USA South A is into the final of the NACRA U19 15s Championships after defeating Barbados 32-7 on Tuesday in Orlando.

In a game delayed by lightning, the South took a 6-0 lead early on thanks to some concerted pressure and two penalty kicks from Arkansas State flyhalf Dylan Boast.

Barbados on the run. Daniel Pretorius photo.

But Barbados replied with a kick from Jake Caddy that the South deep three couldn’t control. Three Barbados players were there to kick ahead and No. 8 Michael Morris scored in the corner. Caddy was good with the kick to put Barbados ahead 7-6.

But the USA South replied. From a scrum, Boast looped around his centers and sent a laser-like pass to LSU wing Cameron Troxler, who found the corner.

Boast slotted the conversion and the South led 13-7. 

Boast had more to say. A long kick from Boast confused the Barbados defense, who thought they could call for the mark only a ball the had bounced. No such luck, and under pressure the Barbados clearance kick left much to be desired. 

From the ensuing lineout, the south mauled it. It was sloppy ball from the Panthers, but it was rescued well enough and Calvin Gentry was part of a massive South overlap, and the PCA center out of Memphis, teen. scored.

Boast’s conversion made it 20-7, and then a quick tap from LSU flanker Brennan Falcon made it 25-7 just as lightning halted play.

Upon returning to the field the South scored once more, with Life University’s AJ Malone fending off defenders.

Boast hit the kick once more, capping off a game where he had much influence.

The Panthers now look ahead to Saturday, where they will face Mexico, who held off Trinidad & Tobago 15-13 in their semi.

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