Great Scot September 2019 Great Scot 157_September 2019_ONLINE | Page 52

Sport
MANY FINE ACHIEVEMENTS IN A
COMPETITIVE WINTER SEASON
TOP LEFT: NICK FINSTER (CROSS COUNTRY). TOP RIGHT: THE FIRST XVIII AFTER THE CORDNER-EGGLESTON CUP GAME. ABOVE LEFT: PRESENTATION OF THE VIC INTERSCHOOL
SNOWSPORTS TROPHY. ABOVE RIGHT: FINN MAGINNESS (1ST XVIII FOOTBALL) KICKING ONE OF HIS FOUR 2ND QUARTER GOALS IN THE CORDNER-EGGLESTON CUP
The winter season provided some significant highlights for our firsts
teams. We were highly competitive in most sports, and had two of our
firsts teams go agonisingly close to winning unlikely premierships. The
1st XI Soccer team started with a 2-2 draw against Carey Grammar
School and then proceeded to win the next seven games. The boys
played inspired football for most of the season, and combined a strong
50
Great Scot Number 157 – September 2019
attacking game with a tight defence. We scored a total of 33 goals for
the APS season, which included hat-tricks to Captain Josh Allen (Year
12) on two occasions and also to Hamish McRae (Year 12) and Luke
Clifford (Year 11).
The final game of the soccer season will be talked about for
years. Scotch led 3-0 against Caulfield Grammar, and on the verge