Published: 28 November, 2013
by STEVE BARNETT

TRIUMPHANT footballers from Haverstock can proudly boast to be the best in the borough after winning the double in the Camden Schools Shield.

Star player J’neil Bennett scored a sublime hat-trick as the Year 7 side (above) from the secondary school in Haverstock Hill beat fellow finalists UCL Academy from Swiss Cottage 3-0 at Market Road

Not to be outdone Haverstock’s Year 8 side were also celebrating after goals from man-of-the-match Yaqoob Dawlatzai and Dean Shaughnessy saw them beat UCL 2-1 in a hard-fought final.

Overall it was a stunning start to the coveted shield, a tournament organised by the Camden School Sports Federation in which secondaries amass points for taking part in a variety of events throughout the school year.