Marden High School

Year 7 – Marden 4 – 1 John Spence

The Year 7 boys made it two wins in a row with an impressive 4-1 victory at home to local rivals John Spence on Wednesday night. Tom Moore chipped in with two more goals to add to his hat-trick against Monkseaton Middle School a fortnight ago, with Robbie Stephenson and Jacob Sharman also getting on the scoresheet.

Year 9 – Marden 3 – 4 Seaton Burn

Meanwhile, on the big pitch, the U14s came were edged out by Seaton Burn in a league and cup double header, despite a spirited second half comeback after trailing 4-1. Will Kelly got his fourth in two games in the first half, whilst captain Thomas Stoetzel added a classy second and Harvey Laycock scored for the second game on the bounce to pull the home side right back into it, but the bare eleven players available could not get the equaliser they were pushing for.

Well done to both teams.

Seaton Burn – 0 : 8 – Marden High

On a rain sodden pitch on Thursday night, Marden’s Year 11s thrashed Seaton Burn 8-0 away from home in a clinical display. Match report and scorers to follow.

Mr Whitehouse introduces the first PE department video blog of the year, focusing on the mixed fortunes of the Year 9 and Year 11 boys football teams, and reflecting on the recent success of the U16 girls hockey team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cUOCV_qL8

Whitley Bay – 1 : 2 – Marden

Yet more footballing success – Mr. Topping’s Year 10 Boys team put on an assured display to beat Whitley Bay High School 2-1 away from home, with goals from Brogan Heads and Jack Pearson.  Well done lads!

Can the Year 7 Boys round off a great week for Marden’s boys and girls football teams in their first game of the season tonight away to Valley Gardens?

Marden High – 6 : 1 – Marden Bridge

After a winless run during their time in Year 7, Mr. Prytherch’s Year 8 boys grabbed their maiden victory at the first time of asking this term, with a resounding 6-1 thrashing of Marden Bridge at home on Wednesday night.

A tense opening saw Aaron Gordon’s looped effort evade the away goalkeeper to open the scoring and another was added before half time when Ben McDermott drove home from the edge of the box after good build up play between Aaron Gordon and Dan McGee.  McGee then added a third himself, scampering through from the right to dink a left footed effort into the far corner.

The away side came out fighting in the second half and earned a penalty when Sol Elliott was unlucky to handle in his area attempting to deal with an awkward bouncing ball. The resulting spot kick was dispatched for 3-1, but Marden’s U13s held their composure and regained their three goal advantage when defender Laurie Robson’s hopeful ball upfield was misjudged by the keeper and bounced over his head for a fourth.

A smart fifth soon followed, with excellent defensive work from Lewis Follin and Oli Symons releasing the lively McGee to square for Aaron Gordon to expertly tap home his second of the game.  The scoring was complete when man of the match Symons, playing in a defensive midfield role, towered above the defence to head home a superb outswinging Ben McDermott corner.

All in all it was a confident and assured display, avenging a 5-2 defeat by the same team last year.  Well done to everyone involved!

TEAM: Grant Craig, Sol Elliott, Jack Snell, Adam Hay (c), Laurie Robson, Oli Symons, Lucas Sutherland, Leodhais McPherson (replaced by Lewis Follin), Aaron Gordon, Dan McGee, Ben McDermott