The Heads of the Valleys Hotshots Skater Hockey Club had 2 teams playing over the weekend, with the Under 12’s taking on Abergavenny and Bridgend, and the Seniors facing Bridgend and Meltdown.

HOV Hotshots Under 12’s 11

Abergavenny Gators 2

This game was a fine example of team play, with every player contributing to the thrashing dished out to the local rivals, with both netminders, Liz Baker and Owen Price having an outstanding half each.

As is typical of this team however, they were very complacent in the early skirmishes, with the result that the Abergavenny outfit hit the first goal.

This kick-started the Valleys team, and the goals soon flowed, with Matthew Day, Assistant Captain on the day netting the first goal from an Alex Trotman assist.

Trotman then made it 2-1 with a fantastic free shot hit from inside the Hotshots own half, and then some outstanding play resulted in the hard working Luciano Casa making it 3-1.

Trotman, last seasons record top points scorer with 105, then made it 4 to the Hotshots with a typical individual strike.

The first half scoring was rounded off by Rachel Grovell, a Welsh International defender, with a stunning shot.

Trotman struck his hat trick at the start of the 2^nd period, and then made it 7-1 with his 4^th goal of the day.

Not contented with just scoring goals, Trotman then went on to set up Day for his 2^nd and defender David Robinson for the Blaenau Gwent sides 9^th, and Robinson’s first of the season; this now means that every outfield player in this team has now scored!

Day struck his own hat trick late into the game off a Rhys Lewis assist, and then with just 0.09 seconds remaining on the clock, Trotman hit the 11^th goal and his 5^th to cap a great team performance.

HOV Hotshots Under 12’s 8

Bridgend Dynamos 3

Another great team effort saw the Hotshots complete another great victory against the Dynamos.

Again it was the opposition that got the scoring underway, and again it was Matthew Day that hit the equaliser, after Casa had a shot rebound back off the net minder which Day was able to tap home.

Stewart Rickwood, another Welsh International defender, then went on to set up Trotman for goal number 2, with Trotman and Sarah Rodgers then combining in a great passing movement that resulted in David Robinson hitting his second goal of the day.

Trotman netted number 4 for himself, with the Dynamos hitting a late first half goal to take the teams into the break with the Hotshots 4-2 to the good.

The 2^nd half was all about Sarah Rodgers, whose unselfish play saw her assist in 3 of the 4 goals scored by her team mates, starting with a great pass that was duly despatched by Grovell.

Bridgend struck their 3^rd and final goal, and then Rhys Lewis netted the Hotshots 6^th.

The final 2 goals fell to Trotman after Rodgers had again done all the hard work.

HOV Hotshots Seniors 2

Bridgend Dynamos 10

Matthew Rogers in goal had a tremendous game, making a series of crucial saves that kept the very skilful Dynamos to a 6-1 first half score line.

Gareth Emms scored the Blaenau Gwent sides only first half goal, and doubled their tally in the 2^nd,

HOV Hotshots seniors 3

Meltdown 7

This was an outstanding performance against a very tough and fast side that were league champions in recent years.

Again, net minder Rogers made some excellent saves to keep the scores low, and his hard work saw the half time scores tied at 2-2, with Jonathan Haile hitting the Hotshots 1^st with a fantastic slap shot from the halfway line, and the prolific Emms netting the 2^nd.

Phil Rodgers and Darren Grande worked hard for the team, and Gary Jones scored the Hotshots 3^rd goal late into the game.