Saturday saw both clubs playing quarterfinal playoffs games to continue in national competition but in very different locations. Division III played host to Hilton Head (South Carolina) RFC while Division II traveled to Charleston, SC.
At the Central Florida Fairgrounds Division III saw itself down 10-3 at half behind a determined Hilton Head side. At half they were able to re-gather and put two tries across the line converting on one of them. Despite repeated pushes into scoring range Hilton Head was unable to put any points on the board due to a great defensive effort and solid conditioning. Division III moves on to the South semifinals in Jacksonville on April 26 and will play Montgomery.
There is no real way to detail Division II’s match against the Charleston Outlaws other that to sum it up by saying it was the poorest individual and team performance of the season. Div. II struggled to play well in a phase of the game and was easily moved around the field to territory Charleston preferred. The final score was 19-17 in favor of Charleston. Thanks to all who traveled to SC, especially Raoul and Amy Weir for their support. This should motivate all to drill hard in the off season. Since the merge of ORFC and Orlando Ironhorse the Division II has compiled a 21-3 record and has won 2 Florida Cups however has not passed the first round of playoffs in the national competition.
also thanks to Marshal for driving up people and taking a car full back on Saturday..
sorry to hear that boys…we could use all your support in Jax though!
oh…also Trevor broke his pinky in the first play of the game and went to the hospital. thanks for playing though Trev, ha!