GRR: Southern California
Carlsbad defeated St. Anthony's 43-7 Saturday, moving to 3-0 in SoCal Youth Rugby's Open Division.
The game was might tighter than the score reflects, with St. Anthony's center Sone Aupio causing Carlsbad plenty of problems when he had the ball.
Crean Lutheran seems to have hit their stride after suffering a tough loss last week, rebounding to beat La Jolla in impressive fashion 52-14 Friday night in Southern California.
The Saints entered the second of a tough three-game stretch and looked to bounce back after losing 47-12 to St Anthony's last week.
Torrey Pines remains undefeated in Southern California after a fairly convincing 41-14 defeat of Long Beach Poly.
Southern California saw Torrey Pines, Carlsbad, and St. Anthony all take victories.
Torrey Pines hosted Centennial (Cen10) and their ferocious defense on Friday. It took Torrey Pines 15 minutes to find their way through, but flyhalf Jonty Lee finally found a gap, deked the fullback and touched down under the sticks.
The Long Beach Poly High School girls team is going from strength to strength in the Southern California Girls Open 7s Division.
Most of the group has been playing together since they were in the Belmont Shore Under 10s team, and how they play as a unit continues to owe a debt to that beginning.