By Robert Balajadia
Friars finish regular season by shutting out Geckos
The last game of the high school rugby regular season ended, as is it does every year, with Guam’s biggest rugby rivalry between the FD Friars and GW Geckos. The defending champion Friars and Geckos were both sporting unbeaten records heading into Saturday’s contest with FD walking away victors 10-0.
The Friars scored in the opening five minutes with Kaleb Duenas breaking loose for a try through three Geckos off a penalty. A Matias Calvo field goal after the try made the game a quick 7-0 with Calvo later scoring on another field goal to further the FD lead 10-0 late in the half.
Neither team managed to put points in the second half, though the Geckos managed to get five yards away from a try late in the second half due to Friar penalties. The FD defense held strong, booting away the Geckos chances after turnovers.
The highly contested battle resulted in a red-card ejection from both teams setting the tone for what is sure to be an even bigger battle if their on a crash course to another championship showdown, as they’ve met in the finals for the past four seasons.
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| Tuesday February 21, 2017 at Wettengel | |||||||
| Hosts: Sanchez | |||||||
| TIME | VISITORS | HOME | BOYS/GIRLS | ||||
| 4:00pm | JFK | 0 | GW | 0 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 4:15pm | Simon Sanchez | 5 | Southern | 5 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 4:30pm | Father Duenas | 0 | Okkodo | 5 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 4:45pm | GW | 0 | St. Paul | 12 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:00pm | JFK | 0 | Southern | 24 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:15pm | GW | 7 | Okkodo | 14 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:30pm | Southern | 15 | Father Duenas | 7 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:45pm | St. Paul | 14 | Simon Sanchez | 12 | Boys Junior Varsity | ||
| Thursday February 23, 2016 at TBD | |||||||
| Hosts:TBD | |||||||
| TIME | VISITORS | HOME | BOYS/GIRLS | ||||
| 4:00pm | Okkodo | 17 | Sanchez | 5 | Girls Junior Varsity | ||
| 4:15pm | Okkodo | 0 | Academy | 12 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 4:30pm | ND | 0 | Okkodo | 34 | Girls Junior Varsity | ||
| 4:45pm | Southern | 0 | Academy | 7 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 5:00pm | Sanchez | 0 | Academy | 5 | Girls Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:15pm | Sanchez | 0 | Academy | 10 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 5:30pm | Sanchez | 5 | ND | 10 | Girls Junior Varsity | ||
| 5:45pm | GW | 5 | Academy | 7 | Girls Junior Varsity | ||
| Saturday February 25, 2017 at GW | |||||||
| Hosts: GW | |||||||
| TIME | VISITORS | HOME | BOYS/GIRLS | ||||
| 9:00am | Southern | 5 | Tiyan | 5 | Boys Varsity | ||
| 10:15am | Sanchez | 28 | Guam High | 7 | Boys Varsity | ||
| 11:30am | JFK | 5 | Okkodo | 7 | Boys Varsity | ||
| 1:00pm | FD | 10 | GW | 0 | Boys Varsity | ||
| 2:20pm | JFK | 0 | Tiyan | 43 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 2:40pm | Sanchez | 14 | Okkodo | 12 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 3:00pm | Guam High | 5 | Academy | 22 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 3:20pm | GW | 53 | JFK | 0 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 3:40pm | Sanchez | 5 | Southern | 12 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 4:00pm | Guam High | 0 | Okkodo | 31 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 4:20pm | Academy | 17 | ND | 12 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 4:40pm | Sanchez | 7 | GW | 31 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 5:00pm | Guam High | 0 | Southern | 31 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 5:20pm | Academy | 7 | Tiyan | 0 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| 5:40pm | ND | 5 | Okkodo | 17 | Girls Varsity TACKLE | ||
| Girls Varsity TACKLE | |||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | PF | PA | PD | Bonus | Total |
| GW | 13 | 13 | 399 | 17 | 382 | 9 | 48 | ||
| Academy | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 162 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Tiyan | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 130 | 49 | 4 | 26 |
| Okkodo | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 146 | 153 | -7 | 3 | 24 |
| Southern High | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 127 | 71 | 56 | 2 | 24 |
| Notre Dame | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 169 | 162 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Simon Sanchez | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 154 | -28 | 1 | 17 |
| Guam High | 14 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 280 | -227 | 1 | 4 | |
| JFK | 13 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 344 | -320 | 0 | 3 | |
| Boys Varsity TACKLE | |||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Draw | PF | PA | PD | Bonus | Total |
| FD | 7 | 7 | 215 | 29 | 186 | 3 | 24 | ||
| GW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 15 | 133 | 3 | 21 | |
| Simon Sanchez | 7 | 5 | 2 | 114 | 51 | 63 | 3 | 18 | |
| JFK | 7 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 102 | -12 | 0 | 9 | |
| Okkodo | 7 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 140 | -81 | 1 | 7 | |
| Southern High | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 121 | -70 | 0 | 7 |
| Tiyan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 95 | -70 | 2 | 6 |
| Guam High | 7 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 187 | -149 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tuesday February 28, 2017 at Southern | |||||||
| Hosts: Southern | |||||||
| TIME | VISITORS | HOME | BOYS/GIRLS | ||||
| 5:20pm | Father Duenas | GW | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
| 5:40pm | St. Paul | JFK | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
| 6:00pm | Okkodo | Simon Sanchez | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
| 6:20pm | Okkodo | JFK | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
| 6:40pm | Southern | St. Paul | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
| 7:00pm | GW | Simon Sanchez | Boys Junior Varsity | ||||
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DID U KNOW?
The FD Friars have retired running back Kein Artero’s (#3), becoming the third Friar in three years to have his number retired. 2018 saw two numbers be retired from quarterback Daniel Phillips (#6) and De’Aundre Cruz (#24).
(photo from Kein Artero on Twitter)
COMING SOON …
– Girls Basketball Finals on Saturday!
– Deep 93: Roque Martinez HW Title Fight
– NFL Week 15: Bills at Steelers
– Jon Tuck in Bellator Japan Dec. 29
– IIAAG/GDOE Split on Jan. 1st
– GSPN Preseason Basketball Tournament
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