High School Boys
Gonzaga defeated local rivals Georgetown Prep Friday night, taking the game 48-15 in DC.
Gonzaga has just returned from a trip to Argentina where they played two very strong clubs. They lost 14-12 to Tucumán Rugby Club and three days later lost 38-22 to Jockey Club Salta, a game where they led before hitting a bit of a wall.
Fairfield Prep took a 43-10 win over Ridgefield on the opening game of the Rugby Connecticut Season this week.
A few notes from the last couple of weeks and looking ahead.
There was a big result in Northern California that we didn't go over in detail, but it showed the San Mateo Wolverines defeating a very good Elsie Allen side by a fairly emphatic score of 35-12.
Rye HS beat Greenwich on the road 12-7 last night.
This was, clearly, a defensive battle and it wasn't until the second half that Greenwich was able to get their lone try.
It was 12-0 at halftime after tries from flanker Andrew Wilmarth and No. 8 Owen Welburn. Archer Fenton converted one of those.
Pendleton is on a roll and perhaps no clearer evidence of that is their imposing victory over Indiana rivals Westside Black Swarm over the weekend.
A year ago these teams went through overtime and their state final was decided on penalty kicks.