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Hunter Sports High School has produced a nail-biting 22-18 victory against St Gregory’s College in a NRL Schoolboys top-tier showdown on Wednesday.
In a physical, fiery encounter, it was powerhouse props Kade Youlten and Beau Slade who inspired the victory as a heaving home crowd created a rowdy atmosphere.
In the Round 1 clash between two powerhouses of schoolboy football, it was Hunter who opened the scoring with two tries in the first 15 minutes.
Another four-pointer before the siren through winger Max Fines put Hunter in a comfortable 16-0 lead at halftime.
But a try from Campbelltown’s star second-rower Tom Fletcher kickstarted the sky blue and maroon’s second half campaign, scoring 12 points in just two minutes.
St Greg’s lost their way though when front-rower Slade crossed over for his second try to push Hunter out to a 10-pont advantage.
Centre Cody Parry helped the visitors regain some ascendancy with a runaway try, but it was errors that killed their mounting of a second-half fightback.
PREVIEW: Schoolboys pride on the line
Rugby league pride will be on the line when St Gregory’s College and Hunters Sports High School kick start their 2022 NRL Schoolboys campaign on Wednesday
In what will sure to be an exciting match of the prestigious Peter Mulholland knockout competition being exclusively live streamed by News Corp, two top rugby league schools will have their first opportunity to showcase their next generation of talent.
First year St Gregory’s College Coach Tom Morrison said while his side “is a bit of a mix this year” he is lucky to have Year 12 students Thomas Fletcher and Charlie Guymer returning after both dominated the competition last year.
“We’ve got a bit of mix this year of year, we’ve got some year 12 boys who are in their second or third season of Schoolboys Cup but then we’ve also got a couple of year 10 boys getting their first run,” Morrison told News Corp.
“We’ve got a couple of boys that are playing some higher level footy like Charlie Guymer and Tom Fletcher who have both debuted in Flegg this year.”
Morrison said it has been a “frustrating” start to the season but his boys are excited to finally be getting on to the paddock when they travel to Cessnock face Hunter Sports High at 1.30pm on Wednesday.
“We haven’t played a game yet as a team unfortunately because we’ve been washed out so we might be a bit rusty,” he said.
“But the boys are very excited to get out there after Covid the last two years and even more disruptions with the rain this year.”
“The boys are all very proud to be part of the squad and are even prioritising school footy over most other games at the moment.”
The match is expected to produce some exciting match-ups with Hunter Sports High welcoming back some star players this year with Lauchlyn Spicer, Harrison Sams, Brandon Thompson, Kade Youlten and Royden Taape returning to the competition.
The boys in maroon and sky blue will be looking to shut down Spicer in the No. 6 jersey, a cross-code star who has joined the Newcastle Knights pathways system after being selected in the Waratahs under-18s side last year.
St Gregory’s College
Cooper Mangan 2. Lachlan Dooner 3. Charlie Guymer 4. Cody Parry 5. Clancy Nott 6. Heath Mason 7. Trae Fitzpatrick 8. Lachlan Bush 9. Harrison Quinn 10. Jack Burrows 11. Tom Fisher 12. Tom Fletcher 13. Jayden Mallia 14. Dylan Smith 15. Cooper Cross 16. Ryan Poulsen 17. Zac Jones 18. Bryce Catford-Potter 19. Ben Kelly 20. Tyrell Adams
Hunter Sports High
Mason Forbes 2. Max Fines 3. Connor Votano 4. Zac Wilkies 5. Archie Backus 6. Lauchlyn Spicer 7. Brandon Thompson 8. Kade Youlten 9. Taimana Elers 10. Beau Slade 11. Rylee Moses-Kincaid 12. Benji Keene-O’Keefe 13. Jacob Bacon 14. Jett Robards-Hassall 15. Sonny Eggins 16. Royden Taape 17. Noah Gregory 18. Hunter Jenkins
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