By TBHS | Posted: Sunday September 20, 2020
It was finals time for a number of our winter sporting codes during this past weekend.
On Friday night we had two teams involved in the finals of the local secondary schools Basketball competition. Our Year 10A side went down in a competitive game against a strong Ashburton College side. The Hostel team came through to claim the Junior Boys' B title with a win over Opihi College.
In Rugby, the Leopards backed up their shock semi-final win over Geraldine with a strong performance in the U14 1/2 final against Temuka. They led for much of the game before going down 39-31.
The 2nd XV capped a good season with a strong 42-17 win over New Brighton in the Division 2 final of the Christchurch Metropolitan U18 competition. It was an entertaining game and good for the team and management to have the final at home after a lot of travelling throughout the year.
The 1st XV completed the UC Competition with a strong 52-10 win over Roncalli/Aoraki Combined in a bowl play-off game.
On Saturday, the Football 1st and 2nd XI sides played in competition finals at Sir Basil Arthur Park. The 2nd XI were upset by Roncalli in their match while the 1st XI played perennial champions Northern Hearts in the South Canterbury Cup final. After an early goal for Hearts, the remainder of the first half was an even, tense affair. In the second half, the physicality and tight marking of Hearts largely closed TBHS down and they eased out to a 3-0 win. A fine effort from a 1st XI who have improved significantly in 2020.
On Sunday the 2nd XI Hockey side defended their Mens Division 2 title with an entertaining 4-3 win over the Cambridge Barbarians. This was a good finish for a side who have led the grade throughout the year. It is also a fine way to sign off for a number of Year 13 boys who have given five years service to Hockey at TBHS
