Football season kicks off!

HPS footballers headed down to Bangor Football Ground to lace up their boots and kick off the start of the season in the North Down League.

Holywood played 3 games in the first round of fixtures winning two and drawing one. There was some super possession football played under the floodlights topped off with some great teamwork and precision strikes that nestled nicely in the net!

RESULTS

2-0 St Patricks (W)

4-0 Bloomfield (W)

1-1 Glencraig IPS (D)

SQUAD: Tate, Fraser, Cade, Luke, Harry, James, Peter, James and Rudy

We look forward to more football fun in the new year. A big thank you again to all the parent helpers for their assistance and support on the day!

North Down Football League Round 2

Holywood enjoyed another round of football at Bangor FC in the North Down League. Round 2 included three matches against Crawfordsburn, Glencraig IPS and St. Malachy’s which resulted in a win, a draw and a loss. There was great teamwork and individual moments of brilliance on display in what was another fun filled day of football!

Well done to everyone involved and a big thank you to both Mrs Cupitt and Mrs McConnell for helping with lifts and making participation possible. We’re looking forward to Round 3 in March and finding out who our new opponents will be!

HPS Footballers SHINE alongside Silverware

Holywood Footballers had their first taste of competitive football today at the annual Ashfield Football Tournament. Holywood fielded 2 teams that competed alongside 22 schools across the Belfast and North Down area in what was a great day out for all involved!

Holywood A’s were in Group C alongside Strandtown B, Victoria Park A, Harding B, Cregagh and Ashfield. The A team finished the Group in 3rd place recording 3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss and played some wonderful football and scored some great individual and team goals to move on to the next round!

Holywood B’s were in Group A alongside Strandtown A, Harding A, Gilnahirk, Elmgrove B and Leadhill. The B team also finished the Group in 3rd place recording 2 Wins, 1 Draw and 2 Losses and did incredibly well in a very tough group. Some super team work and moments of brilliance led the team to progress through to the knockout stages.

Both teams qualified for the Plate Semi Finals which after 2 draws led both teams to a tense sudden death penalty shootout in which both the A and B team won to progress through to the Plate Final to play eachother!

The Plate Final was a fun filled game played in a good spirit in an all Holwood final. Neither team gave an inch in a tightly contested match that ended as a stale mate to go to yet another penalty shootout. By the narrowest of margins the A team came out on top, but both sets of teams were deserving winners and shared the success together!

A massive congratulations and well done to all involved in what was a joint victory for Holywood PS! A big thank you to all the parent helpers who provided lifts and came along to support. A special mention to Mr Crowe for his willingness to assist and for providing a managerial masterclass throughout the competition for the B Team.

A Team: James, Ethan, Tate, Will, Fraser, Oscar, Luke and Zach (C)

B Team: James R, Tsubasa, Jacob, Harry, Oliver, Peter, Rudy and James C

North Down Football Tournament

Holywood Footballers had a great day on Friday competing alongside 16 other schools in the North Down Primary Schools Cup.

Holywood were in Group C alongside Ballyholme, Ballymagee, Bloomfield and Portavogie. Holywood showed great team work throughout the group stages and displayed some moments of magic and great passages of play. They came out on top in their opening game against Ballyholme with a 2-1 victory thanks to two super strikes from both Jamie and Logan but narrowly lost in their remaining games after some hard fought contests.

Holywood remained positive from their performances going into the Quarter Final of the plate where they faced Kilmaine B. After going behind early in the game Holywood fought back to level the match and take the game to a penalty shoot out. After a super save from Patrick in nets - Zac, Isaac and Jamie cooly dispatched each of their kicks in style to see Holywood through to the Semi Finals where they would meet Andrews Memorial.

Unfortunately after a great game and performance from both teams, Andrews Memorial slightly edged past a resolute Holywood team to progress to the Final.

Holywood footballers had an amazing day out showcasing their footballing ability, teamwork and sportsmanship in what was a fantastic day of football fun for all involved. Each player shone and should be very proud of their attitude and application throughout the course of the tournament both on and off the pitch.

TEAM: Patrick, Cally, Zac, Cyrus, Curtis, Luke, Hayden, Isaac, Logan and Jamie

Ashfield Football Tournament

Congratulations to the sixteen boys who represented Holywood PS at the annual Ashfield tournament. By having two teams participating in the Ashfield Tournament, this  enabled a number of the P7 and many of our P6 pupils to have the opportunity to represent the school for the first time.`

The B Team equipped themselves very well against tough opposition but despite their best efforts and a great goal by Kyle they were unable to secure a place in the knockout stages.

The A Team kicked off the tournament positively with their first competitive win of the season. Throughout the competition the boys played some great football but unfortunately did not manage to convert their chances and suffered two 1-0 losses after having the majority of the possession. The A team finished the group stage with 4 points and narrowly missed out on progressing to the knockout stages by 1 point. Despite the miserable weather the boys had a great morning of competitive football. Special thanks to David Kennedy for his joint managerial role and for all the parent helpers who provided transport and even stayed to support HPS! :)

SQUAD:

P7: Ruan (C), Benjamin, Joshua P, Oliver, Ben, Luke, Jamie, Harrison and George.

P6: Cameron, Thomas W, Zak, Matthew, Joshua, Oscar and Kyle.

Kick Off for HPS Footballers

Holywood’s football season got underway this afternoon as the new league format kicked off at Eddie Irvine Sports Complex in Bangor.

The league consists of 16 teams competing from across the Ards and North Down area and matches take place once a month where each school plays a total of 3 games.

Holywood’s opponents for todays fixtures were Towerview P.S, Crawfordsburn P.S and Clandeboye P.S. Holywood had a lot of boys competing and representing the school for the first time and their enthusiasm showed from the first whistle. The boys worked hard as a team and put together some brilliant passages of play over their 3 games that led to some fantastic goals by Ben (3), Ruan. Zak and Luke. For all their hard work, Holywood unfortunately were edged in all 3 of their games but their attitude and application were excellent and they did themselves and their school proud.

A great day of football overall with plenty to build on for the future games to come!

SQUAD: Cameron, Benjamin, Joshua P, Matthew, Ruan, Luke, Oliver, Zak and Ben (C).

Priory Football Tournament

On Friday, Holywood P.S. took part in the annual Priory Cup Football Tournament. They were amongst over 190 boys and girls from the North Down, Ards and Belfast areas competing at the Eddie Irvine Sports Complex in Bangor. Holywood finished top of their group after victories in all 3 of their group games, showing great team work and an all round excellent display of football.

Progressing into the Semi Final of the A Trophy, Holywood came up against Group D winners Ballyholme which promised to be a tough match. After a spirited performance and some inspired goalkeeping, Holywood ran out eventual winners thanks to goals from Zak D and Charlie.

Making their way to the Final, Holywood were joined by N'Ards Model who had comprehensive victories in all of their previous games. With some great individual performances and a hard fought match, Holywood unfortunately came up just short on what was a fantastic day out! Well done to all the boys who left it all out on the pitch and did themselves and their school more than proud! A big thank you to Priory College for organising a great tournament and for the continued support of parents who turned out to cheer the boys on.

SQUAD: Hamish, Zach W, Danny, Oliver, Matthew, Charlie, Zak D and Darcy.

Group Games

• 4-0 v Bloomfield P.S (Oliver K x 2, Charlie M x2)
• 2-1 Kilcooley P.S (Zak D, Charlie M)
• 4-2 Crawfordsburn P.S (Hamish (GK), Darcy, Oliver K, Charlie)

Semi Final

• 2-0 Ballyholme (Zak D, Charlie M)

Final

• loss to N'Ards Model

A great 2nd place finish out of 16 teams. Well done boys! :)

Football vs Kilmaine P.S

On Wednesday Holywood kicked off their league campaign against Kilmaine P.S at Spafield playing fields in what promised to be a tough match. Holywood started off the stronger team but after a great display of football from both teams Holywood unfortunately found themselves down 2-0 at half time. The boys regrouped at half time, kept their heads up and continued to bring the game to Kilmaine. After a fantastic second half display Holywood ran out eventual 4-2 winners with some super strikes from Matthew, Darcy and Oliver K. A thoroughly deserved result after a great all round performance. Well done to all the boys involved! A big thank you to all the parent helpers that made the game possible by supplying lifts!   

Holywood P.S  4 - 2  Kilmaine P.S

SQUAD: HAMISH, DANNY, ZACH W, MATTHEW, OLIVER K, DARCY, ZAK D, LUKE AND BEN I.