Late Surge Sees Tempe Win Arizona Title Tempe defeated Red Mountain in the Arizona Boys HS D1 final Friday night, taking the game and the championship 34-21. It was a windy evening and Red Mountain started with the breeze at their backs. However, they had difficulty making it work for them. An eager Tempe defense put pressure on Red Mountain and that produced turnovers and mistakes. As a result, it was Tempe that opened the scoring.
Tempe U16s Win State Title in Thriller
May 8 saw the Rugby Arizona Boys U16 final between longtime rivals Red Mountain and Tempe, and the game did not disappoint.
In a thriller, Tempe won 38-36.
Tempe Pulls Away From Red Mountain to Win Arizona Final
Tempe secured the Arizona boys state championship Saturday with a convincing 45-15 win over rivals Red Mountain.
Tempe Upends #2 Red Mountain
In an impressive showing in Arizona, #9 HS Club Tempe defeated #2 HS Club Red Mountain 27-19.
Tempe started strong and scored two minutes into the game, but Red Mountain replied to take a 7-5 lead before the game was six minuted old. Red Mountain punished Tempe for a poor restart and a series of penalties.
Puriri Invitational Jump Starts Teams in Utah, Arizona
Slowly teams in Utah Youth Rugby are getting going and the traditional kickoff event has for years been the Ra Puriri Invitational in St. George, Utah.
