Miami SHS, Keebra Park SHS and King’s Christian College to represent Coast at All Schools 7s

MIAMI State High School have gone back-to-back at Queensland’s All Schools 7s tournament in the Under-18 girls division.

MIAMI State High School have gone back-to-back at Queensland’s All Schools 7s tournament in the Under-18 girls division.

Tireless skipper Lucy Single raised the All Schools Cup and the tournament’s most valuable player award for a stellar weekend of football.

Miami SHS are back-to-back State Under-18 state champions. Picture: Supplied

Single’s girls defeated Keebra Park in the Cup Semi-Final placing both Coast schools in the top four in the State while King’s Christian College’s girls finished fifth.

Proud Miami coach Matt Chapman said his school’s advanced strength-and-conditioning program was reaping the rewards as Miami’s superior fitness contributed to a strong weekend of results.

The Under-18 girls survived five and a half minutes of ball-in-play time to lead St John’s College, Nambour at halftime.

Miami’s Under-15 boys shocked on debut to claim their maiden All Schools trophy, while King’s under-18 boys came within a whisker of glory, finishing the tournament as runners-up in their division.

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King’s Christian College and Miami State High School will send four teams each to the Albany Creek GPS Rugby Club on Brisbane’s northside while Keebra Park State High will send three teams.

Miami State High School rugby sevens state championship winners. Picture: SUPPLIED

Matt Chapman, head coach of Miami’s defending champion Under-18 girls, said this tournament was the culmination of an unforgettable year of football.

“This is it, the big one,” he said. “It’s basically the Queensland Schools state championships.

“The main opposition usually comes from the Brisbane schools but the Sunshine Coast has become stronger.

“Even though there won’t be as many SEQ teams this year the quality gets better every year, which is quite amazing.”

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Miami will contest all three girls divisions (U18, U15, U13) and the Under-13 boys.

Keebra Park will field three girls teams and King’s will have boys and girls teams in the Under-18s and Under-13s.