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Written by Pat Clifton
Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:27 |
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Starting Lineups for USA v Canada |
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National Teams -
USA Men
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The starting lineups for Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup opener at Ellerslie Park in Edmonton have been named. The game will be streamed live at 2pm MT online at rugbycanada.ca.
Todd Clever is earning his 26th cap as captain Saturday, putting him one behind the USA's most-capped captain, Dave Hodges (28). This game is Mike Tolkin's second as head coach against Canada, and the first for starters Zach Fenoglio, John Quill, Peter Dahl, Toby L'Estrange, Troy Hall and Adam Siddall. Canada is starting seven players who've never suited up against the USA in 15s. Two, Taylor Paris and John Moonlight, have played 7s against the US on numerous occasions. Each side is starting just one uncapped player, inside center Patrick Parfrey is Canada's, and fullback Adam Siddall is the USA's. Outside center Troy Hall and hooker Zach Fenoglio are capped but getting their first starts in Eagle jerseys, and on the other side of the ball, openside flanker John Moonlight is making his first start and earning his fourth cap. For more statistical nuggets and a larger breakdown of the match-up, go here.
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Canada |
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Shawn Pittman |
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Hubert Buydens |
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Zach Fenoglio |
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Ray Barkwill |
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Eric Fry |
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Jason Marshall |
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Brian Doyle |
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Brett Beukeboom |
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Louis Stanfill |
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Tyler Hotson |
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John Quill |
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Tyler Ardron |
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Peter Dahl |
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John Moonlight |
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Todd Clever |
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Aaron Carpenter |
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Robbie Shaw |
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Sean White |
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Toby L'Estrange |
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Harry Jones |
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James Paterson |
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Taylor Paris |
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Andrew Suniula |
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Patrick Parfrey |
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Troy Hall |
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Nick Blevins |
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Luke Hume |
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Ciaran Hearn |
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Adam Sidall |
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Connor Braid |
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Bench |
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Tom Coolican |
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Ryan Hamilton |
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Phil Thiel |
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Andrew Tiedemann |
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Nick Wallace |
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Doug Wooldridge |
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Graham Harriman |
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Jon Phelan |
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Liam Murphy |
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Cam Pierce |
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Chris Saint |
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Nanyak Dala |
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Seamus Kelly |
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Phil Mack |
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Blaine Scully |
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Liam Underwood |
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Written by Alex Goff
Thursday, 23 May 2013 15:58 |
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Boys HS Single-School Rankings Presented by Selective Service May 23 2013 |
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Rankings -
Boys High School
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Well you might say it wasn't a National Championship because it didn't include a play-in for every region, but the old USA Rugby National HS Championship didn't either. Many regions in America opted out of the final tournament simply because it didn't fit in with their schedule, or was too expensive. Still, this past weekend's Boys HS National Invitational did provide plenty of fodder for our rankings. Almost all the top teams were there, and they got to play each other, as well. We might see a few little changes over the course of the end of the spring, but this past weekend put us in the best position to settle the rankings. Here are some of our explanations:
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Jesuit came into the NIT at #3, and beat #5, #2 and #1. Easy - they're top now.
Who goes to #2? Well #1 Gonzaga lost a close one to Jesuit, 21-16. But Herriman, who we had ranked #5, almost beat Jesuit. They lost 18-17 on a missed conversion. Then they plowed over Dixon and Charlotte Catholic. Add in the fact that Herriman earlier beat HS Club winners United twice, and we think they have to be #2, despite finishing 5th at the Invitational. |
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As a result of Herriman's move up, we
move up Snow Canyon, who beat Herriman once and lost to them later.
Unionville moves up thanks to state title in Pennsylvania, and St.
Igantius moves up because we made a mistake last week, and charged St.
Igantius of Ohio for a loss by St. Igantius of Illinois (it could happen
to anyone). In the Tier II
at nationals, two teams recorded important results. Greenwich, thought
by many, including us, as the best of the Tier II, lost the final to
Brother Rice (a HS club). Meanwhile, Brownsburg, which had been dropped
out of the rankings, came back in with wins over St. Thomas Aquinas and
Maryland Exiles. Torrey
Pines and Wilson HS move up because the San Diego Mustangs, the HS Club
fed by Torrey Pines, did so well in the HS Club Invitational.
We
expand the list to 40 just to accommodate some undefeated teams that
did well. Watch for some other state playoffs to make a few adjustments,
but we are confident that the top eight or so are not going to move.
| 2013 RUGBYMag.com Boys HS Top 25 |
| May 23 2013 presented by Selective Service |
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Sacramento Jesuit (Calif.) |
18-17 over Herriman (5), 39-20 over Xavier (2), 21-16 over Gonzaga (1) |
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Herriman (Utah) |
lost 18-17 to Jesuit (3), 42-14 over Dixon (6), 38-7 over Charlotte (7) |
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Gonzaga (DC) |
55-14 over Chapin (13), 45-27 over Penn (4), lost 21-16 to Jesuit (3) |
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Xavier (NY) |
40-29 over Dixon (6), lost 39-20 to Jesuit (3), 36-10 over Penn (4) |
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Snow Canyon (Utah) |
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Penn (Ind.) |
40-37 over Charlotte (7), lost 45-27 to Gonzaga (1), 36-10 to Xavier (2) |
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Charlotte Catholic (NC) |
Lost 40-37 to Penn (4), 29-22 over Chapin (13), lost 38-7 to Herriman (5) |
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Dixon (Calif.) |
lost 40-29 to Xavier (2), 42-14 to Herriman (5), 38-20 over Chapin (13) |
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31 |
Unionville (Pa.) |
21-14 over St. Joseph's Prep (9) |
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St. Ignatius (Ohio) |
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16 |
Ravenwood (Tenn.) |
34-5 over South Doyle (32) |
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Greenwich (Conn.) |
55-14 over La Salette, 21-7 over Brownsburg, lost 25-17 to Brother Rice |
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Wilson HS (Calif.) |
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St. Joseph's Prep (Pa.) |
Lost Pa. final 21-14 to Unionville (31) |
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24 |
St. Edward (Ohio) |
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Torrey Pines (Calif.) |
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Perry Street Pride (DC) |
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14 |
Shaw (La.) |
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Unr |
Brownsburg (Ohio) |
19-7 over St. Thomas Aq. (12), lost 21-7 to Greenwich (8), 37-15 over Md. Exiles |
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St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.) |
Lost 19-7 to Brownsburg, 36-20 over La Salette, 22-21 over Park Hill (17) |
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Chapin (SC) |
Lost to Gonzaga (1), Charlotte (7), Herriman (5) |
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Park Hill South (Mo.) |
Lost to Brother Rice, defeated GR Catholic, lost to St. Thomas Aquinas (12) |
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East HS (Colo.) |
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Lake Travis (Texas) |
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30 |
Nakahi (Idaho) |
28-27 over Capital (23) |
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Capital HS (Idaho) |
Lost 28-27 to Nakahi (30) |
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Reynold Raiders (Ore.) |
27-20 over Lincoln (25) |
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Lincoln (Ore.) |
Lost 27-20 to Reynolds (26) |
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Tulsa Union (Okla.) |
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33 |
Edina (Minn.) |
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34 |
Burnsville (Minn.) |
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Unr |
Minnetonka (Minn.) |
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Duluth (Minn.) |
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Nicolet (Wisc.) |
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Unr |
Grafton (Wisc.) |
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Brother Martin (La.) |
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St. Thomas (Texas) |
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Bishop Hendricken (Mass.) |
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South Doyle (Tenn.) |
Lost 34-5 to Ravenwood (16) |
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Belmont HS (Mass.) |
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Written by Alex Goff
Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:30 |
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Ngwenya to Start for Barbarians |
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International -
Americans Overseas
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USA Wing will start for the Barbarians Sunday as the world-famous compilation side take on England at Twickenham
The game will take place one day after USA forward Samu Manoa and Northampton play Leicester in the Aviva Premiership final.
Ngwenya will start at his customary right wing. He joins the long list of USA players who have played for the Barbarians, including Mike Petri, Dan Lyle, Mike Hercus, and Kevin Higgins.
Barbarians Lineup to Face England: Elliot Daly (London Wasps), Takudzwa Ngwenya (Biarritz, United States), Casey Laulala (Munster, New Zealand), Mike Tindall (Gloucester, England); Timoci Nagusa (Montpellier, Fiji), James Hook (Perpignan, Wales), Dwayne Peel (Sale, Wales); Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Metro 92, Italy), Matthew Rees (Scarlets, Wales), James Johnston (Harlequins, Samoa), Jim Hamilton (Gloucester, Scotland), Marco Wentzel (London Wasps, South Africa), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso, Italy), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz, France), Jonathan Poff (London Wasps, New Zealand).
Replacements: Schalk Brits (Saracens, South Africa), Dean Mumm (Exeter, Australia), Duncan Jones (Ospreys, Wales), Sam Jones (London Wasps), Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz, France), Nick Evans (Harlequins, New Zealand), Rowan Varty (DeA Tigers, Hong Kong).
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Written by RUGBYMag Staff
Thursday, 23 May 2013 15:47 |
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Girls HS 7s Schedule for CRC Weekend |
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Tournaments -
USA 7s CRC
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Pools and Schedule for Girls HS 7s during CRC Weekend in Philadelphia May 31-June 2
High School Girls Pools
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Pool B |
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Downingtown |
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West Shore United |
| NJ Blaze |
South Jersey |
| Hempfield |
Berkshire United |
| Catholic Memorial |
Divine Angles Holy Savior |
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Penn Park - Field 1 |
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Penn Park - Field 2 |
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Day 1 - Friday |
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Day 1 - Friday |
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Fallbrook v Catholic Memorial |
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Downingtown v Divine Holy Savior |
8:20 |
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NJ Blaze v Hempfield |
8:40 |
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South Jersey v Berkshire United |
8:40 |
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Fallbrook v NJ Blaze |
11:00 |
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Downingtown v South Jersey |
11:00 |
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Doylestown v Hempfield |
11:20 |
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West Shore United v Berkshire
United |
11:20 |
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Fallbrook v Hempfield |
13:40 |
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Downingtown v Berkshire United |
13:40 |
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Doylestown v Catholic Memorial |
14:00 |
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West Shore United v Divine Holy
Savior |
14:00 |
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Hempfield v Catholic Memorial |
16:20 |
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Berkshire United v Divine Holy
Savior |
16:20 |
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Doylestown v NJ Blaze |
16:40 |
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West Shore United v South Jersey |
16:40 |
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Drexel Turf |
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Day 2 - Saturday |
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Girls Semi - A 1st v B 1st |
11:00 |
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Girls Semi - C 1st v D 1st |
11:20 |
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Day 3 - Sunday |
Time |
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Girls Final - W #25 v W #26 |
13:10 |
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Day 1 - Friday |
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Fallbrook v Catholic Memorial |
0:20 |
8:20 |
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NJ Blaze v Hempfield |
0:20 |
8:40 |
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0:20 |
9:00 |
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0:20 |
9:20 |
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0:20 |
9:40 |
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0:20 |
10:00 |
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0:20 |
10:20 |
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0:20 |
10:40 |
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Fallbrook v NJ Blaze |
0:20 |
11:00 |
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Doylestown v Hempfield |
0:20 |
11:20 |
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0:20 |
11:40 |
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0:20 |
12:00 |
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0:20 |
12:20 |
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0:20 |
12:40 |
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0:20 |
13:00 |
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0:20 |
13:20 |
| 9 |
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Fallbrook v Hempfield |
0:20 |
13:40 |
| 11 |
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Doylestown v Catholic Memorial |
0:20 |
14:00 |
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0:20 |
14:20 |
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0:20 |
14:40 |
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Buffer
(Boys) |
0:20 |
15:00 |
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(Boys) |
0:20 |
15:20 |
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Buffer
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0:20 |
15:40 |
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0:20 |
16:00 |
| 13 |
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Hempfield v Catholic Memorial |
0:20 |
16:20 |
| 15 |
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Doylestown v NJ Blaze |
0:20 |
16:40 |
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