GRR: Jesuit
The Danville Oaks defeated Jesuit of Sacramento with an impressive comeback Saturday to win the Northern California Varsity Premier division.
Jesuit led at halftime, but the Oaks shut out the Marauders in the second half to take the title.
Jesuit High School and Danville Oaks will meet next week for the Northern California Varsity Premier championship.
Danville defeated Archbishop Riordan in a very difficult game 37-13. Danville was favored to win but got a stern contest from Riordan. It was much, much closer in the other semifinal, as Jesuit just defeated Granite Bay by the score of 26-24.
Jesuit High School Rugby finished league play in the Northern California Premier League with a 60-26 victory over the Solo Falcons, dropping the Falcons to 4-2 and pushing Jesuit to 5-1 and, for now, in 1st in the Northern California Varsity Premier.
Granite Bay shook up the Northern California Premier Varsity league yet again as the Grizzlies shocked the Solo Falcons 64-7 Saturday.
Solo had entered the game undefeated, having beaten, Danville, among others, to get to that points.
But in a much-anticipated clash at Bonney Field in Sacramento, Granite Bay slammed the Falcons 64-7.
In a result that is sure to shake thing up in the boys HS rugby arena, the Danville Oaks defeated Jesuit 35-33 in Northern California Varsity Premier league play Saturday.
While the teams took turns scoring in a game where the momentum swung back and forth, Danville actually only led in the final minute.