The Huntly Press
Wednesday 19th April 1978
Affco United Soccer
Fifty-three goals were netted in the games played by the teams of the Ngaruawahia Soccer Club on Saturday. With ten teams competing, the only one to seem the “odd one out” was the first division who went down 1-4 to Hillcrest – odd because theirs was the only result that did not involve a zero in the score-line.
The 11th and the 7th grades had large wins 10-0 and 12-0 respectively with athe biggest loss being credited to the Ladies “B” team who went down 10-0.
The 3rd division squad, after their 11-1 tournament win the previous week, gave a lack-lustre display in their 0-0 encounter with Unicol. Unicol should have won with striker Alan Stimpson striking the post with a shot late in the match and, following up the ball, hit the other upright!
Results: 13th A grade beat Hillcrest A 3-0; 13th B grade took Hillcrest D 1-0; 11th grade defeated Aberdeen 10-0; 9th grade won over Knighton B 3-0; 7th grade swamped Knighton 12-0; High School lost 0-3 to Huntly in division 4B; Ladies took Unicol 6-0; Ladies B lost to Hamilton 0-10; 3rd division drew 0-0 with Unicol; 1st division lost to Hillcrest 1-4. Northern League had no game.
HUNTLY COLLEGE SOCCER
Division 4B Third-formers
This team had a well deserved 3-0 victory over Ngaruawahia last weekend.
Considering Huntly were two players short the team combined well from start to finish with the backs working the ball through to the forwards and followed up putting the whole team on attack.
Lance Garrett, Anthony Botica, and Howard Bettridge were well rewarded for their efforts with a goal each.
COLLEGE RESULTS
Division 11 – Hillcrest 3 v Huntly 4.
Division MB – Huntly 5 v Melville 2.
Division IVB – Ngaruawahia 0 v Huntly 3.