1st VI Indoor Hockey Boys Placed Fifth Nationally

This week the 1^st VI boys Indoor Hockey team played at the National Schools Indoor Hockey Finals held at Whitgift School, representing the South East as champions of that area. A tough group draw saw us come up against some of the country’s top hockey schools. First up, defending champions Whitgift. In a really tight game which ebbed and flowed, the boys fought back to 1-2 before conceding a third goal late in the game, finishing 1-3 to Whitgift. The second game was a must win, and saw the boys come away with a hard fought 2-1 against Altrincham Grammar. This set up a winner takes all game vs powerhouse Repton. The boys started strongly, scoring 3 goals in 2 minutes to take a 3-1 lead but unfortunately, Repton’s quality told, and they ran out to a 6 – 3 lead with 5 minutes to go. In substituting our goalkeeper to chase the game, Repton scored 3 into an empty goal to make the final score 9 – 3 to Repton, ensuring we didn’t make it out of the group. The 5^th/6^th placed playoff vs Yarm was our final game of the day and the boys put in a terrific display of indoor hockey to come through 5 – 3 winners and finish a wonderful indoor season as fifth in the country. A huge well done to the boys.

Team:   Robert T., Ethan W., Tom H., Josh F., Will L., Theo B., Ethan vH., Stuart S., Sammy H., Casey M., Alex S.