In week 9, 3 of our CCB touch football teams travelled to Sydney to compete in the State Cup Touch Football Championships. Reports for each team are outlined below.

7/8 Boys Team

The 7/8 boys team played 4 games on the day with their first being against a very strong team St Johns of Dubbo. The boys played well but unfortunately were outplayed by a more experienced team going down 9-0. Our second game we were up against St. Augustines’s and we started to find a bit of confidence in attack, scoring 3 great tries against another tough opponent. The CCB boys ended up going down 7 tries to 3 in the end. In our 3rd game we played All Saints of Maitland. Once again our confidence was growing and the boys defended much better against another strong team. The scores were close for the majority of the match but in the end Maitand ran away with the victory 7 tries to 3.

We saved our best game for last playing against St. Joseph’s of Port Macquarie. We were looking sharp in attack and managed a couple of early tries. Unfortunately a couple of late tries to the opposition sealed the win for St. Joseph’s 5 tries to 3. The boys should be proud of their efforts, they didn’t stop trying all day and gave it their all! They worked well as a team and displayed great sportsmanship.

Our team MVP went to Jaxon Eke who showed great speed and skill in the middle. Also special mention to Oliver Maher who ran some great plays and to Jake Price who was best in defence. Well done to all the boys on the team - Jaxon Eke, Cooper Cassidy, Alex Halligan, Lucas Borg, Jake Price, Axel Smith, Darcy Fitzpatrick, Oliver Maher, George Colebrook, Cooper Hampson, Mitch Whipp (also Noah Davies and Quade McDonald who contributed to the teams success but were unfortunately unable to attend the event.

9/10 Boys Team 

The 9/10 boys entered the State Final on the back of an undefeated tournament in the South Coast zone.

They have been training hard, knowing the quality of touch required to be competitive at the state final which brings together the top 15 school teams in NSW. They started the campaign flawlessly securing a very convincing 5-0 win over St John XXII, Stanhope Gardens. In Round two they played the equivalent of touch football royalty - St Augustine's Brookvale on their own turf. It was a tough game with our team going down 7-1.

Needing to bounce back in the next game to stay in the race for the finals, the boys had a slow start going down 4-1 early in the game against St Clares, Taree. With 6 minutes remaining they switched back on scoring three quick tries and nearly a matchwinner on the buzzer! The draw meant that game four had to be a win against St Joseph’s Port Maquaries to advance to the quarter finals. The scores see-sawed early with both teams looking dangerous with the ball. The end result was a close one but a 5-3 loss was not enough to advance.  Whilst the team were ruing the missed opportunity, this is still the best performance of a Carroll College team at the State Final. Something to be very proud of. We done to all team members Bailey Pepper, 

Jacob Borg, Lincon Smith, Sonny Cottington, Zac Whipp, Dusty Irving, Olly Paul, Nick Wain, Cameron Paul, Archer Schuchmann, Ryder Freyer, Jaxson Maddison

7/8 Girls Touch Report

The 7/8 Girls touch team represented the school proudly in their recent trip to Manly for the State Cup Touch Football Tournament. In Round 1, the girls put in a strong performance but were edged out by St Clare’s High School Taree losing 2–1. They then faced a very strong Hunter Sports High side in Round 2, going down 4–0 despite their best efforts and the score line not representing the game. The highlight of the day came in Round 3, where the team combined well in attack and defence to claim a 2–0 victory over Stella Maris.

In their final match against Mater Maria, the girls continued to work hard but were defeated 2–0. They displayed excellent teamwork, sportsmanship and persistence, showing great promise for future competitions. 

The girls have worked hard in preparation for the competition and made a massive improvement since the Batemans Bay competition. They implemented new attacking plays that they have been taught and it was great to see this on display in Manly. Well done to the girls on the team including Torah Blewitt, Jessica Butler, Ava Buttsworth, Meeka Cowley, Madison Cowley, Tia Freyer, Leala Garden, Elka Hampson, Harper Lasscock, Felicity Price, Capri Reidy and Lila Weyman. 

Year 10 2K25 Flag Gridiron

The annual Year 10 2K25 Flag Gridiron Tournament was held on Monday. Each year our Year 10 PDHPE classes organise, run and participate in the day as part of their Get Active, Get Skilled, Get Cultured unit.

Whilst the weather did not cooperate, it certainly did not put a dampener on the day for our Year 10 teams, who impressed their coaches with their enthusiasm, tema spirit and tactical prowess,

as an amazing day of competition played out between Team Brady, Team Bissell, Team Coates and Team Thane. It was four seasons in one day for the games! Hot and cold, sun and wind and raining touchdowns!!

Congratulations to our major award winners:

2025 Combine Champions - Summer H and James C.

2025 Tournament Most Valuable Players - Lily M and Jaxson M

2025 Tournament Champions - Team Bissell.