GRR: Northern California
Peninsula Green continues to go from strength to strength in Northern California's DI Boys HS league, and finished the regular season undefeated after beating a tough North Bay team 43-12.
The Northern California Varsity Premier regular season wrapped up Saturday with Danville defeating a tenacious Archbishop Riordan 49-26 and Mother Loda defeating Lamorinda.
The Cougar Rugby Club clinched the SacValley D2 Championship after defeating River City 55-15 this past Saturday.
The club went 4-0, joins Bullard (Central), Berkeley (Redwood), and De La Salle (Bay) as teams that have finished 4-0 and have clinched a conference title.
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.
Our Player of the Week this week is Andrew Smith.
In a week where Granite Bay launched itself into the national conversation with an emphatic defeat of the Solo Falcons, Smith was perhaps the best of several great performances.
“He was clutch in every phase of the game,” said Head Coach Jason Divine.