More District Success U16 XI Football Milo Knights, Freddie Scutt, James Thompson and Jack Gannon controlled the midfield and provided security for the back four. Both goalkeepers, Will Pickworth and John Barton displayed fantastic ability in several one-on-one situations. The squad qualified for the District Cup final which was to be played after the Easter holidays. Robbie Tominey-Nevado and Patrick Scott came down from the 1st XI for the final and proved very effective in attack, Patrick Scott scoring all four of the goals in the final against Nicholas Breakspear for an U16 side to win the District School to win in extra time. It was Cup, proving the season was a great the first time in the school’s history success.
The Albanian 2013
The U16s had a largely successful season this year, with consistent performances throughout and a notable District Cup win. The absence of a few key players due to senior football and hockey commitments didn’t deter the team from the task at hand, especially in District Cup matches. The team only failed to win on two occasions throughout the season, where one game was drawn and the other lost There were many commendable performances throughout the season, Joel Rabinowitz added pace and flair to the squad, supported capably by two athletic forwards in Josh Southworth and Bolaji Anifalaj.
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Every Result Possible U15 XI Football The U15 team managed by Mr McGrath and Mr Smyth underwent an assorted season, filled with some remarkable wins and recordbreaking losses.
12-3, breaking the St Albans school record for the worst loss.
We entered the final of the District Cup with great excitement, for our cup run was rather magnificent. Our opponent,Verulam, is a renowned football school in the area. At half time, we found ourselves two goals down, with nothing really left to gamble on. However, after a couple of minutes into the second half, I managed to salvage a penalty from the Verulam defence, which was expertly finished by Tom Carter. Unfortunately, we went on to lose the final 4-1, putting a harsh end to our near perfect cup form. A truly remarkable season. Jack Swan
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This loss made us increase our competitiveness, and with nothing to hide we advanced into our next Westminster School was our first game against Dr Challoners which opponent, and with our hopes high we drew 3-3. The change from and egos yet to take a fall, we put losing made us feel delirious and forward a strong team. Alas, we with our new found confidence, we lost five goals to one, but things met Sir John Lawes School for the could only get better - we thought. quarter final of the District Cup. A week later and with a team The team welcomed appearances much unchanged, we headed into from hockey players Tom Carter, our second block fixture against Michael Oguns, Nico Bosatta, Jake Townsend School. To our disapSahota, Laurie Kelly and Alasdair pointment, we lost 2-1 despite the Charlesworth. The midfield impact opponents only having ten men on of Michael, Tom and Laurie led us the field, which merely rubbed salt to win the game 5-1, an amazing into the wounds. Our third game feeling after losing so often. was away to Haileybury College Our last fixture was against and unsurprisingly we lost 5-1. Sandringham School and without This run of losses was becoming the hockey players, we were left to a severe problem, with everybody play for ourselves. On a cold, windy within the squad starting to quesMarch morning we went into half tion the team’s capability to win. time level. After full time, we had This was when our bad run of form prevailed and won 2-1 with a late sank to a new level. Nick Neyt goal and largely thanks After forty minutes against a to hearty defensive performances formidable Roundwood Park team, from Joe Dinwoodie and Alex Wick we had conceded ten goals. This to keep us ahead. With three games unbelievable half time score left undefeated, the U15 team headed us in tatters on approaching the into a semi-final clash against latter stage of the game. Somehow, Roundwood Park, the team who we won the second half, but it was had recently thrashed us 12-3. too little too late. The end score, This was the pinnacle of our season. With hockey players back
in business, we scored an early goal through the trusty right foot of Tom Carter. As the game progressed, we soon understood that we had the potential to win this game and that there would be no double figure score line for either side. The half time score remained at 1-0. The second half brought more pressure from Roundwood, but their hard work produced no gain. As the minutes wore on, the St Albans defence stayed strong as Roundwood failed to penetrate the centre back partnership. Late on, Nick Neyt scored to double our lead. The final result: 2-0. We had overturned the 12-3 tag hanging over our heads and stepped into the final.