Skylark 2009 Sport
worked together to produce a solid performance in which HABS walked away with a 2-1 win. During the course of the season, holes in the defence were beginning to be exposed, and suddenly, a team who had been fairly solid at the back all season seemed to be crumbling. Last minute goals in the Harrow clash led to a 2-2 draw which was a very flattering result for them. The match against Watford was less pleasing as HABS were 2-0 down at half-time and outplayed throughout the game. The game with Merchant Taylors was possible the most frustrating of the season. Having created plenty of opportunities upfront and finishing fairly well, the HABS defence caved in to leave the team 2-1 down with half a game to play. A quick goal in the second half meant HABS found themselves on level terms. This remained true until the last ten minutes where two sloppy goals were conceded.
David Fernie Year 10
U15B
U14B
U13B
The under 15 B team proved to be the most successful hockey team in the school with old fashioned grit and determination leading to a perfect 100% winning record. A total of 31 goals were scored and only a mere 3 conceded.
The season began with a game against Aldenham and with a great reverse sweep and short corner shot from Keval Patel along with goals from Aashish unadkat amongst others we finished the match 9-1, a fantastic start.
Saturday 24th January marked the U13 B’s first ever match against local rivals St Albans. HABS had a good start, having with some well crafted passing around the field. No goals were scored, the match ended in a draw, but this was a very promising start to the season things were looking good.
The season began with nervous excitement but as the season progressed, maturity levels rose and the results started to flow with wins against Aldenham, St Albans, Berkhamstead, Merchant Taylors and Harrow to name a few. The highlight of the season took place on a games afternoon where Pierre Binfoh produced the most fantastic curving hit that missed both the goal and the fence but managed to smash into Mr Kerry’s new car. The team has produced some outstanding performances all season such as Nick Mason, Herschel Lakani, Karan Setia, Aaron Patel and Tej Malde. who kept a six game clean sheet. However, the pinnacle of our success can be rooted to the dynamic coaching duo of Dr Pieburn and Mr Garvey. This version of Starsky and Hutch combined tactical lunacy and a divine knowledge of the game to create an unbeatable side. The strength in depth of the squad was highlighted when key players were promoted to the ‘A’ team but this meant others like Shymal Patel, Alex Briggs and the ever knowledgeable Koushal Shah stepped up.
James Colenutt Year 10
Next up was St Albans away. This was a very tough fixture since most of their team were at least a head taller than us. At half time we were up 1-0 but soon after St Albans managed to level the score. Eventually with a great effort from Felix Taljaard we scored another to win 2-1. Our first home match was against Berkhamstead A’s, who had a county level captain and but despite their advantage we managed to beat them 7-3 with great play from Luke Minett and Ishaan Rahman. Haileybury posed little threat as we managed to thrash them 10-0 with an amazing hat trick from Daniel Kaye as well as goals from Karan and Rhys. Next, the team swept aside Harrow 2-0, with our centre back, Amar Vaghela, getting in on the action by scoring a goal. By this time we were getting slightly cocky. This showed on our last match against Merchant Taylor’s. As our coach’s old school he was very eager to beat them. This was not to be and we lost 2-1 but we all knew that at our best we would have beaten them easily. Even so there were good performances from Kevin Sakata and Robert Harris. Overall this has been a very enjoyable and successful season as the team jelled well to win 5 out of the 6 games played.
Nikhil Joshi Year 9
Our next match was at home against Bancroft’s and we got off to a flying start in the first half. Tom Eldred scored the first goal off the short corner we and a second came minutes later. Another 2 goals came in the second half. Special mentions must go to Eli Bernstein for playing well on the right and the quartet of Rohan Madamula, Amit Kurani, Jordan Waobikeze and Kamvar Rafiee in the backline. The long awaited snow meant the Dr Challoners game was cancelled. Next came a rematch with St Albans. We were hoping to beat them this time but sadly it ended in a loss. After that came round two against Bancrofts with hopes of another brilliant victory but despite Jamin and Ishaan doing well upfront, the team were left with a disappointing 1-0 defeat. Our match against Watford saw us concede 2 goals with the new comer to the squad, Sam Goldsober scoring our only goal. The last match of the season saw us face Aldwickbury. Our only goal was scored again by Sam Goldsober. Yet the bad luck continued as the game finished in a draw. The results do not tell the full story as the team continued to fight hard, and with this determination we look forward to a more successful season as U14s.
Amit Kurani Year 8 122