The Year 7 Boys Football travelled to The Wordsley School and put on a fine display of football. Josh Parsons and Tom King selected a rather cautious 4 -5-1 formation with Captain Niall Smith in holding role just in front of the back four. The opening stages of the game were fairly even with both teams playing some good attacking football. It was Thorns striker Jack Blunt who opened the scoring after 12 minutes with driven shot. Blunt added to his tally shortly after with an excellent volley from a corner kick. Thorns were becoming increasingly dominant and were creating many chances. Eventually the dominance paid off with Jake Pritchard scoring 4 goals with some very sublime finishes whilst Niall Smith rounded off a smart move with an easy tap in following good work by Pritchard. Wordsley were able to get on the score sheet themselves twice to make the final score 7-2. The man of the match award goes to Jake Pritchard for a fab four goals! The Year 7 team are next in action this Thursday. Check the schedule for further details.

The Year 7 Boys team in a winning mood following their 7-2 demolition of the Wordsley School

The Year 9 Girls team have been showing that unlike the boys teams they know how to win! Not only have the basketball and netball teams been very successful this year but it appears that the girls football team are not too bad either! Thursday the girls played host to High Arcal School in a BHDS FA Cup game. With the game tied at 0-0 after extra time it had to be decided by a penalty shoot out. Thorns ran out winners 4-2 on spot kicks with Yolanda Moyo saving two whilst Liz, Danielle, Rose and Amy all converted from 12 yards to send Thorns into the next round of the competition.

Year 9 Boys Football Team with Mr Healy, Liam Willett, Jack Till, Nathan Greenwood, Jordan Pargeter, Calum Pearson, Vinnie James, Bradley Mitchell, James Thompson, Shane Grainger, Liam Tolley, Grant Blakeway, Luke 'at the floor' Dimmock.


The usually reliable Year 9 Boys football team continued their poor run of form on Thursday night as they travelled to Summerhill with an injury depleted side. James Thompson (leg), LIam Willetts (leg) Jack Freestone (broken arm) and Matt Booth (pulled muscle) were all absent from a side which included Jack Till for the first time. The game was a scrappy affair and neither team took complete control before half time. The less said about the second half is probably for the best as Summerhill piled on the pressure as the back four of James, Turley, Dimmock and Mitchell struggled to contain the speedy Summerhill forwards. The game ended 7-2 with the only positive being a goal for debutant Jack Till who netted from close range following a stinging cross shot by Calum Pearson. The Year 9 boys now turn their attention to their only chance of Silverware this season when they travel to Castle High in the second round of the Brierley Hill and Dudley Schools Cup. Hopefully the team will be back to full strength by that time.

Year 8 Boys v Summerhill

The Year 8 Boys team were unable to break a miserable run of results for the school as they slipped to a second successive defeat at the hands of disciplined Summerhill team. Dan Pritchard scored a wonderful goal and Connor Grove netted twice in quick succession but still ran out losers 4-3 on the night.

Year 9 Boys Football v Ellowes Hall School

The year 9 Boys Football team threw away a 3-1 advantage against a good Ellowes Hall team. Shane Grainger had scored twice before James Thompson curled a fantastic shot past the Keeper to give Thorns what should have been a winning margin. What happened next was most improbable as straight from the kick off the Ellowes Hall striker went on a mazy run beating 4 or 5 Thorns players before smashing the ball home past Matt Hall in the Thorns goal. Even at 3-2 Thorns didn't seem comfortable and it was little surprise when Ellowes snatched an equaliser after Thorns failed to clear the ball. With the game headed for a draw which was probably the fairest result Thorns found themselves wanting at the back as a mix up between Hall and Jones allowed the striker to run through on goal and score an easy tap in. With only seconds remaining Thorns had no time left to reply.

The Year 8 Boys football team travelled to Ellowes Hall for a Brierley Hill and Dudley Schools League fixture with a strong squad of 16 players. It was fantastic to see such a great response following a very disappointing result against High Arcal School just before half term. Right from the outset it was clear that Thorns were up against a very good Ellowes side but Reece Bayley and Alex Sheldon stood firm at the back with the help of Ross Swain, Joe Rogers and Dan Homer. The first fifteen minutes of the game saw Thorns pinned back in their own half and counter-attacking whenever possible with Callum Bunn who started the game as the lone striker. Numerous attacks were thwarted by a resilient Thorns defence and very hard working midfield consisting of Niall Smith, Jack Lee, Daniel Pritchard (Capt), Connor Grove and Jordan Hooper.

Despite Thorns' best efforts the deadlock was broken on 18 minutes when a well worked move down the right flank unlocked the Thorns' defence and resulted in a fine volley from 8 yards past the outstretched Swain in the Thorns goal. What followed next can only be described as a bit of a comedy goal as an intended pass was missed not only by the Ellowes Hall Striker but also the defender and keeper. The ball rolled slowly into the net and Thorns found themselves 2-0 down at half time not before Bunn had been replaced by Kasey Bayley because of injury.

Following a spirited team talk by Mr Healy the teams took the field for the second half with Thorns having the slight advantage of kicking down hill. Thorns were making a game of it and had a number of chances to get a goal but on each occasion the the Ellowes Hall keeper was equal to the effort. Dan Homer was particularly unlucky with a long range effort as was Daniel Pritchard who shot wide from 10 yards. Jack Lee was replaced by Sam Passey on the 40 minute mark. Ellowes made the game safe with a third goal midway through the half when following a Swain kick the defence failed to push out. Swain's kick was headed back towards his goal and and he was left with little chance as the striker slotted home. The game was played out with a number of players making appearances from the bench including Josh Thompson, Ben Cox and Stephan Priest. Despite some very good performances on the night including Reece Bayley and a hardworking display from Jordan Hooper the the Man of the Match award goes to Alex Sheldon for a composed and professional performance. The Year 8 team are in action next week against Summerhill School, check the schedule for further details.