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The USA came very close to upsetting tournament host Canada in the teams’ final game of the day, but the locals held onto a 19-15 victory to top pool C of the Canada Women’s 7s.
The semifinalists for the Northern California Boys multi-school division are set as Granite Bay, Hayward, and Peninsula Green all won Saturday.
Those three join Danville, who had a bye, into the Sunday’s semifinals.
Red Mountain capped an undefeated season in Arizona as they beat Scottsdale 47-19 Saturday.
In a physical, hard-nosed game, Red Mountain controlled the pace for much of the first half and took a 26-7 lead into the break.
Jesuit HS of Sacramento won the Northern California single-school title Saturday as expected, but it wasn’t anywhere near as comfortable as expect.
Jesuit had to come from behind to beat Dixon 17-15 Saturday morning in Rio Linda, Calif.
With regulation well over, Bui Baravilala tapped through a penalty at the USA’s one meter and then kicked the ball into touch to seal the 17-14 win over Russia. That drama coated the entire game, as the teams traded leads, penalties, and turnovers, but the Eagles held on for their second win at the Canada Women’s 7s.