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Season Report: Boys 1st XI Hockey 2006 The season started with a very young side coming together. Not only was there not a single player who had played in the first team the previous year but all of the players were in the Lower VI or 5th form. Nevertheless, all of them were keen to do their jobs.
We moved on to Giggleswick for a midweek fixture. Again we had a very young side on the field. Boye gave us the lead from a short corner where we held on for the win. Veenendaal was prominent in the midfield with good defence of Pescod and Watson at the back. Then we came up to a very good Rossall side with a few German National players. We were 6-0 down at half time. We gave them too much room to run and they made us pay for it. The second half we were a lot more aggressive and harder on the ball. Orpwood was magnificent in defence and marked the Rossal striker out of the game in the second half. We came back with a goal from McArdle and lost 9-1 at the end. Our next game against Wakefield was cancelled due to a frozen pitch. Then we were on our way for our Scotland tour. Our first game was against Lorretto, which we lost 7-1.
Afternoon sun on the Astroturf.
We were down 6-0 at half time and came back fighting for a 1-1 result in the second half with Morgan scoring from a short corner. We then travelled to Glenalmond where we lost 5-0.
to develop a belief that we can win games and compete against the hockey schools. I want to thank the guys for a good season! GDJ de Beer
After half term we hosted Fettes College from Edinburgh for a very exciting game that we won 4-3. We then had a midweek game against Yarm. After being 3-0 down at half time we came back with some very good goals from Morgan and Downs. As we were controlling the game and seeking the equaliser the time ran out! And then came the snow! Our last two fixtures against Durham and Scarborough were cancelled. In addition, we participated in a seven-a-side tournament at Durham. We ended second in our group stage by beating Ashville College and Dame Allans and drew against Durham. We played Bradford Grammar in the Semi finals where we drew 1-1, with Boye scoring our goal and Bradford levelling the scores after half-time. We then advanced to the finals after winning the game on penalty strokes. We met Yarm in the final, which we lost 1-0. We have considerable potential for the future, as most of the side was in the 5th form. However, we still need
Season Report: Boys 2nd XI Hockey 2006 After a slow start to the season with only a few fixtures, the 2nd Team really showed that they were a team of great potential that will develop for next season. By the end of the season they were playing a good game of hockey, keeping possession and using their width well. The strength of the team lay in a strong midfield with a combination of Lee Howson, Andrew Smith, James Kilpatrick and Freddie Watson.
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Our first game was an away trip to Barnard Castle. We lost the game 4-1 but the boys gave 150%. Our goal was scored by the Captain, Constantine Boye from a well worked short corner. Our next game was against a very strong Ampleforth side. They were physically much stronger then us, but we held our own. Good performances were given by Raikes, Boye, Downs and Peters. Ampleforth scored in the last few minutes to give them a 1-0 victory.
The boys kept on persevering and were rewarded with their first win of the season against Barnard Castle winning 2-0, goals scored by Rufus Morgan and Ollie Coral. The defence, Andrew Windle, Gareth Bell, Alex Reed, Calum
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