St. Andrew’s Grammar senior girls futsal team were crowned champions in the School Sport WA Secondary Futsal State Competition.
The girls took out the competition with wins in every qualifying round to storm home with a 5-1 win in the final against SEDA College WA.
The team is stacked with talent and driven with passion for their sport and their school.
Principal Craig Monaghan said he was delighted with the team’s win.
“We are incredibly proud of what this group of girls has achieved. Making state finals is an achievement in itself, but to win, averaging 7 goals a game against the best in the state, was incredible to watch,” he said in a media release.
“This is the first state championship in the school’s history – an amazing result.”
The best player of the competition was St. Andrew’s Xuri and the Golden Gloves (best goalkeeper) award was presented to Jemma.
“They are not just amazing football players but incredible human beings who play sport the way it is supposed to be played,” Monaghan said.
“We couldn’t be prouder of our students.”
The school is one of the inaugural Perth Glory Academy School’s in WA with the helping develop elite young athletes.
The senior boys team also qualified for the state finals.
“The boys did us proud, played to their potential and worked hard as a team. Equal fifth for this young team was a great result. With only one Year 12 in the team, the future here in the boys team is looking extremely bright,” Monaghan said.
The school will now prepare to host the upcoming Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia National Schools Event, in Perth next month.
This event will see seven Greek Orthodox schools from around Australia compete in cultural and sporting events over four days, including futsal.
St. Andrew’s Grammar Girls team are hoping to win the futsal title for a second year in a row.
