John Hanson Community School

Cricket Report

In their second game of the season the year 10 cricket team hosted Cams Hill in the first round of the Hampshire Plate. Captain Charlie Ayers won the toss and chose to bat and set about the opposition’s bowling from the outset. Both he and Cameron Tobin (11) batted well. After Tobin’s dismissal others came in and scored some runs but it was Ashlea Payne who batted most patiently, not scoring many runs but supporting the superb Ayers who finished 83* to allow John Hanson to reach 139-5 off their 20 overs. Cams Hill had some strong players and this showed in their batting. Their own captain scored a well-constructed 62 and despite wickets for Ayers, Pristine Gahatraj and Liam Candler, the visitors scraped home in the penultimate over to inflict John Hanson’s second defeat in as many games. Next up for the team is a league game against Test Valley.

Football update
The year 7 football team hosted Testbourne in their final Andover league game of the season. The visitors looked a strong outfit from the start and it took them less than a minute to take the lead, sloppy defending allowing them to score on the break. It took a while for John Hanson to get settled but when they finally did they found the opposition goalkeeper in fine form. At half time changes were made and this seemed to do the trick, with Cameron Nicel immediately pouncing on a long ball to equalise. However, the hosts were once again their own worst enemy and poor defending led to three more goals. When Luke Horner smashed home a second for the home side hopes were momentarily raised but this didn’t stop John Hanson succumbing to their first defeat of the league season, 4-2.

Girls Football
In the quarter finals of the Hampshire Cup, the year 9 girls’ team faced a strong Mountbatten team at home. In hot, sunny conditions the girls struggled against some of the powerful opposition and were unable to play some of the excellent football they displayed in the first round. Although they were able to force one goal, John Hanson eventually lost 5-1. A disappointing end to a promising cup run, well done to all involved.

Year 7 Football
The year 7 football team continued their fine recent form with a comeback win against local rivals Harrow Way. After a disappointing first half where the visitors were by far the superior team John Hanson trailed 3-1, with only a Jordan Alexander lob keeping the score respectable. With changes made at half time, most notably in the host’s attitude and commitment, they put in a far better performance. Cameron Styles-Nicel completed a fine hat trick with some opportune finishing, Jaydyn Englefield converted a penalty and snuck one past the keeper and Shaz Qumar rounded things off with a great run and finish to make the final score 7-3 to John Hanson. Well done to all involved.

Year 7 Football
John Hanson year 7 footballers visited Test Valley in a closely fought league fixture. Both sides started well, playing some good attacking football. The home side looked strong with some powerful players through the middle causing John Hanson problems. However, against the run of play the visitors took the lead with a well taken goal from Jaydyn Englefield. The lead was soon doubled when the impressive Angus McMahon volleyed in at the far post after good work by the tireless Cameron Nicel. However, slack defending let the hosts back in and just before half time they grabbed a deserved goal.

In the second half John Hanson knew their defending would have to improve if they were to get anything from the game. Another goal from McMahon eased nerves somewhat but more frailty at the back allowed Test Valley into the game. In truth, John Hanson should have scored many more. But a mixture of fine goalkeeping and wasteful shooting meant that Nicel’s good finish left the scores at 4-2 and a hard fought, scrappy away win for John Hanson. Well done to all involved, especially those making a debut for the school team. They now host Testbourne where they will look to provide opportunities for more new players, a reward for their excellent attendance at training.

Rugby - March 2012
The year 9 rugby team hosted Stonehenge School on a warm afternoon in front of a large crowd. The home side started well with strong runs from forwards and backs alike. John Hanson’s possession and territory was rewarded with some fine first half tries from Cameron Tobin (2), Mitchell Bennett and Kieran Holmes. Tobin was able to convert 2 of the 4 tries with difficult kicks. Some slack tackling allowed the strong runners from Stonehenge to make ground and they were rewarded with a try in the corner meaning the half time score favoured John Hanson, 31-5.
Stonehenge were stronger in the second half and John Hanson’s defence was constantly tested. Superb work at the breakdown from Luke Wilkins and solid tackling from centre James Gibson meant the opposition had to work very hard for the 2 tries they did score. However, more strong running from captain Holmes and Tobin allowed both to complete hat tricks and secure the home side a 43-17 victory. Well done to all involved.

Football - March 2012
Year 11 started their Andover league campaign with a 4-4 draw against Test Valley. The team dominated the early stages of the match but went behind from a break-away attack, some excellent attacking play from Reece Rusher led to the equaliser when Sam Woolfenden bundled the ball across the line. The game then changed and John Hanson were under-pressure for the rest of the half which led to two goals from Test Valley to make the score 3-1 at half time. The team still hadn’t learnt from their mistakes of the first half and went a further goal behind. Fortunately a good team spirit saw a good comeback, with goals from Hamish Morton, Leon Mussell and another from Sam Woolfenden. The teams two debutants Brad Went and Frank Whitlock produced excellent performances for the team who were led by Jake Curtis.

The year 7 team took on Wellington Academy in blustery conditions in the last game of the group stages of the Salisbury league. Playing with a strong wind in the first half John Hanson had all the possession and territory but initially failed to capitalise with players selfishly holding the ball when a pass or shot was the better option. Cameron Nicel’s fine display was rewarded with the first goal and Jaydyn Englefield notched two to give the away side a 3-0 half time lead. Nathan Birks in goal, and the defence, led by captain Dan Burdock, were superb in marshalling the quick attackers of the opposition and cancelling out any sniff of an opportunity.
John Hanson played much better in the second half and were rewarded with some well taken goals, Ryan Peny notching a hat trick and the hard-working Tom Smith a thunder bolt from a long way out. Despite Birk’s best efforts, including one fine (painful) save, the hosts did score but this proved nothing more than consolation as John Hanson ran out convincing 7-1 winners. This means they top their group and can look forward to a home draw in the semi finals. Well done to all involved.

Girls Football - County Cup
The year 9 girl’s football team travelled to Alton to play Eggars in the first round of the county cup. After a long journey John Hanson started the game apprehensively and soon fell behind to a well taken goal. However, they were not deterred and came back strongly, forcing an own goal, a well taken goal by Emily Scott and a goal for the hard-working Beth Ayers. This meant that John Hanson went into the half time break 3-1 and full of confidence for the second half. Their hard work, persistence and determination (epitomised throughout by Shelby Chapman ) was rewarded with a fine second half performance. Resolute defensive work from Tierney Daley and Maddie Dean meant the hosts rarely threatened John Hanson’s goal and when they did goalkeeper Beth Cleverley made some great saves. Captain Katie Thompson capped an excellent performance with some strong runs that allowed her to notch 4 goals and help her side to a fine 7-1 victory. The team’s work rate, attitude and commitment were first class throughout and they can be proud of their efforts. They now look forward to a second round tie against yet to be named opponents.

Year 9 boys unfortunately couldn't win the County Cup for the third consecutive year after crashing out 3-0 to Wyvern. The team just didn't perform and sadly got what they deserved. The team now need to look ahead in completing the district double.

Quality Rugby - February 2012
The year 7 and 8 rugby squads recently travelled to Andover Rugby Club for the annual District 7s Tournament. Greeted by excellent weather the day promised much and both sides did not disappoint.

The year 8 squad started well, with a strong all round performance proving too much for Rookwood who couldn’t deal with the strong running of Charlie Devall and the excellent support play of Ed O’Connor and Charlie Wilcox. The game ended 35-0 to John Hanson and meant the boys approached their second game with confidence. Again they were able to grind out a victory, beating Winton 15-0 in a close game where captain Robert Horne showed his worth. Matt Castle capped a solid performance with a well taken try. Unfortunately John Hanson were not able to cope with the strength of both Testbourne and Test Valley and lost both of these encounters. This meant that a lot rested on the final game against Harrow Way and despite trailing at half time the side showed great composure and determination to sneak a 15-10 victory with the last play of the game; Lucas Robin scoring in the corner to seal victory. The squad should all be proud of their efforts and a 3rd place finish was fine reward for some excellent rugby. They acquitted themselves well throughout the day and can now look forward to training before the Hampshire 10s tournament in March.

The year 7 tournament was a closely contested affair which John Hanson started superbly, edging past Winton 15-10 in a close game; Tom Smith and the influential John Hair getting the tries. However, luck was not on John Hanson’s side as, despite tries from Josh Kenway, Cameron Styles-Nice and Jordan Alexander, they lost 2 close games against Harrow Way and Test Valley which meant they faced Winton in a 3rd/4th place play off. They sealed 3rd place with a fine 15-0 win, with Alex Griffiths sealing a good day’s work with a well taken try. Nathan Birks, despite not scoring, was influential in both attack and defence ad epitomised the year 7’s squad excellent spirit, approach and attitude throughout the day.
Well done to both squads for representing the school so well and on producing quality rugby and 2 pleasing results.

Sports update 22d February - U16 Girls Football
The U16 Girls football teams impressive cup run finally came to an end today (22/02/2012) vs Noadswood School (nr Southampton).

John Hanson lost the game 2 - 0, despite dominating possession and creating the better chances. Noadswood scored once in each half, the first goal as a result of a defensive error from a hopeful long ball up field, and the second from a well struck free kick.

Ellie May, Kyla Tobin and Charlotte Booth all had several shots saved by the Noadswood goalkeeper who was undoubtedly the oppositions best player on the day. Katie Thompson derserves a special mention for stepping in at the last minute so that John Hanson could field a full team. She did very well on her debut in the U16's.

All the girls were tireless in their efforts to get back into the game and derserve great credit for having reached the semi finals. Their behaviour and conduct in both victory and defeat has been exemplarly throughout this cup run. Congratulations!

Sports update 22nd January
Andover Schools played last years National finalists Southampton Schools in the semi-final of the Hampshire Cup on Saturday. The team captained by Dory Yates and ably supported by James Gibson, Cameron Tobin, Jamie Woolfenden, Jack Hughes, Kieran Holmes, Peter Donkor, Ally McCracken and Charlie Preece put in a battling performance and beat Southampton to claim a place in the final. Andover won the game 1-0 thanks to a goal from Charlie Preece the team will now play Portsmouth Schools in the final.

Sports Update 18th January
John Hanson travelled across town to face local rivals Winton in their first game of the Andover District League season. Buoyed by recent results and with a large squad the boys were confident of a positive result. However, a strong home side tested them all the way and it proved to be a tight affair throughout. Excellent defensive displays from Mark Hillier and Alex Griffiths in particular helped keep out Winton’s attackers and if they did break through some excellent saves from Nathan Birks ensured John Hanson kept a clean sheet. With Jaydyn Englefield and Cameron Styles-Nicel working tirelessly up front the visitors got the breakthrough they deserved when Jaydyn finished off from a corner. In the second half many changes were made and there were impressive debuts throughout. Jaydyn again scored to cap a fine display and John Hanson held out to take an excellent 2-0 victory. Well done to all 20 players involved.

The U14 Girls football team played in the Andover & District Football Tournament on Tues 17th Feb. They played well in all their 4 matches and only conceded one goal. However, unfortunately, they didn’t manage to score any goals! This resulted in them finishing 4th out of 5 schools.

SQUAD – Tierney Daley, Katie Thompson, Lacie Hewlett, Beth Ayers, Beth Cleverley, Emily Scott, Nicole Flack, Chelsea Alexander

Sports Update - 9th January
Year 7 are the second team to make it through to the Salisbury semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Stonehenge. The team fell behind to an early goal but dominated the rest of the game but were unable to find the back of the net. The team continued to work hard and got what they deserved with two late goals from Cameron Styles-Nicel. Year 7 have one remaining league fixture in Salisbury against Wellington Academy. The team turn their attention to the Andover league next with a game against Winton.

Yr 7 Girls Football - Andover & District Tournament
John Hanson girls played in this tournament having never played together as a team before. Despite this, they did really well against some more experienced teams. The results were as follows…

vs Harrow Way, 0 – 1 Lost

vs Testbourne, 0 – 2 lost

vs Clere, 0 – 5 lost

SQUAD – Bryony Annettes, Saffron Stevens, Elga De Freitas, Kelsie Moore, Victoria Fettes, Alice Goodridge, Amelia Darmanin, Jodie Pooley

Badminton District Finals
Four John Hanson teams won through to the District finals to play Romsey School this week. The U16 Boys team of Sam Edwards, Ashish Senchury, Max Souter and Ben Plowman lost 4 – 1. The U14 Boys team of Cam Tobin, Jake Willoughby, Niall Grayston and Brad Cooke lost 5 – 0. The U16 Girls team of Kim Brown, Sam Bodsworth, Courtney Cassar and Heather Cullen won 4 – 1. The U14 Girls team of Chelsea Alexander, Anda Manole, Katie Thompson and Lauren Adams won 3 – 2

Sports Update - 14th December
Year 7 won their second game in the Salisbury league with a resounding 9-2 victory over Pewsey Vale school. Goals from captain Dan Burdock, Cameron Styles-Nicel, Jordan Alexander, Tom Smith and debutant Kieran Masters. Jayden Englefield was in fine form scoring the other four goals.

Ski Trip - 9th-16th December
Good luck to the students and staff who are travelling to Cormayeur, Italy on Friday 9th December, returning on Friday 16th December.

Latest news: Students have been fantastic, really enjoying the skiing and making lots of progress. The weather is variable. First day was clear with not much snow on the slopes but yesterday it snowed all day. Visibility was poor but great snow! Today looks as though it is going to be clear, so looking forward to a great day skiing.

Sports update 8th December
Year 8 won their second game in the Salisbury league beating Pewsey Vale school 7-2.

Sports update 6th December
Year 7 retained the Andover Schools 5-a-side trophy in emphatic style. Beating the Clere School 4-0, Test Valley 1-0 and the tournament decider against Harrow Way 3-0. Nathan Birks and Dan Burdock worked tirelessly not to concede in the whole tournament with the goals coming from Morgan Foakes, Cameron Nicel, Jayden Englefield and Ryan Penny.

Sports update 25th November
U13 Hockey vs Rookwood

John Hanson U13 Hockey teams beat Rookwood in two 7-a-side mixed fixtures. The A team won 3 – 2 with goals from Will Mudie, Nathan Birks and Alex Griffiths. The B team won 4 – 0 with goals from Julian Dela Cruz, Nnenna Evans, Alex Hall and Victoria Fettes. Congratulations to all 18 players involved.

Netball results from this week:
Yr 7 v Testbourne lost 15 - 5
Yr 8 v Testbourne won 31 – 3

19th November update
Year 8 put their Hampshire Cup disappointment behind them and started their Andover league campaign against Testbourne with a win. With a depleted team and having no substitutes the boys played their opponents off the park, with an excellent display of passing football. Captain Charlie Wilcox led the line superbly and looked a threat every time he touched the ball and deservedly got four goals for all his hard work. The boys teamwork was enough to see them win the game 5-2.

Year 9 continued their winning ways with victory over Testbourne in the Andover league. Travelling away with 8 defensive players on the team we certainly didn’t expect a goals fest, but that’s what we got winning the game 7-0. The goal scorers were Tom Hinton, Dean Carr, Ross Allen, Ben Edmonds, Hayden Penny and two from Jamie Woolfenden. Stand-in goalkeeper Jake Willoughby kept his second consecutive clean sheet.

ADSSA CROSS COUNTRY EVENT TEAM LIST 2011
Results for the Cross Country event can be seen here

15th November update
John Hanson U16 Girls Football team have won through to the County Cup Semi Finals following a convincing 7 - 0 away win against Sholing School, Southampton.

In the first 5 or 10 minutes, Sholing enjoyed the majority of possession and the John Hanson defence of Courtney Cassar, Heather Cullen, Debora Herbert and Molly Dawkins had to be on their toes to break down their opponents attacks. At the other end, Ellie May showed a glimpse of what was to come, as she hit the underside of the bar. Soon after, Ellie opened the scoring from a Kyla Tobin corner. This goal settled any John Hanson nerves and Charlotte Booth added the second with a fantastic low shot into the corner following a great run. After missing one or two other clear cut chances, including another shot off the woodwork, John Hanson extended their lead to 3 - 0 just before half time. Ellie May showing excellent close control in the penalty area, chipping the ball over the last defenders head before smashing it home.

In the second half it was all John Hanson. Jess Bell and Lucy Bullis both did well in their debut match and Jess completed a decisive through ball for Ellie May to complete her hat trick just after the break. Ellie added 3 more goals before the end, taking her personal tally to an incredible 6 for the afternoon. Without exception, the team played brilliantly. The tireless running of Chloe Rowland and Leah Penny in wide positions enabled Kyla Tobin and Charlotte Booth to control the midfield and create many chances. Despite being a spectator for long periods, Kim Brown also made two or three good saves and thoroughly deserved her clean sheet.

In any other match, Charlotte Booth would have been an obvious choice for "man of the match". She totally dominated the midfield and covered every inch of the pitch in a bid to win back possession and drive the team forward. However, for the ruthless display of clinical finishing, the award must go to Ellie May.

Congratulations to the whole team.

13th November update
Year 8 and Year 10 both crashed out of the Hampshire Cup at the second round stage. Year 8 lost 6-1 to a strong Hounsdown team where Year 10 went down 4-0 to Scholing Tech. It was good to see both teams continue to work hard right up to the final whistle despite being out of the game. Both teams will now turn their attention to the Salisbury and Andover leagues.

Eight Year 9 students represented Andover and District schools football team on Saturday. Unfortunately Andover lost their first game together as a team losing 2-1 against Aldershot. The boys were –

Dory Yates (Captain)
Jack Hughes
James Gibson
Jamie Woolfenden
Pete Donkor
Ally McCracken
Jake Willoughby
Kieran Holmes

19th October update

The U16 boys hockey team won the South Hampshire "Emerging Schools" 7-a-side Hockey Tournament today at Henry Court School Fareham.

In their first match they comprehensively beat the young and inexperienced Warblington School (Havant) 6 - 0 with goals from Ashlea Payne (x 3), Harry Goodridge (x 2) and Jack Clarke (x 1).

In their second match they faced a much tougher test against Thornden School (Chandlers Ford). John Hanson conceded a soft early goal and for long periods looked like they would be incapable of converting their superior possession into goalscoring chances. However, the equaliser eventually came from a fine individual run from deep by inspirational captain Ollie Bridge.

The final match between Wyvern School (Hamble) and John Hanson turned out to be the battle for first and second place. John Hanson took the lead but Wyvern responded almost immediately. As the game progressed, the tireless running of Jack Clarke created many spaces for Max Souter and Ollie Bridge to carry the ball into the oppositions half, both displaying impressive close stick skills. The decisive goals finally came from Harry Goodridge and Max Souter. The team will now play in the County Finals in November.