GRR: Southern California
Torrey Pines held off Long Beach Poly 31-26 in a dramatic and intense SoCal school final.
Both teams will move on to the All-California finals against De La Salle and Jesuit in Northern California.
Torrey Pines takes on Long Beach Poly Saturday in the Southern California D1 school final, and it's certainly a study in contrasts.
In a competitive and intense night of rugby Carlsbad took the Southern California Open Division school title with a 22-12 victory over St. Anthony's.
The teams played shortened games on the night, with Carlsbad defeating La Jolla 26-7 and St. Anthony's edging Crean 19-14. Crean beat La Jolla 28-7 to take third.
Fallbrook took home the Southern California Girls School 7s this past weekend, defeating Tosero, Poway, and Torrey Pines to secure the championship.
The reigning champions Fallbrook their success into this year, sweeping the regular season competition and, most impressive, allowing zero tries.
Southern California enters its school team playoff phase, and one part of that for the boys is a 7s championship.
Eighteen teams participated in the Boys D1 7s this winter, with six more playing in the Open division.
Of the 18 in D1, nine are now in the playoffs:
Pool A: JSerra, Santa Fe Christian, Patrick Henry
Pool B: Valley Center, Poway, Laguna Beach