, including a well-executed move at the lineout.
Down 40-24 with eight minutes to play, Xaverian would not go down without their say, scoring 2 tries in quick succession to make it 40-38. But with no time left, senior reserve lock Alex Matheny stole the ball in a tackle to seal the championship for BC High.
Gavin McNicholl's five conversions proved to be the difference.
