Junior [U14] Team Game

The first match between these two teams earlier in the season saw the Trojans win easily 15 - 1.
Holyhead opened with a no-nonsense mood to take a 4 - 0 lead in the first quarter, with Andrew Birch blasting in three goals, and Haydon Owen, who having gone past two defenders, unselfishly passed to an unmarked Darren Butler who then scored.
The visitors then added three more goals in the 2nd period which were all assisted through good passing moves, with one started by Dafydd Williams who passed to Haydon who then laid onto Darren to get his 2nd goal.
The home side then began to tighten up and restricted the Trojans to just 2 goals, with Steven Lukehurst scoring from a blocked Hanna Lewis shot and Daniel Owen getting an easy one in front of an open goal-mouth.
The last quarter saw the home side get their only goal before the visitors sealed the victory with two more goals coming with Daniel getting his 2nd and Darren his 4th.
The final result being 11 - 1 to Holyhead Trojans.

Scorers were Darren Butler - 4, Andrew Birch - 3, Daniel Owen - 2, Steven Lukehurst - 1 & Lewis Darroch - 1

Most Valuable Player: Haydon Owen - he set-up other players in better shooting positions through his unselfish passing, on numerous occasions.

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Trojans had beaten the Dreigiaur Dyffryn 8 - 1 at Holyhead earlier in season.
The opening quarter was scoreless with most of the pressure and scoring opportunities coming from the visitors.
The Trojans then opened their account in the 2nd period with Adam Knight shooting from an impossibly acute angle, but the puck deflected and just crept over the line off of the keeper. The home side then hit back to equalise, before Andrew Birch blasted in with a powerful shot from the half-way line and Neil Craven also scored after picking up the puck from some loose defending in front of goal.
The 3rd quarter saw both teams having scoring opportunities, but only Dreigiaur were able to convert one of these into a goal to make the score 3 - 2 to the Trojans going into the final period.
The last period was again a tight affair, but Jamie Lewis was able to seal the victory after receiving a pass from Neil and scored a well placed wrist shot from the half way line.
The final score was 4 - 2 to Holyhead Trojans.

Scorers were Adam Knight - 1, Neil Craven - 1, Andrew Birch - 1 & Jamie Lewis - 1

Most Valuable Player: Aron Owen - without his usual forward partner, he worked hard throughout chasing up and down the rink.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

Mark Parry was his usual dominant self and helped his self to three goals in the first quarter, while Scott Craven also scored.
Barmouth fought back in the 2nd period and got their first goal of the match and restricted Holyhead to just the one goal, while Dewi Williams , Holyhead netminder, made a number of great saves.
The Trojans then it back with two goals in the 3rd session to lead 7 - 1 going into the last period.
Both teams then got a goal apiece where the score finished 8 - 2 in favour of the Holyhead Trojans.

Scorers were Mark Parry - 6, Scott Craven - 1 & James Evans - 1

Most Valuable Player: Dewi Williams - made a number of great saves including a number where he plucked the pucks out the air with his hands.

By Perry Lukehurst

Junior [U14] Team Game

The first match between these two teams earlier in the season saw the Trojans win in emphatic style with a 16 - 0 win. Could the home side restrict the visitrs.
Although most of the pressure came from Holyhead, they were only able to show a 1 goal lead at the end of the first quarter, when Simon Lukehurst found Robert Owen, unmarked, in front of goal, who then slotted home his first goal of the match.
The Cobras again showed resolve in the 2nd period, as they again only conceded 1 goal, when Simon seized on a rebounded shot from Andrew Birch, to score.
The visitors then applied even more pressure in the 3rd quarter which resulted in goals for Darren Butler, Jake Roberts and Haydon Owen.
The Cobras got a consolation goal in the last period where Holyhead added two more.

Scorers were Robert Owen - 2, Simon Lukehurst - 1, Haydon Owen - 1, Darren Butler - 1, Jake Roberts - 1 & Andrew Birch - 1

Most Valuable Player: Robert Owen - was in the right place at the right time to get his two goals which displayed good positional awareness.

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Trojans had beaten the Cobras 32 - 1 at Holyhead.
The Trojans opened with a two goal lead in the first quarter as brothers Ashley and Adam Knight got a goal apiece after both were set up with passes from their team-mates.
The visitors added a another two goals, whilst the home side hit back with a goal of their own.
The Trojans then applied even more pressure and added another five goals with some good inter -passing between Ashley and Aron Owen.
The last period saw Holyhead add four more goals to take the match 13 - 1 winners.

Scorers were Ashley Knight - 4, Adam Knight - 4, Aron Owen - 3, Jamie Lewis - 1 & Andrew Birch - 1

Most Valuable Player: Tom Ireland - his unselfish play and subsequent passing allowed his attacking partner to score four goals.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

The first quarter was close and competitive with the Vikings just taking a 1 goal lead.
Mark Parry got an equaliser when he stole the puck in midfield and feinted a shot to commit the keeper before slotting home a goal. The home side then responded by adding another five to lead 6 - 1 at the half way mark.
The home side again added five, without reply from the visitors, although they went close to scoring a few times.
The last period saw Llandudno add to their goal tally by ending the game 14 - 1 winners.

Scorers were Mark Parry (1)

Most Valuable Player: Mark Parry, scored only goal but was always working hard and helping out in defence.


Junior [U14] Team Game

The Vikings had beaten the Trojans 15- 2 at Holyhead earlier in season, so the visitors were hoping for a more respectable display this time.
The 1st quarter was close and very competitive, with Llandudno shading it 2 - 0.
However, the Vikings then began to stamp their authority and led 6 - 0 at half time.
They then added another 4 in the 3rd period.
The last period saw a goal apiece with Andrew Birch getting a well placed wrist shot goal.

Scorers were Andrew Birch - 1

Most Valuable Player: Lewis Darroch, put a lot more effort in and worked hard through-out

Youth [U18] Team Game

The Vikings had beaten the Trojan Youth's earlier in season, but the Trojans later beat Conwy Rage, who had previously beaten Llandudno, so the "form book" was proving unreliable this season.
Holyhead were in no mood to lose again to Vikings and quickly showed their intentions by taking a 6 - 2 lead in the 1st quarter, with their 1st being scored in under 2 seconds when Aron Owen let rip a powerful slap-shot from the opening face-off.
The home side rallied in the 2nd period and restricted the visitors to just one more goal, but this session saw three players sin-binned with Holyhead down to 2 players at one time against four, but still Vikings did not score.
In the 3rd quarter there were 2 goals apiece to go into the last period 9 - 4 to Holyhead.
The Trojans then applied more pressure, with some good inter-passing between Ashley Knight and Aron, and took the score line to an emphatic 14 - 5 to make up for their earlier defeat.

Scorers were Aron Owen (7), Ashley Knight (2), Neil Craven (2), Adam Knight, Tom Ireland & Andrew Birch

Most Valuable Player: Jamie Lewis - rock solid in defence and always making it difficult for the opposition.

By Perry Lukehurst

Peewee [U11] Team Game

The first quarter saw the Trojans take a 3 - 0 lead.
This young team are now beginning to display good awareness and are playing with an increased sense of maturity and this contributed to them increasing their lead to 7 - 0 in the 2nd quarter.
Mark Parry's playmaking in particular saw him create goals for his team mates with some great passes, and with the team maintaining their shape they increased their lead again in the 3rd quarter to 9 - 1.
The last period saw the visitors get two consolation goals while the home side ended the match with a 12 - 3 lead.

Scorers were Mark Parry (6), James Clayton (2), Ian Owen, James Evans, Byron Thorne & Keiron Roberts.

Most Valuable Player: Byron Thorne - worked hard and set good example by not being phased by bigger opposition players.


Junior [U14] Team Game

The Trojans got off to a good start with two goals from Andrew Birch and Robert Owen, before the Pirates pulled one back for a 1st quarter score of 2 - 1.
The home side then added four more goals to the visitors one through some good individual goals from Haydon Owen and Andrew Birch. Steven Lukehurst launched a pin-point wrist shot after a good pass from Lewis Darroch found him in front of goal.
Holyhead were only able to add two more to the score-line in the 3rd period as Glaslyn tightened things up.
The Trojans then laid siege to the Pirates goal and added seven more with goals from Haydon and one powerful shot from Andrew which was so fast their keeper didn't even see it.
Simon Lukehurst got a lucky goal through someone else's shot which bounced off his stick and boot, although he'll probably claim it was deliberate. The final score was 15 - 3 to Holyhead.

Scorers were Haydon Owen (6), Andrew Birch (4), Steven Lukehurst (2), Simon Lukehurst, Hanna Lewis & Robert Owen

Most Valuable Player: Steven Lukehurst - displayed tremendous work-rate & never allowed opponents to settle.

Youth [U18] Team Game

This fixture is always a competitive one and both sides looked ready for a physical encounter.
The Trojans took a 2 - 0 lead in the first session with Andrew Birch blasting in a powerful slap-shot and Ashley Knight weaving past 2 defenders to score.
The 2nd quarter was much the same with the Trojans piling on the pressure resulting in goals for Jamie Lewis, Neil Craven and another for Ashley before the Pirates got their 1st.
The 3rd quarter was much closer with only the visitors scoring to edge closer at 5 - 2.
The Pirates added their 3rd at the start of the last session before Holyhead then decided to make the game safe and powered in three more with the most spectacular from Aron Owen slamming in his own rebounded shot in mid-air.

Scorers were Ashley Knight (3), Aron Owen (2), Neil Craven, Andrew Birch & Jamie Lewis

Most Valuable Player: Jamie Lewis - rock solid in defence, never giving any quarter to the opposition.

By Perry Lukehurst