Year 8 Boys Football – ESFA Small Schools Quarter Final
Yesterday, the Year 8 boys' football team faced Royal Russell School in the ESFA Small Schools Quarter Final, with the fixture being rearranged at short notice to take place at Carshalton Athletic Football Club.
Playing at such a prestigious venue was a fantastic experience for the boys, and they certainly rose to the occasion.
Despite an outstanding performance, our team was narrowly defeated 2-1.
Royal Russell took an early lead, but our boys showed great resilience and battled hard to keep the score at 1-0 going into half-time. I
n the second half, we raised our game, creating several chances to equalise. That breakthrough came when Taylyn Houghton struck a well-placed shot to bring us level at 1-1.
With the score tied at full-time, the match went into extra time. Both teams had opportunities to secure the win, but Royal Russell capitalised on one of their chances, scoring with just four minutes remaining. Despite our best efforts, we couldn't find another equaliser.
Royal Russell proved to be a strong side, featuring three academy players from Brighton, Millwall, and Chelsea. However, our boys matched them for large parts of the game and showed incredible determination.
Standout performances came from Taylyn Houghton and George Owusu-Bekoe, who were rock-solid in defence, making crucial tackles and interceptions. Taylyn also capped off his performance with a well-earned goal.
The Royal Russell staff were full of praise for our team, expressing their surprise that we had no academy players in our squad. They were highly impressed by the standard of our play. We also want to thank them for their hospitality in providing the boys with hot food and a packed lunch after the game.
While we are naturally disappointed with the result, we take pride in our performance and look forward to continuing our campaign in the county cup. Myself and Mr Pearce are extremely proud of every player. Well done, boys!
Mr Lawrence
We have raised £341.80 this morning through our non-uniform day. This money will be donated to local charity Childrens Chance.
Earlier this year, we applied to receive free trees from the Woodland Trust, and we were successful in our bid. Yesterday afternoon, representatives from our feeder schools and some of our Sarum students planted the trees on our school field and we look forward to seeing them grow!
Once again the wonderful Jenny and her fabulous team in our school canteen have shared the love.
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Year 8 Boys Football – ESFA Small Schools Quarter Final Yesterday, the Year 8 boys' football team faced Royal Russell School in the ESFA Small Schools Quarter Final, with the fixture being rearranged at short notice to take place at Carshalton Athletic Football Club. Playing at such a prestigious venue was a fantastic experience for the boys, and they certainly rose to the occasion. Despite an outstanding performance, our team was narrowly defeated 2-1. Royal Russell took an early lead, but our boys showed great resilience and battled hard to keep the score at 1-0 going into half-time. I n the second half, we raised our game, creating several chances to equalise. That breakthrough came when Taylyn Houghton struck a well-placed shot to bring us level at 1-1. With the score tied at full-time, the match went into extra time. Both teams had opportunities to secure the win, but Royal Russell capitalised on one of their chances, scoring with just four minutes remaining. Despite our best efforts, we couldn't find another equaliser. Royal Russell proved to be a strong side, featuring three academy players from Brighton, Millwall, and Chelsea. However, our boys matched them for large parts of the game and showed incredible determination. Standout performances came from Taylyn Houghton and George Owusu-Bekoe, who were rock-solid in defence, making crucial tackles and interceptions. Taylyn also capped off his performance with a well-earned goal. The Royal Russell staff were full of praise for our team, expressing their surprise that we had no academy players in our squad. They were highly impressed by the standard of our play. We also want to thank them for their hospitality in providing the boys with hot food and a packed lunch after the game. While we are naturally disappointed with the result, we take pride in our performance and look forward to continuing our campaign in the county cup. Myself and Mr Pearce are extremely proud of every player. Well done, boys! Mr Lawrence
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Year 8 football: Year 8 had the next fixture in the local schools cup competition game against Trafalgar today. With some key players missing the team held out for a 2-2 draw. We dominated the first half going 2-0 up with goals from Taylyn and Eroni, but were on the back foot for a lot of the second half with either team having chances to win the game in normal time. The game was then decided on penalties, which we won 3-1 to keep our winning streak going. Some solid performances from many of the team, but once again Eroni put in a man of the match performance, not only scoring but his excellent hold up play and energy to chase everything down meant we always had chances to score. Well done to all the boys! With thanks to Trafalgar for hosting.
Year 7 football: A really tough game for the Year 7 boys last night against Wyvern St. Edmunds. The boys started with great confidence and went into half time ahead. Thirty minutes of exciting end to end football in the second half meant that we ended 4-4, with penalties to come. All penalties were excellently executed, needing nine from each team to reach the final result of a Wyvern win. All students played with a superb attitude, supported each other & were a credit to the Academy. Well done boys - a fantastic team!
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Our Year 8 boys football team continue their run in the EFSA cup with a convincing win over St Ives school. There were some great performances all round, but I wanted to highlight Eroni Qiolevu who lead the line up front linking the play, making great runs and scored a couple of outstanding goals early on in the game. Taking the chances presented meant we were able to control and dictate the game going forward. We still have lots of things to work on, but the team continue to develop and look better and better with every performance. Well done boys! Mr Lawrence