Super 8 Hockey

For the second consecutive year, Hamilton Boys’ High School are Super 8 Hockey champions.  The contest roster was as follows:

Sunday 9 August

   V Gisborne Boys’ High School  won 7-0
   V New Plymouth Boys’ High School  won 5-3

Monday 10 August

   V Napier Boys’ High School   won 2-0
   Semi Final  V Tauranga Boys’ High School  won 4-2

Tuesday 11 August

   Final   V Napier Boys’ High School   won 7-3

Some highlights:

Most valuable player of the Super 8 Tournament HBHS team was Zac Woods.  The officials of the Super 8 Team named the most valuable player of the tournament Matt Rees-Gibbs.  The team got better and better with each game.  During the semi-final against Tauranga Boys’ High, the 1st XI were down 2-1 and showed great spirit, fighting back for a 4-2 win.  A similar situation happened in the final, when HBHS were down 3 goals to 1, 10 minutes into the second half, and then went on to score 6 unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes for a convincing 7-3 victory.  The goals scored in that period were some of best goals seen in school boy competition this year. We are delighted for the 1st XI, and wish them well in their preparation for the Rankin Cup competition during Winter Tournament Week.