GRR: Rugby Pennsylvania
Rugby Pennsylvania's Boys fall 7s promises to be a very intense competition all the way through the championship weekend.
Over this past weekend several teams showed flashed of being able to win the tournament, and while Berks County came away with the honors, LaSalle, Conestoga, Bishop Shanahan, Gregory the Great, Downingtown, and St. Joseph's Prep all were right there.
LaSalle College High School defeated Berks to take the first Rugby Pennsylvania boys 7s tournament of the fall.
Both Berks and LaSalle were undefeated going into the final.
"We certainly made plenty of mistakes," said LaSalle Head Coach Jessica Nedzwecky, "but we can only continue to improve throughout the season, as we did with each game on Sunday."
Doylestown won the Warrior 7s girls bracket in a three-team round-robin Sunday.
A hugely competitive Boys Fall 7s Championships ended in driving rain and mud, and no excuses as Berks County pulled off two upsets to win the title.
Going into the Rugby PA championship weekend the Hempfield Knightmares had every reason to wear the favorites’ mantel.
The Knightmares had, after all, won 13 games and lost just the one before Fall Fest in Malvern, Pa. Their closest rivals were likely Doylestown, but a Dowlstown team that had graduated some very talented players and were 9-5 on the season.