Loyola Blakefield Holds Off Archbishop Spalding for MIAA Title
In a tight match, Loyola Blakefield held off Archbishop Spalding 28-21 Wednesday to win the Maryland IAA championship.
This capped off an undefeated season for Loyola and their first Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association title since 2022.
State Championships Just Won and On the Horizon
We are getting heavily into state championship time just as the Boys HS National Championships loom for next week.
Florida
Okapi was upset by Key Biscayne in the state final, with the Rats winning 25-12.
These two teams faced off March 7 and Okapi won 33-22. But the Rats players were fairly certain they could reverse that.
Boys HS National Championship Seeds, Brackets Confirmed
The seeds and brackets for the Boys HS Rugby National Championships are set.
The games are scheduled. Herriman and St. Edward, fans will notice, will play earlier than the other Single-School Bracket teams because St. Edward players will be returning to the Cleveland area on Thursday. night in order to attend their graduation ceremonies.
In SoCal, Mustangs Roll, Thunder Battles, Raptors Cover the Bases
Southern California HS clubs go into the Boys HS Rugby National Championships feeling pretty good, and also feeling like they got out of a pretty heated crucible in their league.
The San Diego Mustangs won the league, looking most impressive in doing so.
Boys School-Team Rankings Week 19
Just about everyone in the upper reaches of our school rankings did what was expected.
St. Edward vs St. Ignatius was probably closer than a #2 vs a #14 should be, but not by much.
