Peewee [U11] Team Game

The Trojans had beaten the Pirates 14 - 3 earlier in season, so this was a chance for the home side to see if they could improve.
The Holyhead team were 3 - 0 in front at end of 1st quarter with goals from Matthew Birch, Scott Craven & Mark Parry.
The home side got a goal back in 2nd period before mark added 3 more and Ian Owen got a memorable goal.
The Trojans kept the Pirates side pinned down for the rest of the match except for rare breakouts in which Glaslyn added 1 more in each of the last 2 quarters, but the visitors increased their tally as the final score was 15 - 3 to the Holyhead Trojans with Myrddin Griffiths and James Evans also adding to the final score-line.

Scorers were Mark Parry (5), Matthew Birch (3), Scott Craven (3), Myrddin Griffiths (2), Ian Owen & James Evans

Most Valuable Player - Myrddin Griffiths, marked his men well and contributed two goals


Junior [U14] Team Game

The Juniors had beaten the Pirates 7 - 3 at Holyhead earlier in season and so were a little surprised to find themselves 1 - 0 down at the beginning of the 2nd quarter.
Haydon Owen and Dan Owen soon hit back though so the score was level at halftime at 2 - 2.
Andrew Birch scored a superb long range shot which bounced under keeper, before Simon Lukehurst and Dan scored to give them a 5 - 3 lead going into the last quarter.
The last period saw a goal apiece with the Trojans 6th coming from Steven Lukehurst after receiving a pass from his brother Simon.
Final score was 6 - 4 to Holyhead Trojans

Scorers were Dan Owen (2), Haydon Owen, Andrew Birch, Simon Lukehurst & Steven Lukehurst

Most Valuable Player - Jake Roberts, always in right place at right time to mop up in defence and showing more confidence in possession.

Youth [U18] Team Game

This was a close encounter at Holyhead earlier in season with the Trojans winning 6 - 3.
The Pirates are always very competitive against Holyhead and so a close game was expected. The 1st quarter was close with only 1 goal separating the two sides, which came from Trojan's Tom Ireland shot which rebounded off a defender.
Both Ashley Knight and Aron Owen got one a piece whilst the home side also got one to make the halfway score 3 - 1 to the visitors.
Period 3 saw each team get one goal, with most spectacular of the match coming from Jamie Lewis's wrist shot from his own goal line.
Ashley then added 2 more and Aron scored again in the last quarter where the score finished 7 - 4 in favour of Holyhead Trojans.

Scorers were Aron Owen (3), Ashley Knight (2), Tom Ireland & Jamie Lewis

Most Valuable Player - Adam Knight, always very competitive and worked hard in defence when not attacking.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

Mark Parry opened the scoring with a sharp wrist shot before Rage hit back to end the 1st quarter 2 - 1 up.
Mark then got two more in the 2nd period before the home team equalised for the 3rd and last quarter.
Rage then added 3 goals but unfortunately the visitors weren't able to respond, so the final score was 6 - 3 to Rage.

Scorers were Mark Parry (3)

Most Valuable Player - Mark Parry as always, very skilful play


Junior [U14] Team Game

The Juniors have struggled in their friendlies against the Eastern league teams so far this season, and this game was no exception.
At the half-way mark they were 8 - 1 down against Rage, with the only goal coming from Andrew Birch who blasted a slap shot from half-way.
The Trojans tightened their defence in the 3rd quarter where it was a goal apiece, with Steven Lukehurst scoring from a rebound from his brother Simon's shot.
However, Rage then added 4 more goals in the last period where the score ended 13 - 2.

Scorers were Andrew Birch & Steven Lukehurst

Most Valuable Player - Andrew Birch, very strong in defence

Youth [U18] Team Game

Trojans keeper Huw's kit had inadvertently got left behind, so the Junior keeper Laura Evans bravely stepped into the Youth team whilst the regular's kit was fetched.
Junction Rage are currently top of the Beezskates Eastern league, so this game was going to be a tough friendly.
However, at the end of the 1st quarter the Trojans were leading 3 - 0, with some skillful play from Ashley Knight and Aron Owen.
The home side coach must have had some strong words with his side as they came out strong in the 2nd quarter and hit 4 goals to lead 4 - 3 at half time.
The 3rd quarter was a close affair as both sides scored to go into the last period with Rage 7 - 6 up.
By now Huw's kit had arrived so he took his position against some fierce shooting from the home side.
Both teams added two goals apiece so the score ended a very close 9 - 8 to Junction Rage.

Scorers were Aron Owen (5) & Ashley Knight (3)

Most Valuable Player - Ashley Knight, all over the pitch and very dangerous in possesion.

By Perry Lukehurst

Junior [U14] Team Game

The Trojans had beaten the Cobras earlier in season 9 - 5 at Bethesda, so they were surprised to find themselves trailing 0 - 2 at halftime.
In the 3rd quarter Haydon Owen seized the puck in defence and went past all the Cobra players to lift the puck over the keeper to get the score-line back to a more respectable 1- 2 to the visitors for the last quarter.
Andrew Birch then struck from long range to level the score, and Haydon latched onto a pass from Lewis Darroch to score and give the Trojans a 3 - 2 lead.
However, the improved Cobras took advantage of some poor defending by Holyhead to level the score for a final tally of 3 - 3.

Scorers were Haydon Owen (2) & Andrew Birch

Most Valuable Player: Andrew Birch, strong in defence and always in position for long range shots.

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Trojan Youths had beaten the Cobra Youths 17 - 1 at Bethesda earlier in season, so the challenge was to the visitors to see if they could improve.
In the 1st quarter, Aron Owen and Ahley Knight had obviously not read the script as they contributed 6 goals between them for a 1st quarter lead of 7 - 0.
Four more were added in the 2nd period, where Jamie Lewis scored the most spectacular with a long range slap-shot from the halfway mark.
The defenders Gael Mach and Dave Butler, not wanting to be left out, also got rare goals as they added to the growing tally of 19 - 0 going into the last period.
Dave also got another in the last quarter before Adam Knight blasted from long range through the defence to get his fourth for a final score of 24 - 0.
This was their second shut-out (clean sheet) after beating Dreiggiaur Dyffryn 5 - 0 at Pen-y-Groes last weekend.

Scorers were Ashley Knight (8), Aron Owen (5), Adam Knight (4), Dave Butler (2), Neil Craven (2), Gael Mach, Tom Ireland & Jamie Lewis

Most Valuable Player: Ceri Edwards, in relative terms played and worked very hard and she nearly got a goal towards end.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

The 1st quarter was close with Mark Parry's goal giving the Trojans a 1 - 0 lead.
The home side then added 4 more goals, the pick of which was James Evans long range shot which bounced off keeper and went in.
The Piranhas then decided to not let the home side have it all their own way, and 3 goals to the Trojans 2 so score going into the last quarter was 7 - 3.
The last quarter saw Mark get a hatric, each of which was a back handed lob over the keeper. James Wattam also got one while the visitors got 2 more to make the final score 11 - 5 to the Holyhead Trojans.

Scorers were Mark Parry (5), James Evans (2), Scott Craven, Matthew Birch, Ian Owen & James Wattam.

Most Valuable Player: James Evans, got 2 goals and was forever chasing puck.

Junior [U14] Team Game

This game was a friendly because the two teams play in separate leagues.
The home side soon found themselves 0 - 3 down before Simon Lukehurst lobbed the puck over the keeper to end the 1st quarter 1 - 3 in favour of the visitors.
In the 2nd & 3rd quarters there was no score with both sides applying pressure but equally matched.
The Piranhas then increased their lead before Darren Butler scored. Prestatyn soon got another before they got an own goal for the Trojans score-line where the match ended 3 - 5 in favour of the Piranhas.

Scorers were Simon Lukehurst, Darren Butler & an own goal

Most Valuable Player: Robert Owen, gave a solid, reliable performance in defence.

Youth [U18] Team Game

This game was a friendly because the two teams play in separate leagues.
The 1st quarter was equally contested before Neil Craven scored after a pass from Adam Knight. The visitors soon hit back so the score was tied at 1 - 1.
Only 1 goal came in the 2nd quarter after Ashley Knight took the puck around the Piranhas stranded keeper to score into an open goal.
The Piranhas then hit back in the 3rd quarter and scored 3 against the Trojans 1 so the score was 3 - 4 in favour of Prestatyn going into the last quarter.
The last quarter was fast and furious with both sides desperate to win, the Trojans equalised through Aron Owen, before the Piranhas added 2 more. Ashley got 2 more along with Adam's goal but it wasn't enough as the visitors long range shooting, the difference between them, got them 2 more goals to make the final score 7 - 8 to the visitors.

Scorers were Ashley Knight (3), Aron Owen (2), Neil Craven & Adam Knight

Most Valuable Player: Ashley Knight, gave a powerhouse performance and set an example to all in committent and skill.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

This match was a close affair with both teams fairly evenly matched. The Rage team just edged the 1st quarter 0 - 1.
Scott Craven then levelled in the next period before Mark Parry gave the home team a 2 - 1 lead, however, the visitors soon hit back to retake the lead 2 - 3 at the half way mark.
Rage then added two more before Scott and Mark again hit back with 1 apiece to go into the last quarter 4 - 5 down.
Soon into the 4th quarter Colwyn added another. The Trojans strongest line then threw erything at the visitors and applied nearly all of the pressure but were unable to get another goal, so the visitors won 4 - 6.

Scorers were Mark Parry (2) & Scott Craven (2)

Most Valueble Player MVP: Dewi Williams - Made many important saves to keep his team in the game.

Junior [U14] Team Game

The Trojan junior team is the league in-form club at the moment and so were expected to notch up their 3rd win of the season and maintain their 100% win record.
Line 1 opened the scoring with Steven Lukehurst passing to season's top scorer Darren Butler who rammed home the 1st goal. Three more were added by the end of the 1st quarter for a home lead of 4 - 0.
The 2nd period saw 5 more added, with the most spectacular coming from Andrew Birch who smashed home a slap shot from the half way line for a 9 - 0 lead.
The Trojans then got 5 more goals in the 3rd period, which resulted from some pin-point passing, the pick of which was a move from Andrew, who passed to Darren, who laid off for Steven to score.
The visitors got a consolation goal in the last period against 4 more goals for the Trojans, including a great solo goal from Haydon Owen, who ended the game as 18 - 1 victors.

Scorers were Steven Lukehurst (4), Andrew Birch (3), Darren Butler (3), Simon Lukehurst (3), Haydon Owen (2), Lewis Darroch (2) & Daniel Owen

Most Valueble Player MVP: Jake Roberts - Made a valuable contribution in defence and displayed a newfound confidence in possession.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

This was friendly game because the Trojan Peewee's are in the Eastern League, there not being enough western teams to make up a Peewee league.
The Trojans took an emphatic 5 - 0 lead by the end of the 1st quarter, with Mark Parry getting a hatric.
The 2nd quarter was much of the same, seeing Scott Craven getting two and a consolation goal for the Pirates.
The visitors tightened up in the 3rd quarter which saw a goal apiece.
The game ended 14 - 3 to the Trojans, who added 4 more in the last session.

Scorers were Mark Parry (6), Scott Craven (3), Ian Owen, James Wattam, James Evans, Matthew Birch & Myrddin Griffiths.

Most Valuable Player: Scott Craven, played well in defence as well as getting 3 goals.

Junior [U14] Team Game

The visitors took an early lead in the 1st quarter, against the run of play.
The 2nd quarter saw Dan Owen pick up a pass from Robert Owen and level the score, but the Pirates soon hit back though to lead 1 - 2 at the end of the 2nd period.
The visitors again added another goal and led 1 - 3 until line 1 levelled with 2 goals from Darren Butler and Haydon Owen added 2 for line 2 to go into the last period with a 5 - 3 lead.
Line 1 added 2 more goals through Steven Lukehurst and Darren getting his 3rd to end the match 7 - 3 winners.

Scorers were Darren Butler (3), Haydon Owen (2), Daniel Owen & Steven Lukehurst.

Most Valuable Player: Daniel Owen - got Trojans 1st goal to inspire team and gave a very committed performance.

Youth [U18] Team Game

Glaslyn Pirates, from Porthmadog, were in the play-off finals last season along with the Trojans, so were always going to put up quality opposition in what are always very competitive matches between these two teams.
The Trojans took a 2 - 0 lead in the first session with Neil Craven seizing on a blocked shot by Adam Knight to score and Aron Owen getting his 1st from a pass from Ashley Knight.
However, the visitors hit back with two goals so it was 2- 2 at the half way mark, thus denying the North Wales Champions having it all their own way.
Aron and Ashley again looked to find their cutting edge and done so by adding one a piece to go into the last quarter 4 - 2 up.
Adam Knight added another goal with a superb long range wrist shot and his brother got a scrambled goal to seal the 2 points with a 6 - 3 victory.
The visitors made it tough for the home side, but for the net minding skills of Huw Ellis-Jones, the score would have been much closer.

Scorers were Aron Owen (2), Ashley Knight (2), Neil Craven & Adam Knight

Most Valuable Player: Huw Ellis-Jones - made many fine stops and kept Trojans in front.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

Because there are no other Peewee teams in the western league, the Trojan Peewee team has joined the Eastern league.
The visitors appeared to be made up of some of the dis-banded Deeside team and contained 2 Team Wales players, as does the Trojans have 3.
The Predators soon took an early 3 - 0 lead before Mark Parry got one back.
The visitors then added another 2, as Mark again kept the home side in it with another great goal.
The 3rd quarter saw Team predator add 2 more with 1 apiece in the last quarter.
The final score was 8 - 3 to the visitors, but the Trojans can be proud of their performance as at times they more than matched the bigger side in commitment, passing and skill.

Scorers were Mark Parry (3)

Most Valueble Player MVP: Mark Parry - as well as getting the goals with great skill, Mark showed commitment in helping in defence as well.

Youth [U18] Team Game

This was the Holyhead Trojans second match in two days, and the North Wales Champions knew they were in for a tough game against a very much-improved Dreigiaur Dyffryn team.
Indeed, the visitors were soon 2 - 0 in the lead within 5 minutes of the 1st quarter.
The home team had to dig deep to draw level through Ashley Knight & Aron Owen before Dreigiaur ended the 1st period 3 - 2 up.
The 2nd quarter ended 3 - 3 with Jamie Lewis breaking clear and scoring through a high lofted shot.
Both teams added another goal for a 4 -4 score to set up a tense last period.
Nerves appeared as tense on the pitch as they were in the watching spectators with one player from each team having to be sin-binned with their enthusiasm getting the better of their discipline. Again the homeside lifted their game and took the final score to 6 - 4 in favour of the Trojans.
If the visitors carry on improving the way they have then return fixture at Penygroes will be another tough game.

Scorers were Aron Owen (3), Ashley Knight (2), & Jamie Lewis

Most Valueble Player MVP: Ashley Knight - put in an unbelievably committed performance both in attack and defence, showing great skill in the process.

By Perry Lukehurst

Junior [U14] Team Game

The 1st quarter was close with the Trojans taking an early lead through Haydon Owen.
The Trojans then upped their game and added 3 more to the score to reach half way 4 - 0 in front.
Three more were added in each of the 3rd and 4th quarters to make the final score 10 - 1 to the Holyhead Trojans with a late consolation goal to the Rebels.
The Trojans were always in command and again passed well with Haydon and Lewis Darroch linking up particularly well.

Scorers were Lewis Darroch (4), Darren Butler (2), Haydon Owen, Andrew Birch & Dafydd Williams, plus an OG.

Most Valueble Player MVP: Dafydd Williams - new to front line and done well to get his 1st goal.

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Barmouth Rebel youth team have improved since last season and put up a good performance against the North Wales Champions.
The 1st quarter saw the goal of the match by Aron Owen skating backwards and scoring with the back of the hockey stick.
Ashley Knight added their 3rd in the 2nd quarter after a pin-point pass from Dave Butler.
The home side added 2 consolation goals in the last 2 quarters but the Trojans proved too strong and took the game 7 - 2.

Scorers were Aron Owen (4), Ashley Knight (2), & Tom Ireland

Most Valueble Player MVP: Aron Owen - Tireless performance, never stopped & seemed to be everywhere.

By Perry Lukehurst

Junior [U14] Team Game

This was the Trojans 1st match of the new season. The Junior team has lost a few players moving up to the Youth team but had some debuts from Simon Lukehurst, Dafydd Roberts and Dafydd Williams, who had come up from the Peewee team.
The 1st quarter was close with Steven Lukehurst getting the Trojan's 1st goal of the season with Haydon Owen soon getting another.
The Trojans then stamped their authority in the 2nd quarter by taking 6-2 lead with Darren Butler adding two to the score.
The 3rd quarter saw the away team add two more and put one in their own goal for the home side.
The Cobras mounted a comeback in the last quarter by adding 2 to their score making the final scoreline 5 - 9 in favour of the Holyhead team.
The Trojans displayed how their passing game has improved, which was the key to their success. Their follow up and scoring off of loose pucks from blocked shots also resulted in a number of goals, particularly goals from Darren Butler seizing rebounded shots from other players.

Scorers were Haydon Owen (3), Darren Butler (3), Steven Lukehurst, Andrew Birch & Daniel Owen.

Most Valueble Player MVP: Steven Lukehurst, got 1st goal but never stopped working and supporting team-mates.

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Holyhead Trojans Youth team are the current North Wales Champions, so are now the team that all others will measure themselves against. Holyhead had lost Ben Lewis this season due to age but had three debut appearances from Tom Ireland, Dion Jones and Ceri Edwards, who had all come up from the Junior team.
In the 1st quarter things were evenly balanced, with the Trojans seemingly unable to find their natural rhythm that had made them so dominant last season, indeed the Cobras scored 1st to take an early lead before Adam Knight and Dave Butler added 1 apiece to end the 1st period 1 - 2 up.
In the 2nd quarter they eventually started to connect with some great passing moves. Adam partnered the new youth Tom and was very unselfish in assisting him to get a goal after his second attempted pass for him finally got through for Tom to slot home. Adam added 2 goals with Aron Owen's 2 to take a 1 - 9 lead at the half way mark.
Aron and Ashley Knight then began to find the spark that made them so devasting at last seasons play-offs and scored 3 between them with some great passing and moves. The Trojans then added another 5 in the final quarter with the last goal being the best where the move was started by Will Wood who passed to Aron who found Ashley with a pin-point pass who then scored.
The final score was 1- 17 in favour of the Trojans.

Scorers were Ashley Knight (5), Adam Knight (4), Aron Owen (4), Dave Butler (2), Jamie Lewis & Tom Ireland.

Most Valueble Player MVP: Tom Ireland, had an excellent debut game for Youths

By Perry Lukehurst