By Robert Balajadia

Saturday morning rugby kicked off at the Southern Dolphins field that presented a flurry of entertaining games. With the season in its final three weeks, teams are jockeying for a better place in the standings as the season winds down.

Academy 20, Southern 14

The Cougars got a clutch performance from captain Isabella Flroes and Gabby Avilla to avoid a draw, scoring a try as time expired to get the lift over the Dolphins.

The Dolphins were marching near the score line when the Cougars created a turnover and shifted the ball to the opposite side of the field. While advancing, referee Vinson Calvo signaled the game’s time was nearing expiration when Flores kicked the ball near midfield.

Avilla then sprinted past the entire Dolphins frontline and scooped up the ball while nearly stumbling as she glided past the score line for the game winning try.

Cougars’ Mylisa Gillan gave them the early lead scoring just seconds into the start of the game. The Dolphins responded quickly off a try from Erika Eben to even the score at seven heading into halftime.

Mia Santos got the Cougars back the lead 14-7 after a 50-yard sprint, but the Dolphins’ too responded after Kourtney Eber fooled everyone on the exchange and went untouched for nearly the same amount of yardage to tie the game 14 all.

Santos was tackled in the closing minutes as she tried to hit Flores, but the ball sailed out of bounds changing the possession over to the Dolphins. Southern tried to take the lead, and appeared close to doing so, until the turnover that allowed the Cougars to go 90 yards for the game winning try.

ND 17, Sanchez 12

Royals got a clutch performance from Paris B. scoring the teams last two try’s for a close win over the Sharks.

Other Scores

FD 12 GW 17 Boys JV

St. Paul 19 Sanchez 0 Boys JV

JFK 0 Okkodo 29 Boys JV

Sanchez 0 GW 17 Boys JV

Okkodo 19 Southern 7 Boys JV

JFK 0 St. Paul 38 Boys JV

Okkodo 0 Southern 26 Boys Varsity

JFK 0 Guam High 7 Boys Varsity

FD 0 GW 7 Boys Varsity

JFK 5 Sanchez 10 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Southern 7 ND 12 Girls Varsity TACKLE

GW (forfeit) Academy win Girls Varsity TACKLE

JFK 0 Okkodo 24 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Southern 20 Guam High 10 Girls Varsity TACKLE

ND 17 Sanchez 12 Girls Varsity TACKLE

JFK win GW (forfeit) Girls Varsity TACKLE

Southern 14 Academy 21 Girls Varsity TACKLE

ND 17 Okkodo 12 Girls Varsity TACKLE

JFK 22 Sanchez 5 Girls JV TACKLE

Southern 24 ND 0 Girls JV TACKLE

GW 10 Academy 12 Girls JV TACKLE

JFK 17 Okkodo 10 Girls JV TACKLE

ND 15 Sanchez 10 Girls JV TACKLE

JFK 5 GW 22 Girls JV TACKLE

Southern 5 Academy 17 Girls JV TACKLE

ND 0 Okkodo 25 Girls JV TACKLE

GW 19 JFK 5 Boys JV

Southern 5 St. Paul 10 Boys JV

PHOTO GALLERY:

A Southern High Dolphin runs down the center of the field as an oncoming defender tries to make a tackle. (photo by Asha Robles)

A Southern High Dolphin runs down the sideline as oncoming defenders try to make a tackle. (photo by Asha Robles)

A Southern High Dolphin passes the ball to a nearby teammate as she gets tackled by a Guam High Panther. (photo by Asha Robles)

A Southern High Dolphin runs down the sideline as an oncoming defender tries to make a tackle. (photo by Asha Robles)

Okkodo Bulldog’s Xaven Jesser successfully scores a try. (photo by Asha Robles)

Ke’ann Castro of the Okkodo Bulldogs sprints down the sideline as JFK Islander defenders chase after her. (photo by Asha Robles)

Okkodo Bulldog’s Leilani Wai calls out for backup as she gets tackled by a JFK Islander defender. (photo by Asha Robles)

Leilani Wai of the Okkodo Bulldogs fakes out an oncoming Islander defender. (photo by Asha Robles)

A JFK Islander reacts to oncoming defence as she runs the ball down the center of the field. (photo by Asha Robles)

Okkodo Bulldog’s Leilani Wai calls out for backup as she gets tackled by a JFK Islander defender. (photo by Asha Robles)