MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS Best Football Player in the 1st XI Spencer Smith David Clay Footballers’ Footballer Gabriel Gallaway Contribution to Football Spencer Smith Bell Cup for Endeavour in 1st XI Football Nick Wilson Service to 2nd XI Football Joe Pfahlert, Ciaran Huntley Best Football Player in Junior/Youth Ewan Whiteside Best Football Player in U14 Sammy O’Connell Golden Boot (Top goal scorer in the club) Gabriel Gallaway (1st XI) Carville Stewart Trophy for Team Spirit & Sportsmanship U14B OTHER PRIZES Most Valuable Player Ravens Sam Aitken Most Valuable Player 2nd XI Mason Ott Most Valuable Player 3rd XI Saleh Ameen Most Valuable Player Junior XI Lucas Gould Most Valuable Player U15A Freddie Coates Most Valuable Player 14A Yul Kwon Most Valuable Player 14B Jack Fletcher Footballers’ Footballer Ravens Lucas Maguire Footballers’ Footballer 2nd XI Joe Pfhalert Footballers’ Footballer 3rd XI Jacob Onions Footballers’ Footballer Junior XI Angus Ward Footballers’ Footballer 15A Baxter Lamberg
Footballers’ Footballer 14A Felix Derry Footballers’ Footballer 14B Harry Holmes Special Award (Service to 1st XI) Spencer Smith, Robbie Ward, Andreas Gormack, Gabriel Gallaway 1ST XI FOOTBALL Managers: William Bell, Matt Cortesi Coaches: Matt Cortesi, Ollie Hawkins Team: Spencer Smith (captain), Gabriel Gallaway (captain), Matthew Brett, Finlay Broomhall, Wilby Cameron, Harry Dufton, Andreas Gormack, Alexander Law, AJ Madondo, Henri Murison, Alex Scott, Harry Sharr, Sam Shelling, Ashwin Thomas, Robbie Ward, Lewis Whiteside, Nick Wilson, Scott Winefield After the success of 2021, the 1st XI faced some pressure to maintain the momentum and build on the performances of the previous year. Having lost several experienced senior players, it was always going to be tougher for the 2022 squad. To the players’ credit, the 1st XI fought hard throughout the season, and finished the year with pleasing results. With preseason games, a full league season, an annual exchange and the National Premier Tournament back on the agenda after a few Covid-19 affected years, a full slate of games lay ahead. Staying close to home, the 1st XI had a preseason camp that featured games against Timaru Boys’ High School (away) and Nelson College, which had travelled to Christchurch. With a few players still recovering from summer bouts of Covid-19 and others on a cricket tour, it was hard to gauge how the College team would take shape from the 1–0 and 1–3 results. However, it gave several younger players some 1st XI experience. The season started with a comfortable 5–0 win over Middleton Grange School, with several boys
making their debut. Scott Winefield, Ashwin Thomas, and Sam Shelling all started, with Henri Murison, Alexander Law, and Wilby Cameron coming off the bench. Gabriel Gallaway led from up front – as he would do all season – finishing off a couple of scintillating attacking moves by AJ Madondo and Ashwin Thomas. College’s fast counter-attacking was to become a feature in several games. While not a complete performance, the positive start gave the team a lot to build on and a successful defence of the Connetics Challenge Shield, retained from last season. A tight encounter against Christchurch Boys’ High School followed, with a few panicky moments at the back and some missed chances up top creating a pressure-filled game. Some last-ditch defending by both teams kept the scores level. Spencer Smith did an outstanding job of controlling the midfield, and was the team’s most valuable player across the season. The centre back pairing of Sam Shelling and Harry Sharr was crucial in keeping CBHS out, with several desperate defensive touches – an effort that was repeated throughout the year. The 0–0 draw followed by a big 6–0 win over Rolleston College and a hard-earned 3–0 win over a classy Cashmere High School side, put College in a good position at the top of the table. College then came up against a tough opponent in St Thomas of Canterbury College. From the outset, St Thomas played with more intent and physicality than College. Missing a couple of key players, College took some time to settle and, as a result, ended up on the back foot. Despite Herculean efforts from Spencer Smith and Andreas Gormack in midfield, College could not find a way onto the scoresheet. St Thomas scored twice from basic College mistakes. The loss meant College gave up the Connetics Challenge Shield, ending a run of 15 successful defences dating to the start of 2021. Needing to regroup quickly and focus on qualifying for the tournament, College bounced back
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