Potter ruggers 3-3-1 for season

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

The Potter Junior High School rugby team finished the 2021-22 season with a 3-3-1 record.

“Potter did great,” said Potter coach Steve Hernandez.

The season consisted of 15-a-side matches. Potter had 20 boys on the team. “We barely had a bench sometimes. Sometimes we had just enough,” Hernandez said.

The team had only 15 players, not allowing for any substitutes, in the Braves’ game at Pasadena. “We had 15 show up,” Hernandez said.

The trip to Pasadena was approximately a two-hour drive. “They played and they won,” Hernandez said. “That was a great testament to them.”

Potter defeated Beaumont and Inland Empire as well as Pasadena. The Braves tied the Carlsbad Thunder.

The Braves are the only team in the 14-and under league associated with a single school. “These are club teams from all over Southern California,” Hernandez said.