GRR: Georgia Youth Rugby
The Lassiter Trojans and Phoenix Alpharetta will meet Saturday for the Georgia state HS championship after both won semifinals this past weekend.
The Georgia Boys High School state championships kick off Saturday with the chance for a shakeup in the hierarchy.
The Trojans RFC team from Marietta, Ga. clinched the Georgia Boys HS regular season this week with a 59-21 defeat of Mill Creek.
The Lassiter Trojans remain undefeated in Georgia HS rugby after upsetting top team Alpharetta Phoenix's A squad this weekend in a very physical encounter.
Phoenix, understrength and perhaps fatigued after their Ruggerfest Tournament win last weekend, struggled to answer Lassiter's strong pack and talented halfbacks Freddy Purdy and Shea O'Hanlon.
Georgia now has only two unbeaten teams after Alpharetta Phoenix "A" soundly beat previously undefeated Mill Creek 41-7 on Friday night. Mill Creek, with a huge pack, trailed only 15-7 at halftime, but really had no answer to a very talented and disciplined Phoenix team led by loose forwards Malik Williams and Bennett Erickson.