U15's Mixed Fortunes this Week

Wednesday 22nd October 2014

Arthur Terry 1 vs 3 Great Barr (BSSF Cup Rd2 and League Double Header)
Watts

The Arthur Terry U15 side slumped to their first defeat in a little over 2 years, by being knocked out of the BSSF Cup Competition that they won last season at Villa Park, and by a team they had also defeated 5-0 in last season's ESS District Cup Final. The result, which also counted as a league fixture was naturally a huge disappointment; but in all fairness the opposition fully deserved the victory on the day. The game was 0-0 at the break and it stayed that way until just 15 minutes to go, when a contentious free-kick was awarded to the home side just meters outside the box. The opposing team reacted sharply and took the free kick quickly as our players switched off, which allowed one of their forwards to slot home the opener - unpressured/unchallenged and 1v1 well inside the area in front of goal leaving keeper Dylan Mandaracas no chance. 0-1 became 0-3 within 10 minutes and the game was well and truly over. The Arthur Terry boys did manage to score a consolation in the final few minutes with arguably the best goal of the game. Neat build up play from back to front was completed in the final third with incisive passes from Reece Hutchinson and Josiah Francis, that put striker Sam Watts through 1v1 who coolly lobbed the ball over the advancing keeper straight into the back of the net.  The Arthur Terry boys still sit top of the league table (see below) and have left a huge task for the chasing Great Barr to catch them, who will surely have to complete and win all of their remaining fixtures to overtake the team in top spot.

Friday 24th October 2014
 
Arthur Terry 5 vs 4 George Dixon (ESFA Cup Rd3)
Francis 3
Watts
Mandaracas

What a rollercoaster of a game! - Played in 'Monsoon like conditions' for much of the first half, the Arthur Terry boys seemed to put the setback of their loss from earlier in the week behind them by coasting to a 3-0 lead after just 20 minutes of the game.  Josiah Francis hit a double, before fellow striker Sam Watts hit a bullet of a free kick straight into the back of the net from the edge of the box. With the game appearing well under control, the opponents somehow managed to level the game to 3-3 by half time. Dixon capitalized on Arthur Terry's complacency and errors, and deservedly punished the team for this. A half time 'rallying team talk' was required and to the credit of each player, the boys put in a truly dominant second half display to secure the victory (...more than what the final score line suggests). Dylan Mandaracas making his outfield debut slotted in Arthur Terry's  fourth, before Josiah Francis completed a fantastic hat-trick to make the score 5-3. The hosts goal was continuously barraged and the score line could have easily reached double figures had it not been for the heroics of their goalkeeper, who pulled off several 'Gordon Banks-esque' saves inc. stopping a penalty from Sam Watts (Nb: weather conditions blamed!). The hosts scored their fourth and the final goal of the game with just a minute left on the clock!  A great game for the 'neutral' and a really well deserved win in the end!

Man of the Match:
A notable mention must go to Josiah Francis for a super hat-trick! - but overall, Daniel Taylor perhaps saved Arthur Terry's blushes from conceding more goals with key defending, as well as initiating counter attacks with superb passing from the back throughout the whole game.

Note: The victory sees the U15's progress to Rd4 (last 64 nationally) - well done boys!!

 

KS4 Rugby 7's

Thursday 23rd October

Arthur Terry took a squad of players made up of Y10 and Y11 students to the Sutton Coldfield rugby 7's tournament this week; sadly only 3 of the local schools decided to enter!

The boys comfortably won their first game against an inexperienced John Willmott team, with 6 unanswered tries that were put in by Jack Knowles (2), Daniel Usher (2), Kane Sedgely and Harry Palmer.  The score line was also added to with two conversions from Joe Tipson.

The second game in the round robin of fixtures was against Fairfax School, and they provided quite a contrast in quality to our first opponents.  The hosts showed their experience and gained a convincing victory in the end, which earned them first place overall.  The Arthur Terry boys put up a very competitive challenge and certainly made a fight of it from start to finish, and can be very proud of their efforts to finish runners up in the competition.

Well done to all the boys that took part!

Squad: Jack Knowles; Dan Usher; Ed Court; Kane Sedgley; Jack Thompson; Lucas Cooper; Joe Tipson; Lawrence Cole; Will Preece; Harvey Timmins; Harry Palmer

Year 8 Team continue outstanding league form with two wins in a week!

Mr Holliday's Year 8 Team continued a fine run of form in the U13 District Division 1 this week. The team scored 16 goals in two games, demonstrating the threat they pose going forward. 

Monday 20th October

Arthur Terry 5-3 John Wilmott

Arthur Terry faced a much tougher test against John Wilmott than the side they faced in last years League competition. A much improved opponent made Arthur Terry work for the victory. Arthur Terry missed a string of simple chances early on and took time to settle into the game. Kai Knight continued an outstanding run of goal scoring form with 2 goals. Charlie Painter got his first goal for the school, firing in from a knock down in the box. Dylan Russell and Luke Barnett also got themselves on the score sheet with neat finishes to complete the victory. 

Man of the Match: Jack Hawkins for tireless work rate on the Left Wing and quality of deliveries into the box. 

Wednesday 22nd October

Arthur Terry 11-3 Kingsbury

Arthur Terry returned to their very best form against Kingsbury, getting some revenge for a poor and most certainly bizarre 6-6 draw away at Kingsbury last season. 

Arthur Terry again started slowly, falling 1-0 behind in the first 4 minutes. This woke the team up though and they really pushed on from this points. Goal scorers were Kai Knight (2), Luke Barnett (2), Jonathan Grigg (2), Tom Land, OG and a hat trick for in-form striker and Man of the Match Dylan Russell. 

There were some exceptional performances to mention: Tom Land (RB) and Jonathan Grigg (RM) linked up incredibly well down the right hand side and took their goals well. Luke Barnett worked tirelessly in the middle of a 3-man midfield, again taking his goals well. Dylan Russell earned the Man of the Match award with a superb display in the 'Number 10 role', bringing others into play and scoring 3 excellent goals. 

The victories leave Arthur Terry in a commanding position at the top of the league table, with the disappointing draw against Bishop Walsh the only blemish on the campaign so far. 

Arthur Terry in a strong position in U13 Div 1. 

The team now look forward to a well-earned break over the winter period. We are yet to know who will face in the District Cup Semi-Finals later in the year. We have league matches still to play against Plantsbrook and North Birmingham Academy. 

Mr Holliday

Year 7 Netball team off to a flying start!!

The Arthur Terry Year 7 Netball team got off to a flying start this year!

The team have had 10 training sessions this year already and got off to a superb start in their first matches. 

The A Team beat John Wilmott 17-1, whilst the B team secured an 8-2 victory. 

The girls involved have made a superb start and have invested a lot of time into training. 

WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED!

The Year 7 Netball Team!

Sutton Coldfield Schools Cross Country Race

A group of Arthur Terry students ranging from Y8 to Y12 took part in the Sutton Coldfield Schools Cross Country competition today.  Teams comprised of Y8/9 girls, Y8/9 boys, Y10+ girls & Y10+ boys braved the 'cold and muddy' conditions to complete their respective courses and vie for the top placements.  All of our students completed their races and finished strongly, but stand-out performances came from Ben Horton (Y9) and Shaun Evans (Y12) who both secured 1st place finishes in their respective races! Notable mentions also go to Max Sellers (Y12) - 2nd place; Alex Jones (Y11) - 3rd place; Jessica Tarr (Y11) - 3rd place and Emile Alexander (Y8) - 3rd place.

Well done to everybody who took part for a fantastic effort!

U15 ESFA Cup Round 2 Match Report

Fri 10th October 2014

Arthur Terry 2 v 1 RSA Academy  - ESFA Cup Rd2
Watts
Hutchinson (P)

Match Report:
The U15 side welcomed RSA Academy to the Arthur Terry School this afternoon, to compete for a place in the 3rd round of the English Schools Football Association Cup competition.  Both teams were well matched and the game proved to be a very evenly fought contest from the first blow of the whistle to the last.
Arthur Terry started the brighter of the two sides and were unlucky not to open the scoring very early on in the game, when striker Josiah Francis's fine effort hit the post and rebounded away from goal. The home side did not have to wait too long though before fellow striker Sam Watts netted the opener at close range, by converting a superb cross into the goal area that had been delivered by Josiah Francis. The visitors leveled the game shortly after this however, by taking advantage of some lack luster defending in the home team penalty area.  The game stayed level at 1-1 up to half-time.
The second half was as close a game could possibly be! Both sides battled hard in every challenge and threatened to break the deadlock in each attack that was made; ...a great spectacle for the 'neutral'.  The decisive moment of the match was without doubt the decision to award Arthur Terry a penalty kick, and subsequent red card for the offending RSA defender.  As the last defender, the unfortunate player had denied a clear goal scoring opportunity, by shoving striker Sam Watts in the back whilst on his way to striking the ball towards goal inside the opponents area.  Winger Reece Hutchinson stepped up to take the spot kick and converted clinically to the bottom right hand corner to put the home side 2-1 ahead.  Despite a gallant attempt to comeback into the game from the visiting RSA team, Arthur Terry made the extra player count and played out the final period of the game with confidence and composure.  Credit to both teams for a super match, but a brilliant and well fought result once again for Arthur Terry's U15 side - who remain undefeated in all 7 games played so far this season!

Man of the match: Sam Watts
A constant threat to the opposition; superb flair and work rate throughout the game! & goal No.16 for the season.



Next round opponents: Note: Draw to be made on Mon 13th December (1.00pm) 

U15 Fixture Changes!

Information for players & parents:

Friday 17th Oct v RSA Academy at Home (ESFA Rd2) - CANCELLED
Match brought forward to: FRIDAY 10th OCT at Home; Kick-off 4.00pm

Thurs 9th Oct v Plantsbrook at Home (League) - POSTPONED
Provisionally re-arranged for: THURSDAY 16th OCT at Home; Kick-off 4.00pm

U15 BSSF Rd1 - Match Report

Arthur Terry 4 v 2 George Dixon (BSSF Cup) - Played on 2/10/14
Francis
Logan
Watts
Pearson

In what proved to be quite a scrappy game in the end, the Y10 team preserved their perfect wining record with a good 4-2 victory over a tenacious George Dixon team.  Arthur Terry raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half, with the goals coming courtesy from strikes by Josiah Francis, team captain Jack Logan and Sam Watts.  The visitors pulled a goal back just before the half-time break, which was almost gift wrapped via an odd bout of poor defending from the home team.  Dixon certainly rallied their efforts in the second half and applied quite a lot of pressure - but fortunately for Arthur Terry they lacked the quality and clinical finishing to make any of it count.  All hopes of a Dixon comeback were eventually dashed when Jack Pearson scored another of his trademark cross/free kick's from outside of the area. A final consolation goal was scored by the visitors with the last kick of the game.

Man of the Match - Daniel Taylor (fantastic work rate in midfield)

Next Round Opponents: Winner of Kingsbury / Great Barr


U15 2014-15 Goal Scorers Leaderboard:

Another Winning Start!

Broadway 0 - 7 Arthur Terry  

The Arthur Terry School sixth form football team played their first fixture of the season yesterday, an ESS District Cup Rd1 tie against Broadway.  The team comprised of students from Y12 and Y13, came out of the game with a comprehensive 7-0 victory …and now progress to the quarter final of the competition.  An early goal from midfielder Liam O’Neill helped to settle the nerves and get the team underway.  Further goals from Freddie Barley, Ryan Mike, Luke Bennett and 2 from Harry Humpherson helped to complete the rout.  A great result against inferior opposition gets the season underway on a positive note.

Next Round Opponents:  Winner of George Dixon/Perry Beaches Academy

Match report by team GK - Mark Moore (Y13)

Year 8's edge past Perry Beeches Academy in ESFA Cup Thriler!

Mr Holliday's Year 8 Football Team were given a very strong test by Perry Beeches Academy in the first round of the English Schools FA Cup on Monday afternoon, edging a 3-2 win in a fantastic match. 

Heading into the game on the back of two fine victories, Arthur Terry Year 8's came up against a very well-organised and energetic Perry Beeches side who were there to win. AT were without influential captain Morgan McSheffrey, though he was the only absentee from the side. 

The Year 8 Team vs. Perry Beeches

Man of the Match Jonathan Grigg opened the scoring with a superb individual strike from 20 yards. Those who know Jonathan will know he does not score ordinary goals, and this one was no exception! The right-sided midfielder firing a superb strike across the Goalkeeper and into the top corner for 1-0.

It wasn't long until Perry Beeches equalised, with an onslaught of pressure leading to a Joe Delaney Own Goal that was entirely out of his control. 

Half Time: 1-1. 

Arthur Terry created a number of chances but couldn't find the net. The AT defensive line held strong, with Adam Perks and Jamie Biddle working hard. From a throw in on the left, Luke Barnett received the ball and with his first touch unleashed a superb strike with the outside of his foot, finding the top corner to make it 2-1!

Beeches came back stronger than ever, with their striker weaving his way through and slotting into the bottom corner to make it 2-2 with 6 minutes to go!

As AT piled forwards, substitute Dylan Russell ventured into the box and drove the ball across goal. His strike, whilst off target, his the Beeches defender and rolled into the bottom corner with seconds remaining on the clock. 

Arthur Terry 3-2 winners on the day and will count themselves lucky. We now face Langley School (Solihull) at Home on 14th October in Round 2. 

Well done lads!

U15 Football Fixtures Update