GRR: Girls High School
It’s tempting to rely too heavily on a scoreline in telling the story of a match, and in the girls high school Oregon state championship, the 38-36 final does say a lot. Yes, the Beaverton vs. Grant was a tight, back-and-forth affair, but it was nearly a blowout.
The Valkyries knew it was going to be a special year, but the Pennsylvania team had something to prove heading into last weekend’s girls high school state championship.
Fallbrook and South Bay played two very different styles in their respective national finals, but they were incredibly effective in producing big wins.
Fallbrook won its 5th consecutive Girls High School National Invitational Championship, defeating Kent 41-0 in today’s final. Kent had its opportunities for points, but the Warriors’ defense and ability to steal possession kept the shutout in place.
It was an exciting first day at the Girls High School National Invitational Championship, and for the fifth time in the previous six years, it’s two West Coast teams that are still undefeated in DI. Southern California’s Fallbrook will look for title number five against Washington’s Kent in tomorrow’s championship match (10:30 a.m. ET).