The Heads of the Valleys skater Hockey Club were represented by their Under 12’s and Under 18’s on Saturday and Sunday 24^th/25^th November, and both teams out on a show for the respective audiences.

HOV Hotshots Under 12’s 13

Abergavenny Gators 3

The Hotshots youngsters always put on a good show against their near neighbours, and this game was no different.

Liz Baker started in the Hotshots goal, and from the back saw last years top strike partnership of Alex Trotman and Sarah Rodgers lead by example with 2 early goals; Trotman netting the first and Rodgers the 2^nd.

The Gators pulled a goal back, but Rhys Lewis showed that the Hotshots aren’t just a 2 player team with 2 great goals.

Again the Gators hit a goal, but this time Luciano Casa made it 5-2. Trotman netted the 6^th, with Rodgers hitting the 7^th after the Abergavenny outfit had hit a 3^rd.

Owen Price replaced Baker in Goal at the start of the 2^nd period, and Trotman netted goal 8 off a Rodgers assist.

Jamie Lewis, playing up from the Under 10’s, made it 9, with the hard working Matthew Day getting the 10^th after a goal mouth scramble.

Trotman hit the 11^th, with Rodgers claiming the 12^th off a Rachel Grovell assist.

The lucky 13^th then fell to Grovell, after Trotman had made the pass.

HOV Hotshots Under12’s 15

Bridgend Dynamos 1

Price had a great game against the Gators, but was asleep at the start of this match, as the Bridgend outfit took a shock lead with only 28 seconds of the game gone!

Casa made amends almost immediately, however, as from the face off he was able to equalise for the Blaenau Gwent side.

Defender David Robinson broke forward and was able to set up Rhys Lewis for the 2^nd.

Goal 3 was a Rodgers effort fro a Trotman assist, with Trotman getting the 4^th in typical individual style.

Trotman went on to set up the 5^th for Jamie Lewis before claiming the 6^th for himself.

Rodgers rounded off the first half scoring with a brace for herself that saw the Valleys oufit go into the interval with an 8-1 lead.

Baker stepped into the goal at the start of the 2^nd half, and saw Jamie Lewis net the 9^th goal.

Rachel Grovell made it 10, with Rhys Lewis getting the 11^th off a Trotman assist.

Rodgers hit the 12^th, Trotman the 13^th, and then Rodgers made it another late brace to seal an emphatic victory.

HOV Hotshots Under 18’s 11

Bridgend Dynamo 1

Anything the Under 12’s can do… so can the under 18’s!

This was another exhibition display by the Blaenau Gwent outfit.

Captain Phil Rodgers made it 1-0, with Michael Haile netting the 2^nd.

Jason Rickwood made it 3, only to see the Bridgend outfit net their only goal of the game.

Rodgers hit the 4^th off a Haile assist, with Rickwood ending the half with a great individual effort.

Nick Rogers got the 2^nd half off to a great start by netting twice in quick succession, with Greg Symonds getting the 8^th.

Haile set up Rogers for the 9^th, with Rickwood setting up Emms for the 10^th.

Rodgers ended the scoring for this game with another individual effort.

HOV Hotshots Under 18’s 2

Caerphilly 2

Caerphilly are not just one of the best teams in Wales, but compete on an equal footing with the best in Britain, so any kind of result against them can be considered good, and this was good!

Caerphilly scored the only goal of the first half, although the Hotshots had shot after shot, with the Caerphilly keeper keeping them in the game.

At the start of the 2^nd period, the Hotshots stepped up a gear, and scored an equaliser through the prolific Gareth Emms, this years assistant captain.

As the game cake to a close, a great slap shot from Michael Haile gave the Hotshots a shock lead, and only a late, disputed goal from Caerphilly earned them a point.