HOCKEY
A Glutz ( Large White Badge ): He did extremely well this year and offered something very different from the other forwards . What he lacked in pace he made up for in the nine-yard area . He has the ability to read the game and has an extremely high work rate . He is also a very good team man and makes sure every person in the team feels important . We look forward to seeing him excel in 2017 .
O Santoro : He is a quick and explosive forward who puts his body on the line whenever necessary . He has an excellent work ethic and does not quit easily . He was unlucky this season , sustaining an injury early on which put him back a few months . However , with his fighting spirit and will to compete he was back before the end of the season . He moves on at the end of this year and we wish him luck and know that he will do well .
M Forrest ( Vice-captain , Honours , SA U18A , KZN Inland U18A ): His performance was outstanding this season . He outclassed his peers in application , commitment and willingness to play next level hockey . He added value at the set pieces and scored many field goals . He led from the front in terms of his training ethic and in believing we could be the best . The number of hours he ploughed into the game and into developing himself was handsomely rewarded . His desire to be the best striker in the country drove him to achieve wonderfully in 2016 and I have no doubt that he will soon be achieving even higher honours .
C Volmink ( Honours , KZN Inland U18A ): He was a surprise package this season . He initially came in as an injury replacement and he never looked back . Having never played representative hockey before he went on to impress provincially , making the KZN Inland U18A team . He has another year at College and we wait with anticipation to see what will unfold for him .
J Campbell ( SA U16A , KZN Inland U16A ): He is an exciting youngster who is incredibly skilful and versatile . This season he grew better and more confident with each contest . His speed and ability to eliminate was really an asset to this team . We are very excited to see what he will achieve over the next two seasons .
Match Reports : DHS 150th Festival
vs Durban High School ( DHS ) Old Boys : Drew 1-1
College began the season with a match against the DHS Old Boys , against whom we managed a 1 – 1 draw , without achieving much rhythm or structured play .
Goalscorer : Forrest
vs St David ’ s Marist Inanda : Lost 2-1
This was an exciting contest between two teams that do not meet often . St David ’ s took the match 2-1 after the score had been deadlocked at 1-1 until the last moment when the opposition striker came up with an absolute crack of a goal .
Goalscorer : Forrest
vs Uplands College : Won 4-0 College looked a much better outfit than in their previous matches , asserting themselves early on and securing a well-deserved victory .
Goalscorers : Santoro ( 2 ), Sherwood , Forrest
vs St Alban ’ s College : Won 5-0
With College seeming to gain momentum in this festival , their next opposition was St Albans . This has often proved to be a difficult fixture in the past , but on this occasion College ran out victors .
Goalscorers : Forrest ( 2 ), Santoro , Pio , Glutz vs Jeppe High School : Lost 1-0
Playing against Jeppe is always a tough proposition and both teams demand the best from each other . This match was no different with each team pushing each other to the limit . There were fantastic interchanges between the two teams with College missing an open goal . Jeppe , being sharper , managed to get the winner late in the game to come out victorious .
vs Grey College ( Away ): Won 1-0
College got the second term off to a good start away from home , beating Grey 1-0 . Travelling for seven and a half hours to Bloemfontein to play the same day is not easy , but College were up to the task . The respective supporters added to an exciting atmosphere with a lot of vocal support . The first half was even with both teams having chances to score , but both goal-keepers were equal to the task . The second half saw College become more dominant and enjoying the bulk of the possession . They finally broke the deadlock with two minutes left in the match when Forrest converted a penalty stroke with a flick in the bottom left corner to clinch the game .
Goalscorer : Forrest
vs Pretoria Boys High School ( Home ): Won 3-2
PBHS came into this fixture unbeaten in six matches and ranked number one in the country . The teams both went all-out on attack from the start , with end-to-end excitement that really gave the supporters something to cheer about . College drew first blood early on in the contest , but despite several penalty corner opportunities , neither side could add to the score in the first half . The second half was a thriller , with both College and PBHS scoring two goals . College ’ s winner goal came from a drag flick with 44 seconds left in the match . It had been a hotly contested affair .
Goalscorers : Godfrey , Glutz , Horan
vs Michaelhouse ( Away ): Won 1-0
We travelled to Michaelhouse for a hard fought 1-0 victory against a motivated home team on their Old Boys day . After a goalless first half , College came into the second half full of energy and had more of the play . College broke the deadlock with a goal after a counter-attack down the right-hand side of the field and had a few more opportunities to score but were sadly not sharp enough on the day .
Goalscorer : A Glutz
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