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Gamebreakers from a Wild Weekend

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Gamebreakers from a Wild Weekend

Engelen breaks away from the scrum. Photo Greenwich rugby.

As we said last week, the past weekend was a time for games with ramifications for Nationals seedings, but it was more than that, with state leagues coming to a climax and teams making comebacks.

Here's who performed well this week:

Bobby Voth, St. Ignatius

A skilled flyhalf who can kick, pass, run, and tackle, Voth kept the tempo of the St. Ignatius attack flowing, controlled field position nicely, mkicked four conversions, and scored a momentum-shifting try in the Wildcats' 38-26 defeat of Gonzaga.

Ash Mallach, Pelham, HS

The attacking leader for Pelham he led his team to two major victories the last two weeks that essentially sealed the MetNY league for Pelham.

Tate Nelson, San Diego Mustangs

Nelson showcased some attacking flair and opened the game up from fullback to help defeat Back Bay.

Vince Jacoby, Kansas City Jr. Blues

A defensive standout at fullback made some key try-saving, open-field tackles in a tight win over SLUH.

Eduan van Heerden, Charlotte Tigers

The Tigers slammed the Florida Jaguares and Jacksonville Wolverines and van Heerden was in the middle of it all, bashing into rucks, making tackles, and eating up ground with ball in hand.

Brendan Regan, De La Salle

An aggressive and hardworking flanker Regan was a tackling monster against Bellarmine.

Joe Fabini, Bishop Dwenger

Fabini scored both tries in Boshop Dwenger's 14-7 win over Brownsburg.

Owen Clarke and George Engels, Staples

Staples defeated Xavier last week and the second row pair of Clarke and Engels led the effort with the tough work in tight.

Julius Engelen, Greenwich 

A flanker for Greenwich, Engelen scored three tries in the Cardinals' victory over Simsbury.

Kenny Passion, Colorado Springs Falcons

Passion scored two tries and played an overall strong game in a 24-12 over East HS.

Abe Kamara, Palmer

Kamara directed the attack in a snappy win over Monarch.

Spencer Domogalik, Avon

IN the Indiana playoffs the Avon prop was a rock up front and stepped in as captain and took the leadership mantle nicely also.

Andrew Baker, Vienna

In a win over Richmond the No. 8 was very difficult to tackle, scored two tries, and was an overall offensive threat.

David Dody, Regis Jesuit

Dody was very effective in a Wednesday night clash with Palmer, slicing through the centers to score two tries and set up a few more.