Hockey: Springfield in control against Kamo High

Springfield put in a good team effort to shut down an improving Kamo High School side and take a 2-0 win in their reserve men's hockey match.

With both teams evenly placed on the table, the match was set to be close and hard fought.

Springfield captain Neal Martin said his team "worked well and defended hard" and he was happy with the result leading into the end of the season.

Martin said it had been a good season so far despite a number of losses and the win helped his side to secure a better position on the table going into the playoffs in just over a month.

Springfield enjoyed the majority of possession throughout the game on Thursday night but couldn't convert their opportunities with a number of shots going wide of the target.

They eventually did put one away midway through the first half to go into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead.

Martin praised the way his team played and how they were able to mark key players in the opposition out of the game.

"Our guys stepped right up and it was a big effort," Martin said.

Lachlan McLeod doubled Springfield's lead in the second half by converting a penalty stroke.

In other reserve men's hockey matches on Thursday, Maungakaramea beat Whangarei Boys High School 3-1 and Hora Hora beat Bream Bay 10-3.

In the reserve A women's grade, Maungakaramea beat Whangarei Girls' High School 5-1 while Parihaka beat Mangapai 9-0 on Friday.

Hikurangi beat Kamo High School 7-0 and Old Girls beat Springfield 5-0.