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8th June 2013
The third win in a row for Awakeri Warriors was a highlight for
Awakeri's football teams on Saturday.
A hard fought battle saw R. Mahy Contracting Awakeri Warriors win over Saints
Dragons 5 - 2 in the 8th grade. Jamie Julian played well to secure a hat trick
and earned player of the day. Blake Hermansen and Kalib Schuler also scored.
Katie Mahy showed great skill and determination in defence too.
Also in the 8th grade, Awakeri Dragons lost to Saints Swordfish. Rhys Robertson
was player of the day for the Dragons.
Da Silva Autos Awakeri Strikers started strongly in their 9th grade game at
Kawerau Raiders. Cambell Julian scored to have Strikers ahead, but the home
team scored three times early in the second half. Strikers finished the game
well, but Raiders hung on for their 3 - 1 win. Olivia Benner was player of the
day.
In the 11th grade 1st division unbeaten Awakeri Wild Cats had to cool their
boots, having the bye. However, HTL Spreading Awakeri Lightning played in that
grade, against Whakatane Town Dominators. The game was 1 all up till about ten
minutes to go but late goals saw Whakatane win 3 - 1. Lightning's goal scorer
was Sarah Sheaff and the player of the day was Tayla Jones.
Private Asset Management Awakeri Comets were away to top placed Whakatane Force
in the 11th grade premier division. They started well, containing the home team
and restricting them to a 2 - 0 lead until midway through the first half. After
Comets missed the first of two failed penalty attempts, Force got a second wind
and added another three goals. The scoring continued in the second half but
Awakeri kept fighting and had several good attempts on goal but couldn't score.
They ended up losing 6 - 0. Player of the day was Caleb Keightley, who showed
great determination in defence.
In the 13th grade, Insitu Heritage Awakeri Sharks played well for the first
fifteen minutes against Kawerau All Stars. However Kawerau proved too strong,
winning 6 - 0. Finn Spod was a great goalkeeper for the first half and saved
lots of shots from going in. Sharks had a strong defence but had trouble getting
the ball from the midfield onto attack. Player of the day was Lochie Brooking,
for improving tremendously in his role as defender. He really got stuck in and
didn't let many players get past him. Sam Cook also impressed, reading the play
well in defence.
Awakeri's youngest teams all enjoyed their Junior Framework games at Warren
Park. The players of the day were: Ethan Heal (Awakeri Lions), Kobi Wetting-Davidson
(Awakeri Rascals), Kaleb Grindrod (Awakeri Tigers), Emma Thompson (Awakeri Alligators)
and Devon McCormick (Kiwi Waste Awakeri Magic).