Dubbo High School University Shield team on Shark Park (Photo : ourfootymedia)

PLENTY OF GR8 ACTION FOTO'S FROM SHARK PARK LATER TODAY & OVER THE WEEKEND

GRAND FINAL FOTO'S

UNIVERSITY SHIELD (SHS) ENDEAVOUR SHS v THE HILLS SHS UNIVERSITY SHIELD (CHS) BASS HS v DUBBO COLLEGE

BUCKLEY SHIELD (SHS) WESTFIELDS v THE HILLS BUCKLEY SHIELD (CHS) FARRER MAHS v BASS HS

CLASSIC SHIELD MURRUMURRAH PS v RUTHERFORD PS

NSWCHS UNI SHIELD Endeavour SHS 40 - 46 The Hills SHS Bass HS 58 - 4 Dubbo College NSWCHS BUCKLEY SHIELD Westfields SHS 40 - 0 The Hills SHS Bass HS 44 - 22 - Farrer MAHS CLASSIC SHIELD Murrumburrah PS 6 - 20 Rutherford PS

Plenty more soon & heaps of ACTION FOTO'S

Story By : BEN WALKER
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A depleted College team made the trip to Shark Park to compete in the final and while the scoreboard read 52-4 in Bass Hill’s favour, coach Craig May could not be happier with his team’s effort.

Missing eight players to CRL tours of Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the College had been tipped by some to actually forfeit the final.

But May’s team was not going to forego the school’s second final in 87 years and although beaten, they were not disgraced.

Things started well for the Dubbo side, with halfback Steve Riley kicking a 40/20 off the opening set of the match.

However, they were unable to capitalise on the scoreboard despite having some good early possession.

The early disappointment told as Bass Hill ran in five tries in 18 minutes to take a 30-0 lead at half-time.

In the second half the Dubbo boys again tried hard and they were rewarded when Nathan Kenyon crossed the stripe but the speed and strength of Bass Hill proved too much.

After the game, May said he was a proud coach and although disappointed at the circumstances surrounding the final, wasn’t making any excuses.

“Our kids can really hold their heads up high,” he said.

“Bass Hill had ability and size and when you have that you are going to be hard to beat.

“Sometimes you have to bite your tongue about things but today the boys went out and tried their best and even though they didn’t win, to make the school’s second final since 1922 is quite an achievement.”

May singled out lock-forward Brad Spencer as the best player for Dubbo College, while star prop Max Ray was again very good.

“We had a lot of good players. Brad Spencer went hard all game without a break and Max Ray was Max Ray. He always plays well,” Ray said.

“Steve Riley also played well and Jyie Chapman alternated between wing and centre and was also very good.”