RUBGY SATURDAY: BULLDOGS TIE COUGARS

By Jeff Ochavillo

Despite slight rain and heavy winds, rugby games continued to be played on Saturday morning at the GW field with many teams giving great entertainment in back- to-back games. Saturday was the last day for every team to play for a better place in standings before the playoffs.

Academy 12, Okkodo 12

With a game that came down to the wire, the Bulldogs were able to get a late try in the last 3 minutes of the game in order to get the tie against the Academy Cougars.

The Bulldogs had a great start by getting the ball moving past the aggressive defensive of the Cougars. Scrum after scrum, and hands after hands, the Bulldogs were able to reach the 10-meter in front of the goal area but after nearly losing the ball, Leilani Wai was able to pick it up and push for the first try.

However, the Cougar’s Isabel Flores came rushing in after picking up the ball, from the 50 meter line she sprinted the sideline avoiding every defender and finding her way to the goal area to tie the game at 5-5.

However, the Cougar’s Isabel Flores came rushing in after picking up the ball, from the 50 meter line she sprinted the sideline avoiding every defender and finding her way to the goal area to tie the game at 5-5.

Early In the 2nd half of the game, the Cougars wasted no time to get the lead with Mia Santos getting the try by sprinting from the 40 yard line all the way to the end zone. Mya Sanchez completed the conversion, giving them the 12-5 lead.

With only three minutes left in the game with Okkodo in possession, it came to be a ruck run. Okkodo’s Ke’ann Castro intercepted the ball after a series of hands and was home free to get the try.

After Ke’ann completed the conversion, it tied at game at 12-12.

Okkodo attempted to drop kick the ball far enough for them to retrieve back on defense. With only a minute left with both teams playing with much intensity, neither of them got anywhere close to scoring. Play after play, kick after kick, tackle after tackle, the refs eventually whistled the end of the game. The two matched each other in the end leaving the score a tie at 12-12.

Other Scores

Sanchez 17 Guam High 5 Girls Varsity TACKLE

GW 22 Southern 7 Girls Varsity TACKLE

ND 22 JFK 0 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Sanchez 7 Academy 12 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Guam High 0 Okkodo 24 Girls Varsity TACKLE

ND 0 GW 27 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Sanchez 5 Southern 5 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Guam High 5 JFK 29 Girls Varsity TACKLE

Okkodo 12 Academy 12 Girls Varsity TACKLE

GW 10 Southern 0 Girls JV TACKLE

ND 5 JFK 20 Girls JV TACKLE

Sanchez 0 Academy 22 Girls JV TACKLE

ND 5 GW 17 Girls JV TACKLE

Sanchez 5 Southern 17 Girls JV TACKLE

Okkodo 7 Academy 7 Girls JV TACKLE

Sanchez 28 Southern 12 Boys Varsity

Okkodo 12 JFK 12 Boys Varsity

Guam High 0 GW 36 Boys Varsity

FD 22 Sanchez 17 Boys JV

JFK 12 GW 26 Boys JV

St. Paul 19 Southern 7 Boys JV

Okkodo 27 FD 7 Boys JV

JFK 0 Sanchez 15 Boys JV

Southern 0 GW 5 Boys JV

FD 17 JFK 0 Boys JV

St. Paul 12 Okkodo 12 Boys JV

Southern 21 Sanchez 14 Boys JV

PHOTO GALLERY:

ND Cougars vs. JFK Islanders (photo by Asha Robles)

ND Cougars vs. JFK Islanders (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)

Southern Dolphins vs. GW Geckos. (photo by Asha Robles)