GRR: Minnesota Youth Rugby
A second-half surge saw Minnetonka win the Minnesota Boys D1 HS championship Saturday, as they defeated the Albert Lea Freeborn Eagles to take the title.
More state finals are on the slate for this weekend.
Xaverian Brothers got by Belmont HS 38-17 to book their spot in the Massachusetts IAA D1 final. These two teams had met back in early April, a game that ended in a 17-17 tie. In the semifinal Luke Bell scored two tries while Christopher Dalton, William Benting, Joseph Karbelis, and Ben Kramer all touched down as well.
Minnetonka capped off their Minnesota state HS season with an impressive win over Hopkins 60-7.
It was all clicking for a Minnetonka team that moved the ball smoothly through the hands and, as a result, forced the Hopkins defense to backpedal.
Minnesota and Massachusetts have their finals set for this weekend.
Minnetonka, which went into the boys playoffs with a 5-0 record, defeated a hard-working Fargo team 68-0 in their semifinal Tuesday night. Minnetonka will face Hopkins, which defeated Edina 28-15 last night to avenge a loss from ealier in the season.
While the Minnesota HS league has struggled to bounce back to full numbers, they did hold a two-tiered state championship last week, with Edina HS taking the title in both tiers.