GRR: Okapi Wanderers
Okapi won their third consecutive Florida state title with a 20-12 defeat of Key Biscayne Saturday.
Key Biscayne beat 33-26 in league play back on February 8. Aside from that the Okapi's White team (Okapi fielded two teams in the league, White and Pink) ran the table. Key Biscayne ended up 7-0 and Okapi 6-1.
Key Biscayne sits atop the Rugby Florida HS league as they are now 4-0.
The Rats have impressed with a pretty tough defense and a very smart kicking game, and over the last three weeks have beaten both Okapi teams—they are the only team to beat Okapi White.
The Okapi club out of Southern Florida visited Jesuit New Orleans this past weekend in a cross-board clash.
Jesuit had just dug itself out of a snowstorm, a very rare occurrence for New Orleans, and, yes, it's still early days for both teams. However, it was Okapi's ability to control field position that told the tale, with the Florida team winning 45-5.
The Okapi Wanderers put a solid stamp on their regular season with a 53-3 victory over the Jacksonville Wolverines in the Florida U19 league final.
It was perhaps one of Okapi's best showings of the season, one which has seen them win 18 straight games in Florida league play over the past two years.
Jacksonville capped off a nice improvement arc with a 29-12 win over Tampa to make next week's Florida final.
The Wolverines had opened the league season with a shutout loss and remained in a battle with Key Biscayne and Tampa, and even Gibbons, for a playoff spot. But their April 6 win over Tampa put them at 4-2, and this week the victory over Tampa was more emphatic.