North Birmingham KS4 Badminton Champions!

Monday 14th December 2015

The Arthur Terry School entered the North Birmingham Schools KS4 Badminton competition, which was held at the North Birmingham Academy school this evening. The team was represented by four boys from Y9, Sam Palmer, Dan Evans, Tom Wilcox and Jack Hawkins.



KS4 boys badminton team

The competition format:
Six Teams (including Arthur Terry) entered into the tournament.  The schools/teams were split into 2 groups of 3; each team playing each other once; the top ranked teams in each group progressing through to the final to determine the overall tournament winners!

Each match included two singles (between top two seeded players) and three doubles games, all being played first to 11 points! NB: Winners of each match decided by the total number of games won.

Group A: Arthur Terry; Fairfax (A-Team) and Bishop Walsh. 
Group B: Fairfax (B Team); Bishop Vesey and N.B.A


Tournament/Match Reports:
The Arthur Terry boys first group match was against Fairfax-A.  The first 4 games in this tie were equally taken, leaving the match evenly poised at 2 - 2 going into the final doubles game (...to be played by Dan and Tom). After taking a 9 - 4 lead within the game, the match looked certain to be won, however the score line shortly went to a nail biting 10 - 10 ...Next point the winner scenario!! Fortunately the boys held their nerve and secured the decisive point to beat Fairfax 3 - 2 overall.

The second and final group game against Bishop Walsh followed a similar pattern to the first! After the first 4 games were equally taken, leaving the score at 2 - 2, Dan and Tom once again had the pressure of needing to win the final doubles game that would win the match and enable the boys to top the group!  Fortunately, the blood pressure of those spectating was kept reasonably low during this game as we witnessed the boys display a very dominant performance, winning the game 11 - 2.

The boys then waited patiently for the remaining group matches to be completed to see who they would face in the final! 

Overall group standings:

Group A: 1st Arthur Terry; 2nd Fairfax (A-Team); 3rd Bishop Walsh. 
Group B: 1st Bishop Vesey, 2nd N.B.A; 3rd Fairfax (B Team);

The final match was against Bishop Vesey and yet again, it followed a similar pattern to the earlier games of the evening. The opening 4 games were shared equally between the finalists, leaving the score 2 - 2.  This time, Dan Evans 11 - 8 victory in the singles and Sam & Jack's 11- 7 doubles triumph provided the 2 wins going into the deciding game.  Having been in this position twice already, Dan and Tom's doubles partnership again had the responsibility of securing the final game that would this time 'win the team the tournament!'  The formidable partnership came through once more as they completed a personal hat-trick of wins on the evening, winning the final and decisive game 11 - 6 overall! NB: Dan's ninja reflex to return and help win the next point at 2 - 4 proved to be a major turning point and contender for shot of the tournament!

Huge congratulations to Sam, Dan, Jack and Tom who are now crowned North Birmingham KS4 Schools Team Champions for 2015! - Going one better than our KS3 team runners-up last week!

All the boys contributed valuable points in the matches played and displayed some fantastic performances en route to their championship success! NB: The team's tournament results can be seen in the table below.


KS4 Badminton Tournament Match Results
 

NB: Arthur Terry's weekly Wednesday lunchtime badminton club will resume in the New Year!

Runners Up in KS3 Boys North Birmingham Badminton Competition

Wednesday 9th December 2015

The Arthur Terry School entered the North Birmingham Schools KS3 Badminton competition, which was held this evening at the North Birmingham Academy school. The team comprised of four boys from Y9, Sam Palmer, John Kamal, Sam Blackwell and Sam Bayliss.



Arthur Terry KS3 Boys Badminton Team


Five schools (including Arthur Terry) entered into the tournament, which followed a round robin / league format. Each school played a match against each other, which included two singles and three doubles games, all being played first to 11 points! NB: Winners of each match decided by the total number of games won.

The team warming-up before the tournament!

After playing all four matches / 20 games, The Arthur Terry boys finished with an outstanding 17 wins and just a mere 3 defeats in total. Sadly the 2-3 match defeat inflicted by Fairfax, who were fortunate to have two 'county' badminton players in their squad, proved to be the decisive match of the evening which saw Arthur Terry finish overall runners up to the victors in this game. 5 - 0 whitewashes came in the matches over Bishop Vesey, Bishop Walsh and the competition hosts N.B.A, cementing Arthur Terry's 2nd place finish in the competition.

NB: Overall tournament standings were: 1st Fairfax; 2nd Arthur Terry; 3rd Bishop Vesey; 4th N.B.A and 5th Bishop Walsh.



Arthur Terry's KS3 Boys tournament match results!
 

NB: Arthur Terry's weekly Wednesday lunchtime badminton club will resume in the New Year!





District Cup Semi-final here we come!

Wednesday 2nd December 2015

John Willmott 1 v 4 Arthur Terry Scorers:
R Thomas, K Reddin [2], O Powell

Match report:
The Arthur boys came into this Qtr Final replay knowing ...if they take their chances and limit their unforced errors in key areas, the game would be theirs for the taking and would stand a great chance of progressing into the district sup semi-finals!  The first half proved to be a very dominant performance indeed. Solid defending from the whole team meant that keeper James Pemberton did not have a single save to make in the entire half. Standout performer in the opening period was defender Ross Lewis, who made several outstanding tackles, blocks and covers - in addition to playing the ball out with composure from the back. Despite controlling the game, Arthur Terry only managed to take a narrow 1-0 lead into the break. Riley Thomas (playing wide right) showed real quality as he picked up the ball on the right hand side and with a quick change of pace, skinned his opponent to take the ball into the box before dispatching a powerful shot across the keeper into the side netting. The second half followed a similar pattern to the first period, but this time the boys were much more clinical in taking the chances that they created. Nb: Unfortunately this did not come until our star man from the first half had leveled the match for the opposition by putting the ball into his own net! - Unfortunately a little mix up at the back and shanked clearance was at fault! The introduction of Kharel Reddin proved to be quite a difference between the sides! Kharel managed to hit the back of the net twice, with two brilliantly taken goals - his super footwork and skill was used to carve out two chances for himself and the final strikes for both goals were truly top class! Nb: Ross also helped to make amends for his early Xmas gift to the opposition by supplying a super ball up to Kharel, which set him on his way for his first goal. Kharel's hat-trick was unfortunately denied after another tremendous shot came back of the post! However, partnering striker Oliver Powell was at hand to score his fourth goal in three consecutive games - sealing the victory 4-1 victory and securing the team's place in the district cup semi-finals, which will be played against St Edmund Campion in the New Year!

Man of the match:
1st Half: Ross Lewis
2nd Half: Kharel Reddin


Wednesday 25th November 2015

John Willmott 3 v 3 Arthur Terry
Scorers:
K Reddin, O Powell [2]

Match report:
After a very competitive game, the two teams could not be separated! The FT score finished 3-3, and with poor light conditions it was agreed that the tie would be replayed in the following week.  The match itself proved to be a case of missed opportunities and costly errors for the Arthur Terry boys!  The team's super AVFC academy striker Kharel Reddin scored the opener with a stunning first half strike, unfortunately though, the boys went into the break 1-2 down after conceding two goals from the only two shots/attacks that the opposition made. To their credit, the finishes were 'worldy type efforts' that left our District Keeper James Pemberton little to do but admire them, however slack defending prior to each goal was certainly the focus of the half-time team talk.  As the second half got underway the Arthur Terry boys responded fantastically and produced an absolutely dominant opening 15 minutes of play, where in the lead was deservedly restored. Oliver Powell provided two fantastic finishes to some wonderful moves, making the score 3-2 in Arthur Terry's favour. The boys had two great chances to extend the lead further, but unfortunately the first effort cannoned off the cross bar and the second was ruefully put over the bar from close range. The opponents equalizer eventually came in the last few minutes of the game, after limp defending and bad decision making once again presented an opportunity to the home side that was clinically taken.

Man of the match: Kharel Reddin
For a superb first half strike and absolutely stunning second half display. His silky skills and footwork was used to a more penetrating effect, helping to assist Oliver Powell and create other opportunities for his teammates that unfortunately went unconverted!

BSSF R3 Victory for Y7A Team

Tuesday 1st December 2015

Arthur Terry 3 v 1 Turves Green
Scorers:
A Jones; R Thomas; O Powell

Match report:
The Y7 Boys progressed into R4 of the BSSF cup with a fantastic 3-1 victory over Turves Green Boys school.  The first half was evenly fought, but Arthur Terry deservedly took the lead when Alex Jones  opened the scoring after making a timely run into the box to slot in a great cross from Riley Thomas.  Shortly into the second half Riley doubled the lead after beating the opposition keeper to a through ball from Matt Greenway, coolly lifting it over the keeper before finishing on the half volley into the empty net. Turves Green battled hard to keep in touching distance of the score and somehow managed to prevent themselves from going 0-3 down after making several unbelievable goal line clearances! The 2-0 score line actually became 2-1 before Arthur Terry finally put the game to rest with a third goal, courtesy of Oliver Powell's excellent run into the box and clinical finish.

NB: The absence of goal line technology prevented Matt Greenway from getting his name on the score sheet in the final minutes of the game, but hopefully he took some solace in being awarded man of the match after displaying another commanding and influential role in center midfield!

Rd4: Arthur Terry vs. Kings Norton Boys (Date TBA)

Man of the match: Matt Greenway