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Dwenger Win Sends Tremor Through Indiana

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Dwenger Win Sends Tremor Through Indiana

Bishop Dwenger players Mike Tippmann, John Michael Fabini, and Joe Fabini are happy after their victory.

Bishop Dwenger turned heads this weekend with their 19-12 defeat of Penn.

While it's true Penn is a little less experienced than in other years and is behind where they normally are, but Dwenger's victory is still noteworthy. 

Joe Fabini had a big day with two tries while senior and first-year player Louis Knipscheer also added a try, breaking tackles and showing why he's a good addition to the team. Senior Daniel Cava converted two of those tries and it was 19-0 Dwenger. Penn, of course, came back.

"We have not beaten Penn since 2004 when I was a senior," said Dwenger Coach Sam DiFilippo. "So they are a perennial rival of ours. A lot of people are talking about how Penn is young, but at the end of the day they are still Penn. Our boys respect that and we played really great rugby our boys play really unselfish rugby and they're very hard-nosed on defense. The biggest difference maker is from our seniors down to our freshman the boys are friends and they look out for each other, It's a community effort."

So what does this mean in Indiana? It means a lot of the Rugby Indiana Super League is up in the air. This was a league game, but it's worth noting that Penn, which has finished strong in its last two games, will continue to work on improving its starts.

There is no Fishers HS—the program imploded and their players are with HSE. Dwenger is strong, Penn has some improvements to make, and there will certainly be more surprises to come.