GRR: Southern California
Several leagues in boys HS rugby are getting going already and while we've given you details on those that are fully up and running, more are just getting started.
Let's have a look.
Torrey Pines Comes Back After Orange Lutheran Scare
Orange Lutheran put a bit of a scare in Southern California's top team Torrey Pines over the weekend.
One of the big developments in Southern California's school-team seasons is the easing of the division between the SoCal Youth Rugby teams and the SCIRF teams, and that has led to a big game Tuesday night in the San Diego area.
As always the Storer Classic provides some important preseason rugby for teams in the West, and this year did not disappoint.
There were several solid showings with SOC Raptors, Marin, Carlsbad, and Layton Christian all producing some good results. Atop all of those was Belmont Shore, which ended the weekend 3-0.
Carlsbad won big in their first game of the New Year in the Southern California school league, defeating San Clemente 52-12.
The game itself felt a lot closer than the score might indicate—San Clemente did well to test the Carlsbad defense and did find gaps to exploit.