HOCKEY WEEK 1- 11th October

 

YEAR 11 SHOW THE YEAR 10’S HOW IT’S DONE

Year 10 and 11 played hockey on Thursday against Holmes Chapel. Up first was the year 11’s. Nina Bennet got CHS off to a good start when she placed her shot perfectly past the Holmes Chapel goalkeeper. It was soon 2-0 when Witney Plant took advantage of an organised short corner when she received the ball and finished the attack off. CHS went into half time 2-0 after truly dominating the first half, with CHS goalkeeper having nothing to do as with the defence (apart from sweeping up the odd loose ball). After the restart, Chloe Turner made it 3-0 when she reclaimed the ball after she had lost on the half way line before dribbling the ball the entire length of Holmes Chapel’s half. When Turner neared the arc, CHS’ first goal scorer, Bennet shouted “It’s yours, take a shot.” Turner took this advice and advanced before taking a shot which was kept out by the goalkeeper’s foot, but only as far as Turner who made sure she didn’t let the goalkeeper near her shot this time. 3-0 CHS. Jess Archer then added a fourth when she received a pass from the right. Archer then advanced a short distance before putting it into the net and made the goalkeeper pick the ball out of the net for the fourth time. She was definitely happy to score which reflected on her celebration! Nina Bennet received the player of the match with a great performance as well as getting on the score sheet. The fixture finished 4-0.

The question was could the year 10’s follow in the footsteps of the year above? In the early stages it looked like they couldn’t but it looked even more unlikely when Holmes Chapel scored the opening goal. The stretched body of Catherine Mulligan couldn’t stop Holmes Chapel from taking the lead. But, at half-time Mulligan and the rest of CHS’ defence said that they were convinced that the goal didn’t go in. But, it still stood and CHS were behind. CHS’ best chance of the game developed from a short corner, when Emma Ingle rifled her shot inches wide. With CHS trailing by a goal at half-time, the CHS coach, Mrs Henderson told her team “I WANT A GOAL”. It wasn’t long until Mrs Henderson saw this and saw her team draw level when Emma Ingle’s shot was deflected into Hannah Tatton’s path who made sure CHS drew level. Tatton’s celebration definitely showed how much it meant to her and her team. 1-1 GAME ON! However, former CHS player, Meagan Jackson, on her return, made it a day to remember for her but a day to learn from for CHS, when she scored.  It got worse for CHS when minutes later Homes Chapel added a third with only two minutes remaining which put the game out of CHS’ reach. The game finished 3-1. Millie Henderson received the player of the match award after her strong performance as sweeper. One thing’s for sure the year 10’s have got to hold their heads up high as there were positives from the game.

Written by Adam Bailey