By TBHS | Posted: Tuesday July 2, 2019
Otago Boys’ High decisively took the honours in the annual exchange played in fine but cool conditions in Dunedin on Tuesday 18 June.
For Timaru, the stand-out performances again came from Hockey. An understrength 1st X1 side resting the four Canterbury under 18 representatives who had played in Christchurch on Monday evening, emerged with a decisive 5-0 victory. After an even beginning where Otago failed to make the most of a couple of goal scoring opportunities, Timaru’s depth and strength came through with Jack Thomson scoring a double to go with goals from Matthew Gualter, Ethan Tyree and Cooper Mason.
The Colts Hockey team, also playing at Logan Park, were equally decisive 8-1 winners in a strong all round performance that augurs well for the continued strength of the sport at the school.
The 1st XV Rugby fixture saw a big and powerful Otago side romp to a 11 try 61-0 victory in a performance that underlined their standing as a leading candidate to be the South Island representative at the National top four tournament later in the year.
The Under 15 Colts' fixture was far more competitive, with a late try sealing a 22-19 win for OBHS in a game that ebbed and flowed throughout. After a series of big wins in the local competition, this match should do Timaru a lot of good looking ahead to their South Island tournament later in the season.
In the Senior Basketball, TBHS were able to stay with a bigger, stronger opponent up until half-time but Otago eventually ran out 103-60 victors for TBHS. Jack Crossan led the offence with 25 points. The junior game mirrored the senior fixture, with Timaru competitive for parts of the match before going down 95-71.
In the 1st X1 Football, TBHS were level one-all at half-time, on the back of an improved defensive effort before conceding two second half goals in an eventual 3-1 loss. The Junior Football game saw an improved second half effort from a TBHS side down by five goals at half-time in a 6-2 loss.
Otago also recorded victories in both the Smallbore (701-687) and Trapshooting (400-368) as well as in Badminton 7-1 and Chess 7-1.
This saw Otago record a 11-2 victory overall in the exchange.
