U16 Girls are Sussex Hockey County Champions 2014
On Monday 6th October, during adverse weather
conditions, the U16 girls took on other schools from around Sussex to compete
for the title of County Champions. This
prestigious event also comes with it a chance to represent Sussex in the
Southern Regional Championships in early November.
The girls played in four qualifying matches before reaching
the Semi-finals. They beat Christ’s
Hospital 3-0, Hurstpierpoint College 2-1, Brighton College and Bedes 1-0
respectfully. This took them through to
the semi-finals as clear winners of the group.
The rain was persistent throughout the whole event, never
relenting, but the girls performed at a very fast pace, outplaying all
opposition, frequently being camped out in their attacking halves. All the girls played well, despite the
conditions.
The semi-finals was against St. Leonard’s Mayfield, who were
the runners-up in the other pool, in a challenging match. The Ardingly team worked hard to secure a
1-0 victory. The St. Leonard’s goal
keeper was extremely good on her feet and made the team work for their victory.
The final was then against the winners of both pools,
Ardingly and Eastbourne College.
Ardingly had many chances to score but sadly could not convert spending
90% of the time camped in the Eastbourne circle. The Eastbourne goalie played out of her
soaks to help her team hold onto a 0-0 draw at full time. It then went to penalty flicks, which is
always a challenging way to decide a winner.
Five of Ardingly’s finest took responsibility, putting
themselves forward to take the penalty flicks, Lauren Workman, Imogen Waters,
Rosie Boggis, Ciara Branagan and Phoebe Workman. The first two flicks from both sides were
saved by respective goalkeepers. Rosie
Boggis then converted the next flick, followed by Eastbourne College. Ciara Branagan then scored a strong flick in
the bottom right hand corner, followed by Freya Thursfield (GK) saving a vital
Eastbourne flick. This then left Phoebe
Workman to take the tournament winning flick.
As Captain, she led from the front, slotting in a strong flick into the
bottom left hand corner. Eastbourne
failed to convert the last flick which then crowned Ardingly as Sussex Hockey
County Champions 2014 and who now go forward to the Southern Regional rounds at
either Stowe or Epsom on the 5th November. Well done girls.
Team members: Freya Thursfield (GK), Lauren
Workman, Sophie Lewis, Lisa Brautigam, Emily O’Shea, Alex Malzer, Imogen
Waters, Isabelle Childs, Rosie Boggis, Ciara Branagan, Rebecca Chee, Phoebe
Workman (Captain), Isabel Malzer, Orla Badger, Tabitha Anderson,
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