SSTMI Thunderbolts lifted their sixth Junior Hockey League Division One League title when they beat SSP-MSP Thunderbolts 3-1 in Kuantan Friday.
It was SSTMI's fifth consecutive League title since 2012, with the first one won in 2010 under Bandar Penawar Sports School.
Now, coach Wan Roslan Rahman wants his charges to go for the double as well.. their fifth consecutive double if his dream is realised.
"We knew last week itself that we had one hand on the title when SSP-MSP drew 3-3 with Olak Tigers. And today (yesterday) I told my players to minimise giving away penalty corners as they have a good drag flicker.
"It worked, and SSP-MSP could only score off a penalty stroke," said Wan Rahman who has been coaching the team since the Bandar Penawar days, before the school changed its name to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI).
SSTMI still have a match in hand against UniKL Young Guns tomorrow, but they have 28 points from eight matches and it just to complete the fixtures.
Amirul Hamizan (28th), Luqman Hakim (32nd) and Akhimullah Anuar (46th) delivered field goals for SSTMI, while Izham Azhar scored the penalty stroke for SSP-MSP.
In another Division One match BJSS Thunderbolts hammered Nur Insafi 11-0.
RESULTS -- Boys' JHL: Division One: SSP-MSP Thunderbolts 1 SSTMI Thunderbolts 3, SSTMI Juniors 1 PJCC 4, BJSS Thunderbolts 11 Nur Insafi 0.
Division Two: Group A: Azlan Shah Science 1 Perlis Young Lions Jnrs 1, Kedah Jnrs 2 Matri 2; Group C: Malacca Hurricanes 4 MSN-PHT 1, TBSS Tampin 4 SM Sains Johor 0.
TODAY: Division Two: Group A: USM Penang v Azlan Shah Science (Sg Petani); Group C: MSN-PHT v Sabah Sports School (Malacca Pitch II), Malacca Hurricanes v Pahang Hockey Academy (Malacca Pitch I), SMKDBL Jnrs v TBSS Tampin (Batu Pahat).
SUNDAY: UniKL Young Guns v SSTMI Thunderbolts (National Stadium Pitch II), SSTMI Juniors v Nur Insafi (STMI), SMKDBL Young Guns v PJCC (Batu Pahat), Olak Tigers v BJSS Thunderbolts (Tun Razak), SSP-MSP Thunderbolts v Politeknik Malaysia (Kuantan).
GIRLS' JHL -- RESULTS: Group A: Selangor Girls 3 Tun Hussein Onn 0, UniKL Young Guns 2 Southern Girls 2, SSTMI Thunderbolts 11 SMK Za'ba 0.
SUNDAY: UniKL Young Guns v Tun Hussein Onn (National Stadium Pitch I), Selangor Girls v Southern Girls (Ministry of Education).
NOTE: Matches start at 5pm unless stated.
DIVISION ONE
P W D L F A Pts
SSTMI TNDER' 8 8 0 0 37 10 24
BJSS TNDER' 8 6 0 2 36 13 18
SSP-MSP-TNDER' 8 5 1 2 35 15 16
UNIKL YOUNG GUNS 8 5 1 2 23 16 16
POLITEKNIK 8 3 1 4 13 15 10
OLAK TIGERS 8 3 1 4 20 27 10
PJCC 8 3 0 5 13 16 9
SMKDBL YOUNG GUNS 8 2 1 5 15 20 7
NURINSAFI 8 1 2 5 11 42 5
SSTMI JRS 8 0 1 7 7 36 1