The Santa Barbara Stingrays U18 rugby squad dominated Kern County by a score of 55-0 on Saturday in Bakersfield at Emerald Cove Park.
The Stingrays started fast, jumping onto the scoreboard shortly after the opening whistle through a try to prop Manny Verdugo.
Roman Gislimber, who had several strong runs in the win, powered through several defenders just before halftime and secured a try in his first career rugby game.
Santa Barbara got a few more tries before the first half came to a close thanks to Isaiah Kio, Cam McNulty and Verdugo’s second try of the day.
The second half was more of the same, with Joe Hoegh-Goldberg anchoring the Stingray defense to maintain the shutout.
Davey Rissel, meanwhile, helped the team find success in the scrums and lineouts.
Offensively, Santa Barbara ran in four more tries in the second half, with Luca Wisenthal, Olliver Andrews, Marley Lammers and Kio all scoring.
Lammers converted 3-of-4 conversion kicks while Verdugo knocked in 2-of-5.
The Stingrays will travel up to the Bay Area to face off against the Lamorina Club next weekend.
