GRR: Charlotte Cardinals
The Charlotte Cardinals defeated St. Ignatius 43-12 Saturday in West Virginia in a meeting of the #1-ranked HS Club and #1-ranked school team.
The Charlotte Cardinals won the Gonzaga Classic in dominant fashion.
After losing the final of this tournament by a slim margin a year ago, the Cardinals rolled in showing good form and showcasing a very quick and smart game plan.
They showed that early, shutting out Aspetuck and beating a pretty effective Fort Hunt sides 52-7.
The Charlotte Cardinals and Charlotte Tigers battled to a 37-25 Cardinals win Saturday in a bit of classic in North Carolina.
Cardinals Head Coach Jason Zehmke called it a “perfect rivalry game. The score just isn't able to capture the spirit of the game nor that back-and-forth contest.”
The top-ranked HS clubs in GRR's Top 50 were in important action over the weekend.
The #1-ranked Charlotte Cardinals defeated an injury-hit Richmond Strikers in emphatic fashion 58-7. This was the general MO of a pretty polished Cardinals side that has been winning games by wide margins since club action began.
The two defending champions from Boys HS National Championships met Saturday with the 2024 HS Club top dogs, the Charlotte Cardinals, defeating Gonzaga 45-10.