SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1947, Page 4

SCHOOL FOOTBALL

fast gamfis a feattjre Of seven-a-sihe tohrney • Over 300 pupils ffom the schools of Horowhenua district gathefed in LeVih Oii Triday fot the annual seven-a-side riigby tdiirfia-: ment. The games were fast ahd clean throughout. The Standard of play was high, but inability to tackle an oppohent low was apparent. Most of the tackling was done about the neck, or by leapirig Oil to the player's ,.baek, GaifleS began at 10 a.m. _and eohtiiiited tliitil iate in the after^ riodhj Wheh the straifi began to tell. EVery schocil frrom Foxton ahd Shafinoh to Paraparaumu wafe Ffepfeseflted by at least one teani. The OrgahiSlng of the day's progfamme was a credit to aii concerned and this factor contributed greatly to the success of the day. It was the best. primary .schddl seyeh-a^-Side tourney seen in Levin for many yeafs. The successful teaih ih the Seiiidf eOmpetitiOh, FOktori Gonvent, piayed good footbali aii day and . thor'oilghiy deserved theii* mer'itOfitis win. Levin A, the Wiftnef's of the juniOf sectio'ii, Sfe alsO tO be biay, bllt speeial.hiehtioh ftiuSt be ffiade of the Haif-back ■ ahd captaiii, J. TrOetOr, ahd the speedy. Wi'ngef carfler'Oh. Without these two the pOSitidn ih the fiiial roufld rhay have beeh different. The Levin Schooi extends its thanks to all who helped during the tournament, and to the referees of the games, especiaily Messrs. B. Boyd ahd R, May. The foilowing are the resUlts Of the games piayed:— Senior. (8st, 7lbs.). — First round: Levin Goiivent 8, ghahhon B 0} Levin B 3, Otaki O; Foxton A 5, Ohau A 3j Levin C 3, Poroutawhao 0; Paraparaumu A 8, Shannon P 0; Shannpn A 6, Foxton B 3; Ohau B ii. Paraparaumu B 0; Otaki A 16,- Te Horo 0; Foxton Gonvent 14, Levin A 0; Otaki Odnveht 3, Manakau 0; KoptitarOa 6, Waikanae 0; Opiki 11, Tdko'rHaru 0. Second round: Levin Goiivent 14, L§Virt B Q; Levin C 6, Foxton A 0} Paraparaumu At 6, Shannon A 3} Otaki A 13, Ohau B 0; Foxton GoftVent 8, Otaki Gonvent . 0; Opiki 15, Koputaroa 0, . Thir'd found: Levin Cohvent 5, Levin C 0; Otaki A 7, Paraparaumu 0; Foxton Gonvent 6, Opiki 0, Sernifiriali Otaki A 3, Levin COnvent G. Final: Foxton Convent 5, Otaki A 04 The final betwcen Foxton Gonvent and Otaki A was a very gocd game and the only poihts of the match came when Gfay, picking the. ball up from a ruek, scored a typieai All Slack fOfward tr'y. He then cOiiVef ted his own- try v/itn a splendid kick. Otaki A eould not even the scoring and the final whistie biew with the score stiii Foxton Gonvent 5, Otaki A 0. Jufiidr (6st.) Fifst round: Levin B 13, Levin D 0; Ohau 9- ' Manakau 0; Porutawhao 21, Foxton Gonvent 0; Otaki Convent 6, Shannon 0: Foxton 9, Te Horo 0; Otaki B 12, Otaki 0 0; . Levin. Convent 6, Otaki A 0; Opiki 15* Koputaroa 0; Paraparaumu 6,- Levin C 3; Levin A il, Waikanae 0, Second round: Tokomaru 19, Foxton 0; Levin B 5, Ohau 3; Poroutawhao 8, Otaki Conveht 3; Levin A 6, Paraparaumu 3j Levin Gonvent 15, Opiki 0. Thifd round: Levin B 3, Poroutawhao 0; Foxton 9, Otaki B 0; Levin A 6, Levin Convent 0. Semi -final: Levin B 3, Foxton 0. Final: Levin A 5, Levin B^O. The final between Levin A and Levin B was pefhaps hOt as spefitacular as some of theif previous iflateh^s,- . but this ean be aeeotmtid fof by the faGt that the bdys had been playing sinee io a.m. ahd the final was not until 3,15 p.m, The only try came from the speedy winter, cameron, who geored after a brilliant daSh f.rom near haif-wa-y, The eaptam, j. Pfoetof,- cohverted with a good kidk. ... „ Basketball Toiirney SiffiltltaneoUsly With the rugby games,, the giri basketh'ail representatives of the district schools were engaged in a tottrhameht, a,t

the Levin Pubiie Schooi. The foi-= lowing were the winners in their fespeative grSdes. — A grade: Otaki Aj fUfinef-Up: Ohau. B grade: Foxton. Conyent; runner-up: Poroutawhao. C grade: Paraparaumu} funner^up: Levin Gonvent. The resuits • of the various games were as foliows: — A grade.— First round : Ohau beat Levin B, Otaki Gonvent beat M&nakatb Opiki beat Te Horo, Otaki A beat Foxton, Levin A beat otaki b, second round: Ohau beat Otaki Gonvent, opiki beat shannon, SenMnals: Ohau beat opiki, otaki beat Levin A, Mnals: Otaki beat Ohau, M grade: Poroutawhao beat shannon^ Levin Gonvent beat Te Horo, Levin B beat Waikanae, parapafaumu beat Otaki G, Foxton beat Otaki Gonvent,. Foxton Gonvent beat Otaki % Ohau beat Levin A, Koputaroa beat Otaki A. feeond round: poroutawhao beat Levin Gonvent; Levin g beat Farapafaumu,- Foxton Gonvent beat Foxton* ohau beat Kopu^ taroa, Semi-finais : Poroutawhao beat Levin B, Foxton Gonvent beat4phau, Final y Foxton Gonvent beat Poroutawhao.. C grade: First round: Pafa= paraumu beat Ohau, Shannon b beat Poroutawhao, Shannon A beat Waikanae, Manakau beat Levin A, Opiki beat Otaki Gonvent, Levin Convent beat Levin b\Second round: Paraparaumu beat Shannon b, Manakau beat Shannon A, Opiki beat Otaki. Final: Paraparaumu* beat Levin Convent,