Schools through to county finals (From Wiltshire Times)

Schools through to county finals

8:04am Saturday 21st October 2006 in Sport By Wiltshire Times Reporter

GROVE School, Trowbridge, and Bowerhill School, Melksham, will represent West Wiltshire in the second round of a national football competition.

The teams drew 2-2 in the final of the West Wiltshire round for large primary schools at Kingdown School, Warminster.

Fourteen schools took part in the district rounds. They were split into four pools, with students from Kingdown School carrying out the refereeing duties.

After some very close matches the pool winners were Grove School and St John's School, from Trowbridge, and Shaw and Bowerhill schools, from Melksham. Both semi-finals were very close matches, with Grove winning 1-0 against St. John's and Bowerhill winning 1-0 against Shaw.

In the final, Grove and Bowerhill drew 2-2. As two teams progress to the next round, the Wiltshire finals, which will be held on December 6 at Stanley Park, Chippenham, it was left as a draw.

In the third and fourth place play-off, St John's beat Shaw 4-1.

All the teams were congratulated on their sportsmanship and friendliness.