Hopkins Rugby Sweeps Edina in Season Play.

The night after the Hopkins girls defeated Edina 27-5, the Hopkins boys completed the sweep, with the Varsity and JV teams both defeating Edina in season play on May 23.  The Varsity Team pulled off a 24-22 victory over #1 rated Edina, with senior Trace Bolstad making a winning 3-point penalty kick in the last minute of play.  Hopkins players scoring trys were Bolstad, Ricky Johnson, and Anthony Clifton.  Bolstad had a stand-out game, also converting extra points after each try. 

The Hopkins Junior Varsity Team also bested Edina 20 to 15.  Scorers for Hopkins were JaMichael Ellis (2 trys), Ziele Mosley (1 try), and Alex Holden (1 penalty kick and 1 extra point kick). 

The Hopkins rugby teams now head into the play-off season.  The Boys Varsity faces Eden Prairie this Friday, May 31 at their home pitch in Valley Park (5:30 start time), while the girls play Burnsville on Wednesday, June 5 at Burnsville (4:30 start time). The first play-off game for the Boys JV is June 8 at the National Sports Center in Blaine (opponent not yet decided).

The Minnesota boys and girls state rugby championship games will be held at the Metrodome on Sunday, June 9.