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Lent 2014

Lent 2014

Helen Wareham—Alex Tracey, Tom Going, Jakub Bartoszewski & Harrison White all qualified for the final of the senior compe on

From the Housemaster

JMW

With three out of the five year groups si ng external exams in the near future this has been a par cularly busy me in East though I hope this newsle er gives you a brief insight into just some of the house events that your son might have been involved in on top of all their other academic, spor ng and musical commitments. The Lent term is tradi onally one of the more hec c terms, on top of the mock exams the boys have done well to cope with really knuckling down to some revision, the pre y horrendous weather and nega ve impact that this has had on their fixtures. That said with the Lent term now behind us, hopefully it will not be too long un l summer brings some warmer, sunnier weather. It is clear that the boys are almost run‐ ning on empty at the moment so I wish them all a well‐deserved Easter break.

Senior House Water polo

James Hibbert

With an impressive number of 1st team water polo players in the squad, East were firm favourites to win this com‐ pe on. The first round match against Cubi was an annihila on, 8 goals going in with no reply from the opposi‐ on. Ed Russell ge ng a hat‐trick, and 2 goals from James Anderson as well as 2 from our goalkeeper Alex Jeffer‐ ies. The final was a repeat of the East vs North final of last year, only on this occasion east triumphed 3‐0 with goals from Jerrick Carne and Tom Berry. Noted also should be the performances of Nick Going and Harvey Jackson, both instrumental in a ack and defence alike. The effort East put forward in the compe on was excep onal, with 11 goals scored, and none conceded.

Public Speaking

Mark Czajkowski

In recent years East has been strong in the deba ng compe on. And this year was no different. A fantas c team of four containing none other than Ted Walliker, Tom Berry, Mark Czajkowski and James Edwards were set to face South’s team of 4. As we plunged into the fires of the deba ng chamber a mo on of ‘Gay Marriage’ was posed. First up was Tom Berry, his urbane nature helped him convey his points with panache. Then it was Mark’s turn to speak his passionate rhetoric reminding me of Marc Antony, as he captured the a en on of the en re audience, who were willing to “lend their ears”. His speech was followed by a highly compe ve floor debate.

And then finally Ted Walliker came up to speak. Now in my deba ng career I have witnessed many young debaters, but none with the talent and whit of Ted with his rambunc ous a tude who gave a master class performance demonstra ng his deba ng prowess. Time came for the results, South needn’t have fre ed as they were crowned victors in this close e. However, as a house we accepted the loss graciously. But s ll, there is no doubt East were on fine deba ng form and I thank the team for deba ng so valiantly with me in this compe on.

Cross Country

Before I start my pious romp on the many virtues of our esteemed striders, it would be wrong of me not to list the many characteris cs that best epitomise our gallant lads, bravery, courage, valour, and an in‐ domitable spirit. The senior team stars Mark, Olli, Hemming, put in brave performances, the rest de‐ serve credit, for their valiant effort. The junior team also competed valiantly, with Cal St Johnston finish‐ ing third overall. As usual it was a well‐supported event by all, and as Harvey said when looking at the overall result, “comparison is the thief of joy, what ma ers is what we few achieved not what others did”.

James Edwards

Senior House Cup—Harvey Jackson, Junior House Cup—Ben Larwood

House Hockey

Harvey Jackson

In the fourth form proceedings were started off with a 4‐2 win against Cubi with the 4 goals coming from Harry Gough , with the help of a cra y midfield of Josh Wilkinson , Finn Edwards and Niall Richardson . We then went on to play Loveday fortunately for the mighty East, just before the half‐ me whistle went we managed to scrape an own goal off them which we managed to hold on to for the rest of the match . Therefore all we had to do against North was to win and naturally we did! We were on top and won the match 5‐1.

In the fi h form we started out against Loveday and by far the underdogs we came through with a 1‐1 draw. Next in our path lay the mighty Cubi , a formidable lion silenced by the might of the East team with once again a dy draw for the men in blue. Our final challenge on this quest was North, a somewhat poisoned chalice in recent years and despite two wonderful goals, the same could be said of this year.

In the seniors we were a somewhat depleted ou it as we stuck closely to the rules. That being said it was a strong day’s hockey. With only four hockey players, (the other 7 hadn’t played for 3 years), we fought strong North, Cubi and Loveday sides all of which had more players in the 1st team than we had playing regular hockey. Nonetheless we fought valiantly. Max Gwilliam was solid in goal, with Harvey Jackson, Monty Clarke and Nick Going showing their class throughout. James Edwards, (never having played ou ield) saw off the might of many a Surrey player. We scored two stunning team goals and never gave up but alas our rugby like tac cs didn’t pay off as we conceded 17 goals. All that is le to be said is that on quality we won but on quan ty we didn’t.

House Climbing—Bouldering

Chris Kinally

With a Team of Max Fitzgerald, Liv Walliker and Chris Kinally we were not only the team with the youngest climber but the only team to use a climber from an affiliated house. We were no doubt the underdogs. There were 15 problems to complete within two hours.

The compe on was judged by the number of a empts taken to complete each problem. Max showed a lot of determina on and poten al, considering his experience, he climbed excep onally. Climbing being one of the few sports where climbing “like a girl” is sign of good technique, we were confident about having a girl in our team. Liv didn’t disappoint and gave the boys a run for their money.

Unfortunately we were climbing against strong teams and we just missed second place by a few points. This result really doesn’t reflect our individual efforts as we were all content with our scores.

Junior House Challenge

Freddie Norton

We had a strong team for junior house challenge this year, with Ed Russell, Freddie Coates, Ted Walliker and myself. Our team first came up against the south team, who, although a strong team, we managed to beat by a clear margin. This was possible with the vast collec ve knowledge of our fourth‐form members and the veteran, Ed Russell, all with quick hands for buzzing and an encyclopaedic knowledge. The second and final challenge was playing the incredibly successful Cubi team, and our luck being what it is, our team was a bit too sluggish on the buzzer. I have no doubt that our general knowledge eclipses that of other houses, but our reac on mes are not so impressive, leading to a marginal loss. But even though our boys did not perform their best on the day, I'm sure in the future we will have many more successful matches and I am proud to be part of this East team.

Lent 2014

Lent 2014 Good Luck to the DW boys—Laurence, Jamie and James (all L6th)

House Chess—Another great Chess performance from East—joint last!

Stonese Hockey

Ollie Sexton

In a tradi onally strong compe on for east, four strong teams headed down to the hollowed ground of Linto s for our first games against North. Team 1 enjoyed a comprehensive 4‐0 victory with solid defending from Wilkinson and Sexton at the back whilst Reid, Forrester and Subba‐Row did the damage up top all chipping in. Team 2 won their fixture 3‐1 showing good a acking flare with memorable moments from Czajkowski and Wi amore. Team 3 had an exci ng 5‐3 victory with Howell and Banks combing to good effect in the final third whilst Chibbert sat behind and pulled the strings. Team 4 fought hard but suffered a narrow defeat in their match but showed promise heading into the Loveday fixtures. Playing Cubi turned out to be a bit of a field day for all four East teams with a complete whitewash the outcome in our favour. A er ge ng caught early at the back and going behind Team 1 rallied and the firepower blew Cubi away with a 4‐1 victory. Team 2 won 4‐0 with Gill, Lubbock and Hill all impressing whilst Czajkowski shone again. Team 3 chalked up a cricket score as a Cubi team lacking defence were dispatched for 6 with one Freddie Banks hauling 4 for himself, whilst Morse and Ludlow kept it ght in defence snuffing out any Cubi opportuni es. We all watched on in shock as Team 4 with 2 minutes to go in their game were being held 1‐1, luckily Sam Riva decided this was an appropriate me to come into the game and with some silky dribbling he notched two goals in as many minutes to bring home the victory. Heading into the Loveday game, with awful weather condi ons and loud crowds, it was essen ally a final due to previous results on the day it was clear it would be one of us who would be li ing the trophy with goal difference likely to be vital. Team 1 were solid once again winning by a three goal margin and controlling the en re game. On the next door pitch Team 2 lost by the same margin as goal were flying in every minute between the two games. Team 3 conceded two early goals but fought back in an exci ng game which saw us lose 5‐2. Luckily on the neighbouring pitch Team 4 were inflic ng worse damage on Loveday team 4 with Ben Foster grabbing four goals whilst Gass, Liversedge and Sco all played well and Riva dominated the wide areas. OVERALL—WINNERS!

East in Pictures

House Football

Rufus Wilkinson

We prepared to defend our championship campaign, a li le dampened, a er losing Jerrick Carne, Harry Eamey, and George Thomas, all who were obliged to a end a na onal rugby 7s tournament. Nevertheless we dusted ourselves down and prepared to play Loveday. We began the game quickly, passing neatly around the back three. Alex Jefferies anchored the defence with bulk and agility, accompanied by pacey Iain Longson, and nimble Harry Adorian, who in tandem offered a barricade to the strong Loveday a ack. Through neat passing triangles Ollie Sexton, Sam Riva, and Freddie Banks drove through the Loveday defence, as Sexton clinched the opener with a dy le boot. Loveday fought back and equalised, gaining momentum which con nued in the second half, as they scored their second goal. Despite trailing by a goal, this only spurred on the East engine. Max La Fosse brought crea vity in midfield, feeding Joel Carne and Jack Quinlan who con nued to a ack the flanks. Possession grew as Ollie Sexton slid Sam Riva through 1 on 1, finessing the ball past the keeper into the bo om corner. A stale mate con nued into extra me and the game went to Penal es. Sexton, Banks, La Fosse, and Wilkinson all fired home in the nail‐bi ng shootout, and George Wilkinson produced a remarkable save, pu ng East House FC into the Fi‐ nal.

Confidence was high going into the final, challenging Cubi . The game began in a controlled fashion, as the East passing football flourished, however we were caught on the break just before the half me whistle, as Cubi scored the opening goal. Nevertheless the team con nued driv‐ ing forward. Chance a er chance followed, with Riva and Banks both hav‐ ing near chances, unfortunately flashing wide, and unfortunately the parked Cubi bus prevented an equaliser. Frustra ngly the game ended 1‐0. Nevertheless the East boys showed tremendous passion, from the supporters to the players, and unfortunately it just wasn’t our day.

Junior Water polo

A Jefferies

The team, with strong captaincy from Rafe Sco , began their semi‐final round against a resilient Loveday side. With strong leadership from the older boys, the ul mately inexperienced team, pulled together to begin their campaign against Loveday. Notable performances from the likes of Max Fitzgerald and Josh Wilkinson combined with the diligence of Will Vincent (GK) meant the team breezed past a bewildered Loveday and was well set up to hopefully go on and achieve the coveted Junior Water polo tle. They did not disappoint. Unaffected by the pre‐match specula on, the boys took the plunge to take on a strong North side. Twenty minutes, consis ng of five minute quarters, passed and two goals had been scored each (Fitzgerald taking both), thus concluding the final with penalty shootouts. Will Vincent, new to the sport, put up a heroic ba le to keep out shots from even the most experienced first team players.

Consequently, with cool heads, the East team were brutal, composed and clinical to put home a thrilling victory in the most tense and drama c house event on the calendar

Contacts Housemaster: 01483 542040

Warden:

01483 542037

Mr James Witcombe jmw@cranleigh.org

Mr Ed Griffiths

ejg@cranleigh.org

Deputy Housemaster: 01483 542073

Matrons:

01483 542045

Mr Alex Forsdike apf@cranleigh.org Jen / Sue eastmatron@cranleigh.org