York and Alex in tough opening derby

Alexander Road High School traveled to George early on Saturday morning for their annual derby. It proved to be challenging for most of the teams with matches being hotly contested throughout. The Alex 1st sides struggled for some early season form and the boys’ and girls’ hockey and the netball matches were won by York High school. Their under 16 sides restored the Alex pride. In the hockey matches, the boys’ under 16A team beat York 3 – 2 in an exciting match, while the girls’ under 16A match went in Alex’s favour (2 – 0). In the netball, York and Alex u16’s had to fight tooth and nail – Alex under 16A won 13 – 11, while the under 16B match ended in a draw (6 – 6). The u18B and u18C netball teams showed good skill to secure wins in their matches.

The main feature of the derby was the rugby. The Alex 1st team threw away possession at times and this proved costly as they went down 31 – 23 to York. Their second team also lost to York (24 – 7), while Alex under 16 and under 15 sides secured early season wins (14 – 7 and 28 – 14 respectively).

York Derby - George
Sat 6 April 2019

BOYS’ HOCKEY
1st team lost 5 – 0
2nd team lost 5 – 1
U16A won 3 – 2

GIRLS’ HOCKEY
1st team lost 4 – 1
2nd team lost 2 – 0
U16A won 2 – 0
U16B won 5 – 0
U14A lost 3 – 0
U14B won 3 – 0

RUGBY
1st team lost 31 – 23
2nd team lost 24 – 7
U16 won 14 – 7
U15 won 28 – 14
U14 lost 46 – 5

NETBALL
U18A lost 31 – 17
U18B won 13 – 3
U18C won 21 – 7
U16A won 13 – 11
U16B drew 6 – 6
U14A lost 23 – 10
U14B lost 17 – 7

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