College sport: Mt Albert win in style against old rivals

A full-strength Mt Albert Grammar soccer team completed their Auckland senior A1 season in style with a 4-1 away win over traditional rivals Auckland Grammar.

With the championship secure, the interest was in the battle for the AHI Challenge Trophy, which had been at Auckland Grammar for a couple of years. The deadlock was broken in the 35th minute when Mt Albert's Damien Fonoti forced the ball home.

A determined Auckland Grammar got themselves back into the game with a brilliant free-kick from Jacob Matthews.

With Josh Smith and captain Joe Simpkins taking control of the midfield, Mt Albert got on top. In a 20-minute spell, five goals were scored, but two were disallowed.

Smith slotted a penalty to put his team ahead 2-1 and substitute Geoff Strickland scored from close range.

Fonoti's twin brother Andrew completed the scoring 10 minutes from time when he broke from halfway and ran through a tiring Auckland Grammar defence.

"It was another very good game," Mt Albert coach Kevin Fallon said yesterday from the national secondary schools tournament in Napier. "But it won't get any easier as we now have to defend the AHI Challenge Trophy in our last game here."

Fallon's words proved prophetic after his side were beaten 1-0 by New Plymouth Boys High in their last pool match. They go through to today's quarter-finals - unlike Auckland Grammar, who were beaten 1-0 by Wellington College and were eliminated.

Kings finished their senior A1 season with a 6-1 home win over Rangitoto College. Charles Baker scored two and Ryan Woolly, John Niyonsaba, Jonathan O'Rourke and Jonathan Rea one each in the victory which assured Kings of third place.

A key held-over game in the Auckland competition between bottom sides Kelston Boys and Liston College will be played on Saturday. Kelston are doomed to senior A2 next year, but Liston need a point to edge St Peters and avoid a promotion-relegation clash with second-placed A2 side St Kentigern.

Those playoff matches will be played in May next year, a fortnight before the start of the new season.

Basketball

Last year's runners-up Westlake Boys have the chance to go one better in next week's premier final against Auckland Grammar after their one-sided semifinal romp over Rangitoto.

In winning 126-41, Westlake booked themselves a repeat of the 2002 final in which they beat Grammar by five points.

Led by strong games from Tony Wallbutton (18 points, eight rebounds) and David Clarke (18 points, four assists), and with solid support from Warrick Siddall and Caleb Johns, Westlake were always in control.

Auckland Grammar were just as dominant in their 103-78 win over Kelston Boys.

Led by 27 points from Tom Storey and with strong games from Won-Sub Cho and Craig Levinson, Auckland Grammar kept alive their hopes of a first title since 1987.

Newcomers Rosehill College upset Manurewa High 71-47 to earn a shot at the girls' title for the first time. They meet defending champions Avondale College on Friday week.

Rosehill hit the floor running with solid defence and accurate shooting, and never allowed Manurewa into the game.

Captain Kim Barnes led by example with 24 points and was the leading defensive rebounder.

She was well supported by Charmagne Compay with 23 points.

Avondale got home 75-46 in the other semifinal.

Cycling

A strong ride on the return leg from St Heliers to Mechanics Bay earned Auckland Grammar sweet revenge over season-long rivals St Kentigern in the finale of the Waterfront time trials.

St Kentigern, who won the Sunday morning winter series, were 2s down on Auckland Grammar at the turn, but could not lift over the final 8km and were 10s adrift at the finish.

The win was some consolation for the Auckland Grammar team, who had held the new James Faulding Memorial Trophy for the fastest time during the series from the first race until being undone in the second-to-last by St Kentigern.

Diocesan confirmed their standing as top senior girls team with a narrow, but deserved, win in the Kingsford Cup.

Epsom Girls Grammar challenged all the way but were 15s back at the finish. Macleans were third.

In winning the Merv Harland Shield, the St Cuthberts junior girls emerged as the only record-breaking team of the 80 on Sunday morning.

They held out the ever-improving Diocesan by 10s. Epsom were third.

In perhaps the ride of the day, the Westlake junior boys were only 3s slower than their senior team in holding off strong challenges from Auckland Grammar and Macleans.

Sam Bewley presented the end-of-season trophies. He was a member of the national pursuit team who won the gold medal at the world junior track championships in Austria.

Rugby

Two Randall Kamea tries played a vital role in King's hard-earned 19-10 win over Westlake Boys in the final of the northern region championship.

The win in a match between the North Harbour and Auckland champions was a qualifier for the national top-four play-off.

Ahead 9-0 at halftime after ace goalkicker Dean Cummins had booted three penalties, Kings then scored two unconverted tries in the second half.

Playing with the wind, Westlake kept in touch for a time with a try from Brock Mustard, which was converted by Michael Harris, who also kicked a penalty.

King's now face Christchurch Boys High in the national final after beating Wesley College 16-14 in yesterday's top-four play-offs.

Hockey

King's College needed a penalty shootout to beat Westlake Boys after a pulsating boys' inter-city final.

Michael Cannon gave Westlake the early lead, but King's hit back with goals from Hitesh Patel and Simon Child.

They held the lead until two minutes from time, when Joseph Bartholomew grabbed the equaliser.

King's goalie Devon Manchester made three crucial saves as his side won the shootout 5-3 to claim their second trophy of the season, following victory in the Auckland championship.

The girls' final also went to strokes after St Cuthberts and Westlake Girls ended 1-1.

St Cuthberts won 5-4 on strokes.

Netball

Led by Samoan under-21 international Catherine Latu, Massey High pulled off a surprisingly comfortable 46-18 win over Cambridge High in the big game on the second day of the premier tournament at Mt Maunganui's harbourside netball centre yesterday.

Coached by former internationals Tracey Fear and Leana de Bruin, Cambridge were favoured to win pool C and now face a tough battle to reach the semifinals.

In a key game in pool D today, Mt Albert Grammar, coached by former Silver Fern and successful national under-21 coach Te Aroha Keenan, face their biggest test against Te Awamutu College.

They finished fourth last year.

Defending A grade champions Auckland Girls Grammar, coached by former Silver Fern and English international Jo Morrison, are on course for a repeat win, but face a big test in their pool A clash with Rangitoto College tomorrow.

Auckland Girls will be looking to under-21 international defender Katrina Grant to help them through.

In another big game tomorrow, last year's runners-up Hillcrest High meet the improving Kristin School team coached by Tania Dalton.

COLLEGE RESULTS

BASKETBALL

AUCKLAND PREMIER

Semifinals, boys: AGS 103 KBHS 78, WBHS 126 Rangitoto 41. Girls: Avondale 75 Northcote 56, Rosehill 71 Manurewa 47.

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CYCLING

TEAM TIME TRIALS

Championship series, final placings.-

Senior girls: Diocesan 1, EGGS 2, Macleans 3. Handicap: St Kentigern 1, Massey HS 2, St Cuthberts 3.

Senior boys: St Kentigern A 1, AGS 2, St Kentigern B 3. Handicap: Macleans B 1, Pakuranga B 2, AGS C 3.

Junior girls: St Cuthberts 1, Diocesan 2, EGGS 3. Handicap: St Cuthberts A 1, Diocesan B 2, Diocesan A 3.

Junior boys: St Kentigern 1, WBHS 2, AGS 3. Handicap: Rosehill 1, AGS 2, St Peters 3.

Final day.-

Kingsford Cup (senior girls): Diocesan 24m 38s, 1, EGGS 24m 53s, 2, Macleans 25m 20s, 3.

Bigwood Trophy (senior boys): AGS 21m 01s, 1, St Kentigern A 21m 11s, 2, St Kentigern B 22m 15s, 3.

Merv Harland Shield (junior girls): St Cuthberts 25m 26s, 1, Diocesan 25m 36s, 2, EGGS 26m 03s, 3.

Junior Boys Cup: Westlake BHS 22m 43, 1, AGS 22m 56s, 2, Macleans 25m 20, 3.

Betty Partridge Cup (unrestricted teams): AGS 22m 57s.

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HOCKEY

INTER-CITY FINALS

Premier boys: Kings 2 WBHS 2 (Kings won 5-3 on penalty strokes).

Premier girls: St Cuthberts 1 Westlake GHS 1 (St Cuthberts won 5-4 on penalty strokes).

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MULTI-SPORT

AUCKLAND SS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Farm Cove)

Junior boys: B. Aldrich (WBHS) 41m 52s, 1, H. Dillon (Kristin) 46m 10s, 2, M. Poole (AGS) 46m 16s, 3. Teams: Waiuku A 1, WBHS 2, Waiuku B 3.

Junior girls: R. Lee (Rangitoto) 48m 55s, 1, E. Fowler (Macleans) 50m 46s, 2, L. Haycock (Pakuranga) 51m 06s, 3. Teams: Diocesan A 1, Diocesan B 2, AGGS B 3.

Mixed teams: Glendowie 1.

Senior boys: R. Sissons (Macleans) 54m 35s, 1, T. Hahn (St Peters) 56m 18s, 2, T. Quirk (AGS) 56m 48s, 3. Teams: Rangitoto 1, WBHS B 2, WBHS A 3.

Senior girls: C. McConnachie (Diocesan) 61m 03s, 1, S. Hewitt (Diocesan) 65m 09s, 2, S. O'Rourke (Macleans) 66m 54s, 3. Teams: Rangitoto 1, WGHS 2, St Cuthberts 3.

Mixed teams: Rangitoto 1.

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RUGBY

AUCKLAND FINALS
(Sacred Heart College)

2A: AGS 15 MAGS 8. 2B: Mangere 14 AGS 10. 2D: Aorere 28 De La Salle 14. 2nd res: AGS 24 Kings 16. 3rd grade championship: St Kentigern 24 Macleans 3. 3rd grade plate: MRGS 30 Marcellin 0. 4A: Kings 21 Sacred Heart 10. 4B/C Championship playoffs: Pakuranga 28 MAGS 16. 5A: Sacred Heart 46 AGS 10. 5B: MAGS bt Rutherford by def. 5C: St Kentigern 17 Botany 10. 6A: AGS 21 Sacred Heart 10. 6B/C: Pakuranga 8 St Peters 8. U15A: De La Salle 20 MAGS 0. U15B: St Pauls 49 Marcellin 10. U15C: Onehunga 20 De La Salle 12. U14: De La Salle 29 St Peters 13.

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TABLE TENNIS

AUCKLAND

A grade: AGS A 4 Macleans B 3, AGS B 5 Rutherford 2, AGS C 5 St Kentigern A 2, Macleans A 6 St Kentigern B 1.

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SOCCER

AUCKLAND

Senior A1: AGS 1 MAGS 4, Liston 1 St Peters 2, Kings 6 Rangitoto 1, WBHS 3 KBHS 1.

1. MAGS 14 12 0 2 46 12 36 2. WBHS 14 10 2 2 47 20 32 3. Kings 14 6 4 4 20 2122 4. AGS 14 6 3 5 39 23 21 5. Rangitoto 14 5 2 7 32 32 17 6. St Peters 14 3 3 8 16 39 12 7. Liston 13 3 2 8 16 35 11 8. KBHS 13 1 2 10 11 42 5 Senior A2: Onehunga 1 Avondale 6, Sacred Heart 2 Howick 1, Macleans 2 MRGS 1, St Kentigern 11 Long Bay 0.

Points: Macleans 34, St Kentigern 29, Avondale 23, MRGS 22, Howick 16, Onehunga 14, Sacred Heart 14, Long Bay 4.

Senior A3: Glendowie 1 Rosmini 1, Northcote 3 TGS 1, Lynfield bt Selwyn by def, Kristin 2 Pakuranga 3.

Final points: Kristin 31, Pakuranga 27,Rosmini 27, Lynfield 22, TGS 18, Northcote 16, Glendowie 15, Selwyn 1.

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NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

HOCKEY

Boys.-

Rankin Cup, in Wellington: Christchurch BHS 7 Lindisfarne 2, Tauranga BC 8 Christs College 0, Kings College 4 Tawa 2, Burnside 4 St Andrews 2, PNBHS 5 AGS 2, WBHS 3 St Pauls 1, Shirley BHS 4 Rangitoto 2, Napier BHS 4 NPBHS 0, Tauranga 5 Christchurch 2, Lindisfarne 3 Christs College 2, Kings 6 Burnside 3, Tawa 4 St Andrews 1.

India Shield, in Dunedin: Wellington College 4 Wairarapa College 1, Rathkele 8 Kuranui 0, Hauraki Plains 4 Nelson College 4, Hamilton BHS 8 Southland BHS 2, Kamo 4 Macleans 1, Wanganui Collegiate 2 St Kentigern 1, Rosehill 2 Pukekohe 1, Timaru 4 Otago BHS 1, Wairarapa 2 Kuranui 2, Wellington 2 Rathkele 0, Hamilton 2 Nelson 2, Hauraki Plains 8 Southland 0.

Johnson Cup, in Hamilton: Bethlehem College 5 Otumoetai 1, Hutt Valley HS 5 PNBHS 2, Hillcrest HS 1 Mt Roskill GS 1, Whangarei BHS 10 Rotorua BHS 0, Western Heights HS 2 Mahurangi College 0, Wanganui HS 7 Stratford HS 0, Scots College 1 NPBHS 1, St Bedes 7 Te Kora Kaipapa Maori O Ruamata 5, Bethlehem 2 PNBHS 1, Hutt Valley 5 Otumoetai 1, Whangarei 4 Hillcrest 0, MRGS 2 Rotorua 2.

Coaches Cup, in North Harbour: Hutt International 3 Birkenhead 0, Fraser HS 1 Kaipara College 0, John Paul College 4 Dilworth 2, Howick College 7 Rosehill 1, Hastings BHS 4 Te Puke HS 3, Whakatane HS 12 Bream Bay Combined 0, Rongotai College 5 Takapuna GS 1, Otumoetai 4 Tararua College 0, Birkenhead 5 Kaipara 1, Hutt 4 Fraser 0, Howick 2 John Paul 2, Dilworth 1 Rosehill 1.

Olympic Stick in Tauranga: MAGS 3 Taupo Nui-A-Tia College 2, Papatoetoe HS 2 Northcote 1, Kapiti College 5 Massey HS 3, Freyberg HS 8 Rotorua Lakes 0, AGS 1 Chanel College 0, Tauranga BC 4 Long Bay 1, Pakuranga 4 Francis Douglas Memorial College 0, Northcote 5 Taupo 0, MAGS 5 Papatoetoe 1, Massey 4 Freyberg 1, Kapiti 2 Rotorua Lakes 0.

Girls.-

Federation Cup in Whangarei: Whangarei GHS 1 Westlake GHS 0, Rangitoto 5 St Hildas 0, Rangi Ruru 1 St Cuthberts 1, Tauranga GC 3 Macleans 0, Wairarapa College 2 Samuel Marsden 1, St Margarets 5 Wellington East 1, Kamo 3 Diocesan 2, Christchurch GHS 3 Palmerston North GHS 2, Whangarei 5 Rangitoto 1, WGHS 5 St Hildas 1, Tauranga 3 Rangi Ruru 3, St Cuthberts 3 Macleans 1.

Marie Fry tournament in Christchurch: Chilton St James 5 EGGS 1, Villa Maria 1 Woodford House 1, Western Heights 4 Craighead Diocesan 4, Hamilton GHS 2 Waimea 1, Ashburton 4 Dunstan 3, NPGHS 2 St Matthews 0, Napier GHS 3 Kristin 1, Wellington GC 2 Otumoetai 1, Villa Maria 2 EGGS 1, Woodford House 1 Chilton St James 1, Western Heights 5 Waimea 2, Craighead Diocesan 1 Hamilton 0.

Jenny McDonald Cup in Nelson: Nayland 2 Thames HS 2, Nga Tawa 5 Iona 0, Freyberg/Longburn 8 Naenae 0, Kuranui 1 St Andrews 1, Rangi Ruru 3 St Margarets 1, Hauraki Plains 2 Lincoln 0, Mahurangi 3 Buller 1, Iona 3 Thames 1, Nga Tawa 6 Nayland 1, St Andrews 2 Naenae 0, Freyberg/Longburn 5 Kuranui 1.

Audrey Timlin Memorial in Auckland: Trident HS 7 Havelock North 0, Carmel 1 John Paul 0, Whakatane 1 Tauraroa Area Scholl 0, Rosehill 2 Glenfield 0, St Kentigern 1 AGGS 0, Whangarei 8 Bream Bay 0, Hastings 2 St Cuthberts 2, Havelock North 3 John Paul 0, Carmel 2 Trident 1, Tauraroa 4 Glenfield 1, Whakatane 3 Rosehill 1.

Jenny Hair Cup in Napier: Edgecumbe College 3 Long Bay 2, Bethlehem 4 Hutt Valley HS 0, Wanganui HS 1 Rotorua Lakes 1, Chanel College 1 Katikati 1, Rotorua GHS 2 Te Puke 0, Taradale 6 Stratford 0, Fielding 3 Hillcrest 1, Edgecumbe 2 Hutt Valley 0, Long Bay 5 Bethlehem 4, Rotorua Lakes 2 Chanel 0, Wanganui 5 Katikati 1.

Kate Trolove Cup in Levin: Horowhenua 10 Kapiti 0, Paraparaumu 6 Wanganui GC 0, St Orams 5 Fraser 3, Massey HS 10 St Marys 0.

Mixed schools tournament in Stratford: Opunake 5 Taumarunui 0, Spotswood 12 Putaruru 0, Henderson HS 6 Waitara 1, Orewa 4 Hawera 1, Pompallier 11 Taumarunui 0.

NETBALL

Upper North Island in Mt Maunganui, A grade, pool A: AGGS 49 Baradene 21, Tauranga GC 29 Hamilton 19, Putaruru 44 Otorohanga 30, Rangitoto 27 Sacred Heart 22, AGGS 26 Tauranga 14, Baradene 46 Otorohanga 32, Sacred Heart 33 Hamilton 23, Rangitoto 49 Putaruru 21. Pool B: Hillcrest 46 Rotorua GH 33, Macleans 34 Hauraki Plains 15, Pakuranga 38 Manurewa HS 26, EGGS 27 Kristin 26, Hillcrest 36 Macleans 23, Rotorua 36 Manurewa 25, EGGS 38 Hauraki Plains 23, Pakuranga 33 Kristin 27. Pool C: Massey HS 46 Cambridge 18, Kelston GHS 36 Waikato Diocesan 31, Diocesan 40 Church College 27, WGHS 42 Morrinsville 30, Massey 41 Waikato Diocesan 12, Cambridge 30 Diocesan 16, KGHS 32 Morrinsville 25, WGHS 39 Church College 28. Pool D: MAGS 45 Western Heights 18, Matamata 31 Te Aroha 21, Mahurangi 37 Waiuku 22, Te Awamutu 43 Avondale 32, MAGS 33 Matamata 24, Western Heights 24 Waiuku 14, Te Awamutu 52 Te Aroha 31, Mahurangi 44 Avondale 41.

SOCCER

Premier boys in Napier, pool A: Burnside 2 Rangitoto 0, Tawa 1 Rangitoto 0, WBHS 1 Burnside 1, WBHS 0 Tawa 0, Tawa 5 Burnside 0, WBHS 2 Rangitoto 1. Pool B: Nayland 3 Hamilton BHS 0, Hamilton 2 St Pats Silverstream 1, PNBHS 4 Nayland 1, St Pats 2 PNBHS 1, Nayland 6 St Pats 0, PNBHS 1 Hamilton 1. Pool C: MAGS 3 Napier BHS 0, MAGS 9 Timaru 0, NPBHS 0 Napier 0, NPBHS 2 Timaru 1, NPBHS 1 MAGS 0, Timaru 1 Napier 0. Pool D: AGS 1 Christchurch BHS 1, AGS 1 Tauranga 1, Wellington College 3 Christchurch 0, Wellington 3 Tauranga 0, Tauranga 3 Christchurch 2, Wellington 1 AGS 0.

Premier girls in Napier, pool A: EGGS 4 Chilton St James 0, Hamilton GHS 2 EGGS 2, Taradale 2 Chilton 2, Hamilton 2 Taradale 0, Hamilton 2 Chilton 0, EGGS 2 Taradale 0. Pool B: Napier GHS 2 Carmel 0, Diocesan 2 Napier 0, Tauranga GC 3 Carmel 1, Tauranga 2 Diocesan 2, Diocesan 6 Carmel 0, Tauranga 1 Napier 0. Pool C: Hillcrest 5 MAGS 1, Hillcrest 1 Nayland 0, MAGS 3 WGHS 1, WGHS 5 Nayland 3, Hillcrest 5 WGHS 4, Nayland 2 MAGS 0. Pool D: St Peters 1 Burnside 0, St Peters 5 Rangitoto 2, Wellington East 2 Burnside 1, Wellington East 4 Rangitoto 0, Burnside 2 Rangitoto 0, Wellington East 4 St Peters 0. Pool E: Avondale 9 Middleton 0, Avondale 4 Nelson 1, Trident 1 Middleton 0, Trident 2 Nelson 1, Avondale 6 Trident 0, Nelson 1 Middleton 0. Pool F: Wanganui 0 Marian 0, Takapuna GS 2 Wanganui 0, Whakatane 5 Marian 0, Whakatane 3 TGS 1, TGS 2 Marian 0, Whakatane 4 Wanganui 0. Pool G: AGGS 1 New Plymouth 0, Christchurch 1 NPGHS 0, Palmerston North GHS 1 AGGS 1, PNGHS 1 Christchurch 1, Christchurch 2 AGGS 0, NPGHS 2 PNGHS 2.

Post-section, pool P: Hamilton 0 Wanganui 0, Trident 0 NPGHS 0. Pool Q: Diocesan 4 PNGHS 0, Rangitoto 1 TGS 1. Pool R: Carmel 1 AGGS 0, Hillcrest 3 Taradale 0. Pool S: EGGS 2 MAGS 0, Wellington East 4 Napier 0. Pool X: Tauranga 3 Chilton 0, Avondale 3 Nayland 1. Pool Y: WGHS 7 Middleton 0, Whakatane 0 Burnside 0. Pool Z: Christchurch 1 Nelson 1, St Peters 2 Marian 0.

COMING UP

THURSDAY: Rugby, NZ SS 1st XV Championship final, Kings v Christchurch BHS 11.30am; 3rd/4th play-off, Wesley College v Palmerston North BHS 10am, both at Palmerston North BHS.

SATURDAY: Soccer, Auckland senior A1, KBHS v Liston.

FRIDAY: Netball, national premier tournament finals, Harbourside Netball Centre, Mt Maunganui, C/B grade finals 1.30pm; A grade final, 2.30pm.