Quilter Cheviot Scottish Schools Cup & Plate finals provide feast of entertainment

22nd April 2016

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A fantastic day and evening of hockey was enjoyed at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre where the destination of the Quilter Cheviot Scottish Schools Cup and Plate titles were decided.

(all photos Duncan Gray)

Open Boys Scottish Schools Cup

An emphatic 6-1 scoreline against Stewart’s Melville College ensured Loretto won the Quilter Cheviot Open Boys Scottish Schools Cup.

Loretto were first on the scoresheet, Alex Humphrey’s diversion on a Cameron Golden cross-come-shot putting them 1-0 up in the seventh minute.

In the 18th minute, it was Golden’s turn to register with the scorers, his drag-flick battering the goalboards to give Loretto a 2-0 advantage.

Shortly after half-time, Loretto captain Joe Waterston fired his side three goals in front, his reverse stick effort giving the Stew-Mel ‘keeper no chance.

Midway through second half, James Stuart thought he had thrown Stewart’s Melville College a lifeline with a penalty stroke.

However, two goals for Loretto in three minutes killed off any threat of a comeback; Kyle McGhie restored the three goal cushion before Waterston put his side 5-1 up with his second of the game.

Eight minutes from time, Humphrey notched his second goal of the contest to give Loretto a 6-1 win and the Scottish Schools Cup.

Open Girls Scottish Schools Cup

Mary Erskine School won a dramatic final in the Quilter Cheviot Open Girls Scottish Schools Cup, defeating a valiant Craigholme by a 3-2 scoreline.

The match’s opening goal arrived in the seventh minute, Hanna McKie bursting through on goal to emphatically smash the ball into the net to make it 1-0.

McKie’s second goal came in the 15th minute, the attacker fashioning space for herself at the top of the circle to dispatch a fantastic reverse stick shot to double the lead for the Edinburgh school.

However, Craigholme were back in the match in the 20th minute, Mayam Malik finishing off at the far post to reduce the deficit to one goal.

And the Glasgow side were back on level terms shortly after the interval, Margery Justice striking ball low and hard into the corner in the 37th minute.

Emily Cross’ solo effort for Mary Erskine was the winning goal, coming just minutes before full-time, her reverse shot finding the right hand corner to send their fans into raptures.

Boys Aspire Cup

In the first ever Quilter Cheviot Boys Aspire Cup, Hermitage Academy defeated Harris Academy 6-1 in the final to win the trophy.

It was the Dundonians, however, who took the lead inside sixty seconds with a penalty stroke.

However, Hermitage responded in the 13th minute, Cameron Dye finding the equaliser with a field goal.

Three minutes later, Dye was on target again, again netting from open play to put his side 2-1 up.

On the stroke of half-time, Tom Barton increased Hermitage’s advantage with another field goal to leave the Glasgow side 3-1 to the good.

Dye completed his hat-trick in the 46th minute, and was on the mark again for his fourth goal ten minutes later.

Adam Carmichael rounded off the scoring bang on full-time to leave the final score 6-1.

Girls Aspire Cup

St. Margaret’s Academy were worthy winners of the inaugaral Quilter Cheviot Girls Aspire Cup, defeating a determined Douglas Academy 11-0.

St. Margaret’s took an early lead in the fourth minute when Eilidh Campbell was afforded space at the back post to dispatch a low shot into the left corner.

Sixty seconds later it was 2-0; captain Stephanie Watson cracking a shot direct from a penalty corner to double her side’s advantage.

In the 19th minute, Watson was again on target, her penalty corner strike deflecting in off a defender’s stick to make it 3-0.

Watson was involved in St.Margaret’s fourth goal shortly after, her pass finding Lucy McLean in space on the left of the circle, the youngster’s shot nestling in the bottom right corner.

The goals continued; Jennifer Tait’s two close range field goals coming within a minute to give St. Margaret’s a resplendid 6-0 margin.

Five minutes after the half-time interval, Watson secured her hat-trick, an easy finish from a few yards out.

Just after the mid-point of the second half, McLean was on the mark again, firing the ball into the bottom right of the goal for an 8-0 lead.

In the 47th minute, Watson continued her prolific goalscoring form, notching her fourth of the game from close range.

Not to be outdone, both McLean and Tait completed their hat-tricks, the former registering in the 48th minute, while the latter found the easy task of knocking in from three yards out a minute later.

Open Boys Scottish Plate

Glenalmond College were the victors in the Quilter Cheviot Open Boys Scottish Schools Plate final, beating Douglas Academy 4-2.

Lewis Goodfellow broke the deadlock for Glenalmond in the sixth minute, only for Rory McDiarmid to equalise for the Glasgow school five minutes later.

Glenalmond restored their lead through XXX three minutes before half-time, before John Stephen extended the lead to 3-1 in the 34th minute.

The Academy pulled one back after an Andrew McConnell penalty corner in the 41st minute but Jamie Arnaud’s goal for Glenalmond ten minutes from full-time made sure of the win.

S3 Boys Scottish Cup

An excellent performance from Glasgow School of Sport ensured they defeated Loretto 4-0 to win the Quilter Cheviot S3 Boys Scottish Schools Cup.

Glasgow School of Sport took the lead in the 10th minute, Euan Cowan giving his side the lead with a well struck effort.

A minute before half-time, Euan Cochrane extended Glasgow School of Sport’s advantage, dispatching a well executed effort to make it 2-0.

Five minutes after half-time, Fraser Moran put further daylight between the two teams, his reverse stick shot deflecting off a defender’s stick on the way to finding the back of the net.

In the 46th minute, Cowan all but wrapped up the win with his second goal of the match, putting Glasgow School of Sport four goals up.

S3 Girls Scottish Cup

Goals from Kirsten Oag and Hannah Marchant gave Dollar Academy a 2-0 success against Strathallan School in the Quilter Cheviot S3 Girls Scottish Schools Cup.

Dollar Academy eventually broke the deadlock a few minutes before half-time when Kirsten Oag pounced on a loose ball inside the circle to beat Strathallan goalkeeper Sarah Cameron-Sutcliffe.

Midway through the second half, Hannah Marchant doubled Dollar’s advantage, scoring with a sweetly struck effort to make it 2-0 and ensure the silverware made its way to Fife.

S3 Boys Scottish Plate

Hutchesons’ Grammar were the winners of the Quilter Cheviot S3 Boys Scottish Schools Plate after a 4-2 victory over Edinburgh Academy.

Hutchesons’ Grammar took a 1-0 lead into the half-time interval, Luke McNiven the scorer.

Academy responded through Jake Inglis six minutes after the break, only for Struan Walker and Rory Anderson to put Hutchesons’ Grammar back in front.

Inglis pulled one back for the capital outfit in the 55th minute, but Walker’s second goal made sure of the win.