Filed under: Netball
WILLINGDON 5
ETC 1
Last Thursday our year 9 girls played against Willingdon. Although the score was disappointing the attitude of the girls and quality of play was a great improvement from last weeks match.
MVP: CHLOE BAKER “Defended well at all times, stayed focused and did not get frustrated.”
Miss Fitzwater
Filed under: Netball
ETC 0
BISHOP 10
The year 8 girl’s netball team had their second match against Bishop Bell. ETC had enough players but didn’t have any subs. ETC defended exceptionally well in the 1st half, making it hard for Bishop Bell to score. Holly Carter and Holly Marshall battled hard to regain possession from BB, however unfortunately BB had an added advantage of height which made it difficult for ETC to keep the ball and get out of their defensive half. Half time arrived and Bishop Bell managed to break through Rebecca Lawlor and Holly Carter to score. Half time whistle saw BB go in 1-0 up.
Yasmine Scott made some good jumps to get the ball at the start of the second half, however despite hard work from the team BB scored again within 5 minutes of the restart, which seemed to open up the flood gates. Rhianna Hagger and Jordanna Quinnell moved into some good spaces to receive the ball. ETC kept their heads up and tried their best, well done to all the team.
MVP: HOLLY MARSHALL “Fantastic commitment and work rate, linked defence to attack well”
By Holly Marshall and Kayla McCarthy
Filed under: Netball
ETC 1
BISHOP BELL 5
An improvement from last weeks game, ETC were far more competitive and looked organised. Abbie Corke was inspirational and led the team by example. The fast free flowing play of Bishop Bell made it extremely hard for the ETC girls to gain any rhythm in possession.
Good flowing play led to ETCs first goal of the season by Abbie Corke.
MVP: ABBIE CORKE “Hardworking, inspirational and a good leader”
Filed under: Football
SEAFORD 2
ETC 1
PAUL WEATHERBY 1
The year 8 football team had their first game of the season. The squad did not have all the players and they had no subs. Five minutes into the game and Seaford had created 2 shots, which were saved brilliantly by Alex Chakabva. With some great tackles from Marchey Eshun, ETC kept stealing the ball back. Half time and the score was 2-0 to Seaford.
The start of the second half saw Paul Weatherby shoot, only for it to go narrowly wide; he then had a second shot which hit the crossbar. Danny Rodford had a great shot, but the Seaford keeper made a fantastic save. Finally a well taken shot from Paul Weatherby outside the box goes in for ETC, making the score 2-1.
Moments later Mr Bowles goes mad and throws himself on the floor onto the pitch as ETC just missed the goal.
MOM: CALLUM DELL “some great tackles”
By Kayla McCarthy and Rhianna Hagger
Filed under: Football
SEAFORD HEAD A 4
ETC 1
STEVENS-GRANT 1
The Year 11 team played their first game in Division 1 last week without 4 players and had to travel to Seaford with just 11 players; Captain Seb Dell had to play in goal.
ETC had to contend with a strong wind in the first half, and as a consequence, Seaford had a lot of possession. Seaford made the breakthrough after 10 minutes when a cross from the left was headed in with Dell stranded. A second soon followed when after a poor clearance led to another cross being converted at the far post. Dell then made a great save tipping a fierce shot over the bar. ETC rallied and Will Skilton and Harry Nealey both had decent long range efforts saved by the goalkeeper. Just before half time, a long ball over the top of the ETC defence found an unmarked striker and he scored easily.
Despite being 3-0 down at half time, ETC showed a great deal of determination in the second half. Seaford scored early on, but ETC kept giving everything and were finally rewarded when a good move involving Skilton and Nealey led to a great cross being converted by Cameron Stevens-Grant with a superb header. ETC continued to press and had several great chances to reduce the deficit with Tom Mason, Ryan Mills and Stevens-Grant again going close.
The match finished with a 4-1 defeat, but ETC can take plenty of positives from their first experience of Division 1 football.
Team: Seb Dell, Ferhat Ozcan, Chris Whiteman, Ryan Mills, Aaron Norwood, Cameron Stevens-Grant, Will Skilton, Luke Bridger, Tom Mason, Harry Nealey, Jason Thornton.
MOM: RYAN MILLS – “Brilliant defending and commitment throughout.”
Mr. Moore.
Filed under: Netball
ETC 2
BISHOP BELL 3
SHANTELLE OMAR 2
High paced, physical and competitive are the best ways to describe this game. Bishop Bell hold an impressive netballing reputation, but the ETC girls came into the game with confidence having just beaten Ratton with a first-class performance.
The first half saw ETC on the back foot, defending well with Bekki French stopping every Bishop Bell shot on goal. The longer the half went on the more ETC were filled with self belief, gradually initiated their own attacks from defence to put Bishop Bell on the back foot. The half finished 0-0.
Early in the second half BB broke away scoring 2, this seemed to drive on ETC to another level. Shantelle Omar showing her intelligence and speed of thought on court playing some delightful balls to work her way into the D. Two great attacks coming out of defence through Tasha Guthrie and Lola Olusanya, allowed April Marshall and Toni Robertson to get more involved in attack, assisting Shantelle Omar in scoring 2 to make it even. The last few minutes of the game saw both teams battling hard, both had opportunities to take the lead however the pressure seemed to overwhelm both teams shooters. The dying seconds saw BB take their chance to score finishing the game 3-2.
A fantastic game that the girls should all be proud of, a draw would have been a fair score.
MVP 1st half: BEKKI FRENCH “a rock at the back of defence and stopped every single BB shot”.
MVP 2nd half: SHANTELLE OMAR “her intelligent games mentality drives the team forward and on target twice for the team”.
Filed under: Netball
RATTON 2
ETC 4
SHANTELLE OMAR 3, RUTH MUHWATI 1
A strong start to the league, ETC controlled majority of the game with each player winning their individual battles on court.
Impressive passing and movement off the ball led to ETC creating chances for Shantelle and Ruth to score.
With each minute ETC grew in confidence playing some intelligent flowing netball. The potential within the team is high and I look forward to the remaining fixtures.
Well done to Tasha Guthrie, Bekki French, Lola Olusanya, April Marshall, Toni Robertson, Shantell Omar and Ruth Muhwati for a great team performance.
MVP: LOLA OLUSANYA “strong athletic performance around the court”
Filed under: Netball
RATTON 12
ETC 0
BISHOP BELL 10
ETC 0
Disappointing, individual/team performances and attitude need improving.
Filed under: Netball
ETC 2
WILLINGDON 2
A fantastic start to the season for the year 8 girls, despite losing a key figure in the team through injury (Kayla McCarthy); we can finally say that all the hard work and practicing has paid off.
Some short sharp passing saw ETC outwit Willingdon on a number of occasions, with a little more patience and control when shooting we could have overtaken them in the 1st half. Every ETC player gave 100% not only in attack but also in defence, which at times has been our weakness. The second half saw ETC take their chances in attack to equal Willingdons score. Movement off the ball has improved substantially and confidence within the squad is growing all the time. Some key performances came from Abbie Sanders, Yasmin Scott and Holly Marshall, but every player performed excellently.
Well done to Jordanna Quinnell, Rhianna Hagger, Abbie Sanders, Holly Marshall, Holly Carter, Yasmin Scott, Lola Whittaker.
MVP: HOLLY MARSHALL “Drives the team forward with conviction”
Filed under: Netball
ETC 0
WILLINGDON 10
A tough start for the year 7 girls. Still very inexperienced, we must work hard to improve as a team and to perform as a unit.
MVP: ABBIE CORKE “Most influential player on court”
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