Super 8 Success Stories

Two HBHS sports teams have returned from competitions as champions, with the 1st XI hockey team and the 1st XI football team proving too strong for their Super 8 opposition this week. The hockey team blasted their way through pool play, tested only by Hastings Boys' High School who they edged past 2 - 1. The semi-final against New Plymouth Boys' High School was won by HBHS in a comprehensive 9 – 0 thumping. In the final, HBHS were down a goal against Palmerston North Boys' High School, but came back strongly to win 4 - 1. Jonty Keaney was the tournament's top goal scorer. The HBHS 1st XI football team breezed through their pool play, only conceding goals against New Plymouth Boys' High School. Things tightened up in the semi-finals, and Hastings Boys' High School pushed HBHS in a tense 3 - 2 encounter. The final against New Plymouth was a nail-biter and went to the very end of extra time, with Michael Sugar scoring the all-important goal before having to resort to a penalty shootout. Finally, the HBHS Senior Basketball team placed a creditable fifth, scoring wins against Rotorua Boys' High School and Gisborne Boys' High School. The full list of competition results and scores is as follows:

Hockey:

Football:

Baskeball: