Clockhouse Netballers through to Borough Finals Day!

After winning their league earlier this term the Clockhouse Netball Team welcomed Hylands last night for the quarter final of the Borough Cup.

The game lived up to the billing and was everything you would want from a cup quarter final.

In what has become typical Clockhouse style this year, the team  had a nervy opening few minutes with nobody wanting to make a mistake and the defensive work of Shannon I and Niamh S kept our visitors off the scoreboard. 

Once Clockhouse got into their style of play it looked as though they would be unstoppable as Hylands struggled to deal with the tempo of the game. As a result Clockhouse took a 2-0 lead through Gracie-May H and Daisie S-E. Before the end of the opening period a well worked Hylands move got them a goal back.

Clockhouse started the second period well and Gracie-May H added another impressive goal to her tally for the year. The majority of the remainder of the period was spent in a tough encounter in the midfield with neither team getting many shooting opportunities. Sadly Clockhouse switched off for the final 2 minutes of the period and Hylands took full advantage to give the visitors the lead 4-3.

In this situation earlier in the year the children would of lost composure and heads would of dropped, but the team came out for the final third and dominated to earn their place at finals Day! The defensive work of not only Shannon I but the two wings Charlie T and Summer S was crucial to the team! Daisie S-E took advantage of a lovely lob pass from Caitlin M to tie the scores. With just over a minute to play in form Goal Shooter Grace-May H received another neat pass from Caitlin M which she used to deliver the winning goal giving Clockhouse a 5-4  victory and a place at finals day where we will meet either Newtons, Parsonage Farm, or Ardleigh Green.

Well done to everyone that played!!! Despite nearly giving Mr Yarrow and all the parents a heart attack in the second period, you now take your rightful place as one of the strongest netball schools in the borough!

Finals Day starts at 12:30 at Albany School this Friday 18th March. As always any support for the team is more than welcome!