Expanded Referee Group for Boys HS Nationals
Expanded Referee Group for Boys HS Nationals
The Boys HS National Championships is fast approaching, and the seeds and brackets are going to be released very soon.
The tournament will be held at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Ind. for the second year in a row, in keeping with the tournament's habit of hosting the event at the same venue for two years (as long as there aren't interruptions by pandemics or other major disasters).
All four finalists from the Tier 1 championships are back, with defending single-school National Champions St. Ignatius and the team they held off in the final, Gonzaga, in the single-school bracket and HS clubs Granite Bay and Belmont Shore (#1 and #2 last year, respectively) also returning.
This year's tournament will be shown live on The Rugby Network, free to access.
Among the upgrades to the tournament this year is an expansion of the referee team.
More referees have been brought in, with a team of experienced referees under Tom Foley to oversee the process, and refs moving up the panel ladder who have been refereeing high-profile games and championships around the country.
| Boys HS National Championships Referees | ||
| First Name | Last Name | Region |
| Thomas | Foley | Midwest |
| Bryan | Harshbarger | Midwest |
| S. Nigel | Platt | Southeast |
| Curtis | Ethridge | Southeast |
| Shawn | Bastic | Midwest |
| Kyle | George | Midwest |
| Will | Mishler | Midwest |
| Cole | Jones | Texas |
| Jake | Winkler | Midwest |
| Patrick | Feitt | Midwest |
| Michael | Lawrenson | Rocky Mountain |
| Rachel | Hill | Texas |
| Fred | Keeling | Midwest |
| Steven | Midthun | Midwest |
| Mike | Groenewald | Southeast |
| Tim | Enos | Midwest |
| Amanda | Cross | Midwest |
