GRR: Xavier HS
New York's Xavier HS halted, or at least slowed, the Doylestown momentum train Saturday, defeating the strong Pennsylvania squad 29-19.
Xavier HS of New York City defeated St. Joe's Prep. of Philadelphia Saturday 42-14 in a season warmup game for both.
On a rainy June Sunday Xavier HS defeated rivals Pelham HS to win the Rugby NY Boys DI title.
In the rain, Xavier played a very structured style of percentage rugby, and waiting for chances to attack wide. While Xavier looked to pressure Pelham in the mauls, Pelham defended those very well, forcing the Xavier backs to do more.
Pelham and Xavier will meet for the Rugby NY Boys HS championship after both won semifinals Saturday.
Greenwich High School defeated Xavier HS 34-29 Saturday night, scoring in the final moments to pull out a victory.
This was a clash between the #6-ranked Xavier team and the #14-ranked Greenwich squad (both rankings Goff Rugby Report single-school Boys HS rankings). Both teams had logged impressive victories, but both had also stumbled in what is still a relatively young season.