SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The host Three Oaks Axemen and Axewomen are off to impressive starts in the 23d annual David Voye Memorial rugby tournament.
Both teams went 2-0 (won-lost) in pool play Friday to qualify for Saturday’s semifinals. The Axemen, who defeated Colonel Gray 31-5 and North Nova 17-5, will face arch-rival Charlottetown Rural in one of two boys’ semifinals at 10 a.m. The other semifinal will feature an all-P.E.I. clash between Colonel Gray and Bluefield.
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On the girls’ side, the Axewomen will meet North Nova while Avon View and Charlottetown Rural will meet. Both of those semifinals are set for 9 a.m.
The Axewomen won 31-5 over Cobequid Educational Centre and 19-0 versus Halifax West.
The girls’ championship game is scheduled for noon while the boys’ title match will go at 1 p.m.
A total of 17 teams -- 11 girls and six boys -- from P.E.I. and Nova Scotia are taking part.
Scores
David Voye Memorial rugby tournament scores:
Friday
Girls
Charlottetown Rural 61 Hants East 22
Avon View 64 Colonel Gray 0
CEC 12 Halifax West 10
Charlottetown Rural 34 Glace Bay 12
North Nova 52 Westisle 0
Three Oaks 31 CEC 5
Avon View 47 Bluefield 0
Hants East 15 Glace Bay 12
Three Oaks 19 Halifax West 0
Boys
Colonel Gray 22 North Nova 5
Charlottetown Rural 31 Hants East 5
Three Oaks 33 Colonel Gray 5
Bluefield 27 Hants East 14
Three Oaks 17 North Nova 5
Thursday
Boys
Bluefield 22 Charlottetown Rural 11
Tuesday
Girls
Bluefield 36 Colonel Gray 22
Saturday’s Schedule
Girls
9 a.m. – Avon View vs. Rural; Three Oaks vs. North Nova.
10 a.m. – CEC vs. Westisle.
11 a.m. – Colonel Gray vs. Glace Bay; Bluefield vs. Hants East; Halifax West vs. loser of Three Oaks/North Nova at 9 a.m.
Noon – championship game; Westisle vs. loser of Avon View/Rural.
Boys
9 a.m. – Hants East vs. North Nova.
10 a.m. – Semifinals: Charlottetown Rural vs. Three Oaks; Bluefield vs. Colonel Gray.
1 p.m. – championship game.
