Challenging night: River Marsh (left) and Mike Haimes go for the ball. (Pictures by Adrian Miller, 0673283)
ST SAMPSON’S HIGH are hoping to turn around their fortunes in the Spiller Cup final tonight after their Sigma Cup final disappointment earlier in the week.
The new school, born out of St Peter Port and St Sampson’s coming together and boasting more than 700 pupils, were the firm favourites to take the Sigma for Years 8 and 9 at Northfield on Monday evening.
However, up against a well-organised Grammar School side they went down 3-0. Their Year 10 side now face Elizabeth College in the final of the Spiller Cup at Blanche Pierre Lane this evening in a six o’clock start.
‘We’re hoping to turn it around in the Spiller,’ said St Sampson’s High’s head of PE, Sam Mauger.
With the sheer size and brand new state-of-the-art sporting facilities that make it the envy of other schools in the Bailiwick, St Sampson’s is expected to take over from Grammar as the big force in local school sport.
But Grammar proved that they are not to be written off just yet in the Sigma Cup final.
Coached by Chris du Feu, the well-organised side’s three goals came courtesy of winger Joe Collenette and two from striker Charlie Tostevin.
Constantly under the cosh from a talented St Sampson’s side, their cause was helped by their keeper, Cashel Cahill, having an absolute blinder in goal.
‘Our lads defended really well,’ said a euphoric du Feu afterwards.
‘We’ve worked really hard on defending and they needed to at times during the game. The keeper made some really good saves as well and we took our chances when they came.
‘I’m very pleased with them. An onlooker might have said that 3-0 was really harsh [on St Sampson’s], but we defended well and deserved to win.’Sigma Schools Final: St Sampson’s stymied by well-drilled opponents
Article posted on 20th November, 2008 - 2.29pm
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