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SENIOR BOYS
Palm Beach Currumbin will play Chancellor State College in the Queensland School’s Premier League grand final next Thursday after a 4-nil win today over Helensvale SHS.
Chancellor were first through to the grand final after a win over Kawana in Tuesday’s semi-final on the Sunshine Coast.
This morning at Logan Metro, PBC looked the part against rivals who never yielded in effort.
“I was really happy with the way the boys performed,’’ said PBC coach John Costello, whose outfit was missing a number of players.
“We really wanted to come out and assert ourselves.
“We won it last year, and there is still a bulk of that team in this group, so that mentality to start the game well and keep our standard high was really important.
“And I think we did that. We scored two goals early which set things up.’’
’Palm Beach Currumbin put a down payment on victory with an imperious first half performance that established a 2-nil advantage.
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It could have been more, but twice Helensvale SHS goalkeeper Hayden Mackenzie produced fantastic saves.
And Mackenzie’s brave effort continued into the second half when he saved a penalty shoot by lunging to his left. Trailing by the two goals, Helensvale actually rallied in the lead-up to halftime to challenge PBC, but the PBC defence was equal to the task.
“It was a good experience, being our first semi-final in the boys division,’’ said Helensvale SHS coach Lachlan McConell.
“I thought the boys put in a really good showing in the first half, the last 20 minutes of the first half.
“’He said the team needed that experience to realise “we are here to match it with the big boys.
“But we are really starting to set ourselves up to put the best foot forward.’’
PBC scored first through Enzo Edge, then Alex Fleeting, and then came Jake Skinner’s goal midway through the second half, with his skilled finish seeing the ball roll past a desperate defence and a gallant, sprawling effort from Helensvale keeper Mackenzie.
Edge then added his second goal late in the second half.
JUNIOR BOYS
Cavendish Road SHS junior boys won through to grand final day with a nail-biting 3-1 win over Palm Beach Currumbin.
It was only an injury time goal from Will Avis which lifted Cav Road to the high ground of a two goal winning lead.
Cavendish Road lead 2-nil and were on top, but PBC’s recovery was sustained in the second half as they mounted movement to hustle the Cav Road defenders.Tate Baldwin ultimately scored for PBC to reduce the margin to 2-1 and it was on for young and old.
Things were even more tense when Cav Road had a player red carded in the second half.
“There were plenty of momentum swings throughout the game,’’ said Cavendish Road coach Darryl Cash.
“I think we had a fair bit of control in the first half, but we all know a 2-nil lead is not a strong one.
“The Palm Beach boys fought really hard to get back into the game and we stuck to our guns and tried to keep them out as much as possible.
“Luckily for us the whistle went before they could do any more damage.’’
PBC coach John Costello said he was delighted with the effort of his side which was not at full strength.
“The boys went down early and had to try and fight their way back into it,’’ Costello said.
“I was really proud of their second half. We are hurting but will be back next year.’’
Avis scored a spectacular first half goal rebounding around five defenders to score, and his sweet, left footed strike in injury time was also a beauty.
JUNIOR GIRLS
Cate Morrison scored the winner as Kelvin Grove State College junior girls prevailed in a finals thriller over Chancellor State College today.
Kelvin Grove won 3-2, with Morrison’s goal coming in injury time after the scores were locked at 2-all.
Although the game went from end to end, Kelvin Grove State College seemed to be in control midway through the second half.But an unexpected goal to Sky Antoniolli, and then another beautifully constructed effort by her again dragged Chancellor back from the brink.
At 2-all the match tightened up and it was anyone’s game until Morrison’s winning strike.
“We were 2-nil down after a couple of good goals by them. I can’t fault the girls’ effort to get back into the game and we were just a little bit unlucky at the end,’’ Cronk said.
Kelvin Grove coach Jess Condon said Chancellor put up an outstanding fight to the death, but noted her team’s composure.
“Our girts worked really hard and at the end of the day were able to get their passes together and get the winner,’’ Condon said.
Matches will continue throughout the day.
Seven schools have eben playing for a place in the Queensland Schools Premier League grand finals today.
Palm Beach Currumbin, Kelvin Grove SC, Helensvale SHS, Chancellor SC, Cavendish Road SH and Corinda SHS and Murrumba SC have teams in the semi-finals.
The final will be held on Thursday, August 20 on the Golad Coast.
JUNIOR BOYS
Kelvin Grove State College will play Cavendish Road SHS in Thursday’s grand final after beating semi-final newcomers Corinda SHS 8-1.
Kelvin Grove football director Jason Tobin watched his side playing strongly across the game against willing opponents.
He said some of the boys would lean on last year’s finals’ experience entering the decider nextw eek.
He praised Corinda’s effort and said no team had been able to score against Kelvin Grove this season - until today.
It was Corinda’s first foray into this standard of football and a valuable learning experience for the group, according to coach Vaughan Hogan.
“It was a learning experience. The students did their absolute best and I know they are going to go away from this experience and be better.
He said nothing could beat the experience of playing the standard of opponent they confronted in the QSPL and the side would be better in 2021.
JUNIOR GIRLS
Cavendish Road SHS junior girls coach Georgina Amos has praised her team for sticking to the processes they have been learning at training following today’s win.
Cav Rd won through to next week’s grand final against Kelvin Grove with an 8-1 victory.”What we have been working on at training, they executed,’’ Amos said.
“They found found solutions and were able to replicate what we did at training.’’PBC coach Cameron Miller said the semi-final was a great experience for a young group.
“We have a number of year 7 and year 8 girls who are going to be able to play in this competition over the next couple of years.
“So it is a great learning experience for them to get the opportunity to play against a really good side and against older girls as well.’’
SENIOR GIRLS
Cavendish Road SHS will play in three of the four grand finals next Thursday after the senior girls accounted for Murrumba State College 3-nil late today.
Cavendish Road will be in the junior girls decider, the junior boys grand final and now the senior girls grand final to be played against Chancellor State College.
It was a good win against spirited opponents, Murrumba SC, who refused to give ground easily despite trailing 3-nil at halftime.
Classy Cavendish Rd, with crisp passing and team play, established a foothold toward victory win first half goals to Izabella Milen, Emily Roach and Dominique Spampinato.
The momentum was all with Cavendish SHS who deserved their advantage.
However, full marks to Murrumba SC who did not cave in and their fight and persistence is a clear reflection on the football program at the school.
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THURSDAY’S GRAND FINALS
9am: Cavendish SHS v Kelvin Grove SC (junior girls)
11am: Kelvin Grove SC v Cavendish Road SHS (junior boys)
1pm: Chancellor SC v Cavendish Road SHS (senior girls)
2.30pm: Chancellor SC v Palm beach Currumbin (senior boys)