A SOLID defence and strong attack saw Shebbear College's U11s girls football team triumph at the Independent Schools Football Association Tournament at King's College in Taunton.

The team won all four matches they played at the tournament, scoring eleven goals in total and conceding none.

With the ever-increasing popularity of the game throughout the country, the amount of football being played in independent schools has increased dramatically over the last ten years.

ISFA aims to nurture this desire to play the game and ensure that the sporting values that the game was founded on are still followed in the 21st century, giving boys and girls the opportunity to play at the highest possible level.