SIHA Round-Up 21st & 22nd February 2015

Thank you to Phillip Holden for his contribution to FSB, All Credit for this piece goes to him so any queries you can contact Phil on Twitter @PhilSlice

Midweek action for Rapiers U16 D1 saw them overcome Sutton 2-1 in a close game where Sting pushed Rapiers all the way. Archie Gamwell had cancelled out Rapiers opener scored by Finlay Ulrick but the Sheffield team secured the points with an unassisted Kyle Watson goal. This result followed on from a great performance on Sunday when they won 14-1 up in Whitley Bay to see them now sitting on top of the table, tied on points with second placed Bradford but having a better head to head record and three points in front of third placed Nottingham; with a game in hand on both those teams with Sutton now 7 points behind in fourth.

A Sunday  5-2 win for Stormers U14 D1 on Humberside over Kingston saw them cement their place at the top of their table although second placed Bradford, who are trailing by three points, have played two games less.

Last Saturday saw a mixed bag of results for SIHA teams, both for the juniors and seniors. Senators took a huge step forward to sealing their automatic promotion to the Moralee Conference with a solid 13-2 away win at Bradford Bulldogs with two goals apiece for Josh Gent, Joe Colton, Stevie Jegorovs,  Nathan Britton & Tom Humphries with Mikey Mawer, Paul Lofthouse & Rudy Molnar getting in on the act with a goal apiece too. That result sees Sens needing just one more win to seal promotion to the Moralee in which Spartans suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss in what was a scrappy game up in Dumfries against Solway Sharks. From being 2-0 down in a fiery and somewhat bad tempered first period, Spartans gave a good account of themselves but only had a Tom Parkinson goal to show for their efforts to go into the final period 3-1 down. Sharks slowly took control of the final period as Spartans seemed to run out of ideas as the clock ticked down with Solway adding a fourth late on which was a little harsh but it can’t be argued that Sharks deserved their win.

Swampfrogs U12 D2 enjoyed a 5-2 road win in Solihull which would have made the kebabs taste that much sweeter whilst Scorpions U18 D2 faced the ridiculous scenario of having to travel to Widnes for a “Sheffield” derby against Steeldogs Academy. Despite a spirited performance against a better team Scorpions eventually lost 6-0.

As the season draws ever closer to its conclusion, despite our mixed bag of results this weekend it’s good to see so many SIHA teams chasing success for which everybody involved with SIHA deserves praise and credit…long may it continue too!

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