Whanganui High School defenders Molly Bullock and Kara Adrole double up on Collegiate shooter Hannah Sherratt in their Al netball clash on Wednesday.
Whanganui High School defenders Molly Bullock and Kara Adrole double up on Collegiate shooter Hannah Sherratt in their Al netball clash on Wednesday.
Both Whanganui Collegiate and Whanganui High School brought different crown jewels into play for their fifth annual sports exchange yesterday.
As previously reported, the battle of the 1st XV's was no contest as a strong Collegiate side, which ranks higher on the national level, came close to a century ofpoints in the final game of the day.
However, across on the netball court the Phillips Electrical WHS A1 squad, who have been dominant in both the Netball Whanganui Premier and Manawatu Schools competitions this season, continued their unbeaten march with a 49-11 demolition of Collegiate's A1 squad.
It is a role reversal in the two codes between Whanganui's most sporty secondary schools, with regards to the kind of talent they have available and can cultivate, as those teams only play each other during the exchange because they are on different levels.
In the past five years, the directors of sport for both WHS and Collegiate, Lisa Murphy and Barry Touzel, have worked to expand the traditionals rugby game to a full sports exchange between the schools with matchups in three codes.
The girls 1st XI hockey game was tied 1-1 late in the piece, until Collegiate stepped up to convert three goals for a 4-1 win.
Collegiate girls 1st XI football team won their match 3-2, while in the curtain-raiser rugby match, the Collegiate Under 15 team got home 24-22.
The franchise team of each school are now preparing for their biggest challenges on the horizon.
Still leading the Central North Island 1st XV competition after everyone else had played their catch-up games, the Collegiate 1st XV's return match to the competition will be an away fixture with Feilding High School next Wednesday in their penultimate match leading into the semifinals.
Meanwhile, the WHS Netball A1 side has their last regular season games before the playoffs in both the Whanganui Premier and Manawatu Schools competitions this coming Monday and the following Saturday, respectively.
