Intermediate Boys Football  -  Mr Jamie Walker

The squad headed off to play the first round of Mickleham Division and were ably led by coaches Lachlan Hall and Callum Large, and captained by Archie Maher.  Together the team enjoyed tremendous success by jumping Kyneton Secondary College in the first game and completed some good passages of football to score 7 goals 3 to 4 points and to lay a great foundation for the day. The highlights from the back line were the interceptions and accurate disposals of Harly Miles and Archer Cook that provided great deliveries to the mid field. Even the umpires were impressed with the smooth ball movement from one end to the other without the ball being touched by the opposition, to a very efficient forward line.

The second game was against Mt Ridley and the opposition had showed in their first game that they had a good range of runners who could move the ball well but did lack a cohesive connection to their forward line. SHC continued with a running and flowing style of play from the back line and through the middle, and had a fully functioning forward line with Lewis Bond kicking 3 early goals, Jordan Baldwin and Cody Eve providing good leading targets for the mid field of Ronan Yow Yeh and Archie Maher delivering the ball, to advantage in each foray into the forward line. Final score for the game was 9 goals 6 to 3 goals 1 for a solid and committed victory from all in the team.

The last game saw Sacred Heart needing to continue the good form against Wallan as they did in the last 2 games. The team, after a good focusing talk from Lachlan and Callum reiterated the need to continue to play good football from the first bounce and the rucks of Ben Rankin and Reuben Hewitt did not disappoint with great delivery to advantage Ronan and Archie. The entire team respected the opposition and themselves by playing the football that they started the day with and completed a comprehensive 16 goals 8 points to nil with the small forwards bobbing up and grabbing the ball at the feet of the talls and being efficient with scoring. Well done gentlemen and good luck for the next round.

Senior Boys Football  -  Mr David De Grandi

Thursday 9 May, our Senior Boys squad travelled to Epping to represent the College in the first round of interschool football.

The first match saw us pitted against a very quick and skillful Mt Ridley College team, who jumped out of the blocks to put four quick goals on the board in the first five minutes. However, Sacred Heart settled into the match soon after and worked their way back within only 6 points at the half time break. A similar story unfolded in the second half, with Mt Ridley piling on three quick goals in the opening couple of minutes to open up a 24 point lead early in the half, before once again our boys found their rhythm and fought back hard. Again the deficit was reduced to only 6 points, and it was really only the time clock which prevented our boys from securing victory in the end, Mt Ridley eventually holding off the charge and winning 7. 2. 44 def SHC 6. 2. 38. Best players in this game were Gus Mills, Bailey Ryan and Jack Freestone.

The second game of the day was a very different story with our Sacred Heart boys dominating Kyneton Secondary College from the first bounce, sharing the ball and the scoring credits very well and leading by 49 points at the break. The second half saw us continue to score heavily, despite some inaccuracy around goals, eventually running out victors 13.12. 90 def Kyneton SC 1. 1. 7. This was a real team effort, with a special mention to Bailey Ryan whose four first half goals really helped set up the win.

Despite suffering a few injuries throughout the day, it was a gallant effort from our boys, only failing to progress to the second round due to the close loss in the first game. Otherwise, each of the boys represented Sacred Heart College in fine style.

Intermediate Girls and Boys Soccer  -  Mr Chris McBrearty

On Tuesday 14 May, the Y9/10 Intermediate Girls and Boys Soccer teams travelled to the Harvest Home Reserve in Epping to compete in a round robin competition. Under the expert guidance of Year 12 student Isha Kuyateh, the girls team topped their group for the day, defeating Mt Ridley College 3-2 (scorers: Renae Osmond 2 x pen, Abbey Denahy) and drawing with Hume Grammar 1-1 (scorer: Sierra Benedict). The girls will now progress to the next round.

With Year 12 student, Oliver Bresland at the helm, the boys' team fought valiantly in games against Edgar’s Creek Secondary College and Elevation Secondary College, narrowly losing 0-2 in each match. Notable performances included those from Ned Christmas, Valentine Smith, and Rhys and Dylan Bosanko.

Well done to all involved in representing the college so well and a special thank you to the Year 12 coaches on the day.

Senior Girls Soccer  -  Oliver Bresland and Taima Smith (Coaches)

Sacred Heart Senior Girls Soccer Team put on a magical performance when they travelled to Epping to compete on Thursday 9 May. The first game was against Hume College and despite the lack of warm up and tactics, they still brought home the win. For the second game the girls had to beat our biggest rivals Kyneton Secondary College to get through to the next round. Sacred Heart came out on top once again, with an outstanding performance from Emma, Sian, Isha and Ruby, although everyone played exceptionally well throughout the two games. Due to the team's success, the girls brought home a ticket to the next round. On behalf of the team, we would like to thank everyone who made the day possible.