Above: Titans Rugby was overpowered by Weymouth in the State Finals. (image cropped from photo by Owen Jones Photography)
On Sunday, Algonquin’s top seed Boys Rugby played in the MIAA Division 1 State Finals. The 3rd seed defending state champs, Weymouth, dominated. The Titans lost 57-14.
I’m sharing media and photo highlights, plus a story taking a nostalgic look back with Algonquin alums about their experience playing at Fenway.
The Boston Herald covered dramatic details of the boys’ battle on the Curry College field:
After a back and forth opening, Anthoni Gonzalez-Dumont started the scoring for Weymouth. The junior flanker pushed through Algonquin’s left wing for the score and Savage added the conversion kick. Savage followed up with his first try, breaking down Algonquin’s left wing, 30-plus yards for the score. Just three minutes later, Naheem Ridore powered through the middle of Algonquin’s defense to add a third try for Weymouth. Savage missed both kicks in the sequence, giving Weymouth a 19-0 lead.
You can read more of that here.
The Community Advocate interviewed the Titans who reflected on their improvement over the course of the season:
“It’s a tough loss, but we’re just a band of misfits. We’re all different sizes and builds and skills. And it’s so great how much we came together as a team,” [senior captain Cullen Doherty] said. “I think it’s super impressive and unfortunately, we couldn’t bring it home. But it’s definitely been a journey since day one, how we’re playing now since how we started is a crazy difference.”
You can read more of that here.
Below is a pic by Cass Melo followed by a few close ups of photos captured by Owen Jones Photo. (You can find the full images and others in his gallery here.)
The game was the school’s final shot at a state title this spring.
In other Gonk sports news, the MetroWest Daily News interviewed members of the Algonquin Baseball team who played in state Finals 25 years ago at Fenway. Among them was the school’s current Athletic Director Mike Mocerino:
only once did the Back Bay venue host MIAA state championship baseball games, a story only six teams and roughly 120 players can tell. . .
“It was a big-league experience,” said Mocerino, part of the Algonquin team that played at Fenway on a pristine June afternoon 25 years ago. “Point zero, zero, three percent ever have an opportunity to play Major League Baseball. That’s a lot of our dreams.”
Click here for that bit of nostalgia.
