Hemel Hempstead School first XI keep the cup dreams alive and kicking

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Jan 2015, 16:15 BST
Hemel Hempstead School's U18 football team have progressed to the quarter-finals of the ESFA National TrophyHemel Hempstead School's U18 football team have progressed to the quarter-finals of the ESFA National Trophy
Hemel Hempstead School's U18 football team have progressed to the quarter-finals of the ESFA National Trophy
The Hemel Hempstead School first XI have reached the quarter-finals of the English Schools FA National Cup.

They played Mount Grace from Potters Bar today and won 2-0 with goals from Haydn Cassidy and Stephen Andric.

The game had originally been postponed last week due to a waterlogged pitch, and was moved to the Astroturf at Herts University to ensure it could be played today.

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This equals the furthest that the school has ever gone in the competition, having lost in the quarter-finals in the same age group in 2008.

Hemel Hempstead School now play Bradfield College from Newbury in the quarter-finals at home on Friday afternoon.

The team has also reached the County Cup quarter-finals, in which they play Leventhorpe School at home on Monday afternoon.

Related topics:County Cup