By ANITA ANDERSON
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the players who competed at the recent Queensland All Schools carnival held in Brisbane. Teams from Noosa District State High School, Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Sunshine Beach State High School and St Andrew’s Anglican College played in girls, boys and mixed divisions in Under 13s, 15s and 18s.
The standard of touch being played at this carnival was exceptional and these teams should be proud of their outstanding effort and achievement. Many teams came close to making it through to the finals’ day with only for and against margins preventing their appearance.
A special mention must go to the NDSHS 18 boys who managed to accomplish this, a phenomenal result. Our club would like to acknowledge and thank the schools and their staff for their continued support and development of our game.
A stunning spring afternoon was no match for the entertainment on show from our talented juniors last week. Pink Thunder and GSLC (girls) got the ball rolling in the Under 10 division with a dead-locked score-line when the referee called time. Bronte L, Emily and Anna played well for their teams. The Fire Girls, (aka Pinklets) sporting a new red look, played an entertaining match with the Sunshine Beach girls with all the players putting in a tremendous effort. Amigos were too strong for Dancers this week but the Dancers boys continue to nudge a little bit closer with every game. Thomas, Atticus, Jak and Zak played strongly. The younger GSLC team were a little off the pace against the older, more experienced GSLC team but still managed a couple of sneaky touchdowns with Joseph, Jaxson and Ben producing mighty games.
The Under 12s saw Flaming Piggies take the win against Panthers with Ethan, Lochie and Mackenzie leading the way for their team mates. Banana Splits were too strong for Tewantin this round. Grace, Ruby and Georgia all had mighty games. The never-give-up attitude was displayed by the Sunshine Rippers girls who came up against the attacking flair of the Warriors boys. Player of the game honours went to Zayne, Kye and Molly.
A slim margin of just two touchdowns was the end result in the match between Wimmers and NDSHS 8s in the Under14/16 girls division with Wimmers taking the points. Raene, Shauna and Charlie all produced first rate games. SBSHS took every opportunity in their win against St Brazza’s with Isabella, Lucy and Sophie all looking sharp. A superb defensive effort by GSLC helped them in their win against NDSHS 15s. Standouts in this game were Jaidyn, Abbey and Elizabeth.
In the Under 14/16 boys division, a gutsy effort by the Dodgers kept them in the game but GSLC 2 managed to hold them out to take the points. Jack, James and Max all had stellar games. NDSHS 15s kept their cool and had a comfortable win against GSLC 1 with Jac, Rhys and Jacob giving strong performances. The last game of the evening was a see-sawing match between NCC and NDSHS 7/8s. Both teams showing tireless defence and magnificent attacking qualities the NDSHS boys held on to be in front by one at the final siren. Putting in a great effort for their teams were Nathanael, Hamish and Jake. Big thanks to our referees who make themselves available each and every week. Your effort and dedication is appreciated.
Until the next touchdown…
