HS Update from MIAA, NJ, NY, and Connecticut
HS Update from MIAA, NJ, NY, and Connecticut
Games remain very tight among the top teams in the Northeast.
Fordham Prep defeated Rye 30-28 over the weekend, scoring in the dying moments to secure the win. Cian O'Flynn, Patrick Kusic, David Holohan, and Tadhg O'Neill all scored tries, with O'Neill providing the rest of the points with his boot.
Games between Fordham Prep, Rye, Greenwich, Trumbull, Staples, and Fairfield Prep have all been generally close, although it's worth noting that Greenwich is starting to build some bigger results.
This past weekend Greenwich beat Fairfield 48-19. Santi Lattuada scored three tries for Greenwich and Floris Van de Rotte scored two, while Mink van Tuijl, Henry Wahl, and Benja Gonzalez Lobo all touched down. Brendan Walsh, Asher Goldstein, and Colin Walker all scored for the Pegasi.
Fairfield Prep 35 beat Ridgefield 35-27, with Anthony Dorsi scoring two tries and also tries from Alex Iadarola, Harry Crawford, and James Callaghan. Ben Conelius was a perfect 5-for-5 on conversions.
Trumbull beat Staples 31-17 behind two tries from Keane Horne and tries from Brady Smith and Brandon Macura. Lorenzo Silva added 11 points from the boot.
New Jersey
St. Augustine defeated Delabrton 31-21 with (according to the game report) all five tries scored by No. 8 Daniel Francis. The Union Mudturtles defeated Morris 50-5 behind a player-of-the-game performance by center Anthony Ayre and two tries from flanker Christian Rebimbas.
MIAA
Belmont High School recorded a well-taken 34-10 win over Weymouth to move to 4-0-1. BC High, meanwhile, beat Xaverian Brothers by. point 36-35. BC High took a 26-7 lead only to see Xaverian storm back to lead 35-33. These two teams have played extremely close games over the last several years.
Charlie Thomison slotted a penalty goal with three minutes left to secure the win for the Eagles. Mikey Smith and Conrad Babka scored two tries each for BC High.
"While we would’ve liked to put Xaverian away when we had the chance, I’m glad we found a way to win," said BC High Head Coach Paul Carty. "Good teams find a way win, and it’s not always pretty. We’ll be working on a few things as we head into next week."
Belmont gets a week off before playing BC High. The Eagles, meanwhile, are 3-0 and have St. John's, Belmont, then Milton HS on the upcoming slate. Xaverian is now 1-1-1, including their 48-14 win over Weymouth. Milton HS and St. John's are left for them.
New York
Xavier HS Garners Much from UK Tour
Pelham beat PlayRugby 46-7 over the weekend on Senior Night for Pelham. This was the 15th year that these two teams have played each other. The two programs started at the same time, both starting as U14 teams. This time, flanker Bailey Worsely and fullback Jon Mullan starred as Pelham won the game. The night also saw Pelham honor their 2015 team, which was their first varsity high school team—North Westall, who was co-captain on that team, is now a coach at Play Rugby. His other captain, Luke Persanis, went on to be his teammate on NYAC. Here's a photo of the 2015 meeting between Pelham and PlayRugby.
