Mhairi Crooks hat-trick helps High School to glory

A hat-trick from 14-year old Mhairi Crooks helped secure the Under-15 Scottish Independent Schools' title for the High School of Glasgow's seven-a-side girls' football team.

High School of Glasgow Under 15s girls seven-a-side title winning squad: back from left, Emily Taylor, Sarah Turnbull, Emily Sillars, Helena Gronski, Mhairi Crooks, Christina Miller, Jennifer Cuthill, girls football coach and chemistry teacher, Mhari Peek; front from left, Lucy Williamson, Yesmi Edgar, Georgia Cross.

The High School beat George Heriot’s 4–1 in the final, having had earlier beaten Edinburgh’s Mary Erskine School 5-2 in the semi finals.

The Under 15’s Scottish seven-a-side title comes only weeks after the High School won the Under 18s Scottish Independent Schools seven-a-side title.

In both the winning teams were Crooks and her twin sister Georgia.

In their second year at the school, the sisters are both in the Under-16s Scottish Independent Schools Women’s Team.