By Casey O'Connor
All is not lost for Cowboys supporters.
While the A Grade and Reserve grade teams find themselves out of finals contention, the Under 18’s have marched on into the second round of the finals after a gutsy 36-26 win over Gatton.
The under 18’s did things the hard way coming from 10-0 down early in the game.
In the early stages Gatton looked to have control of the game.
Kaleb Ammenhauser stepped up as the Cowboys side put on 26 unanswered points on the board to grab the game.
Halfback Jayden Lippi troubled the Hawks all game.
Gatton fought back late in the game, but this Warwick side is well balanced side with good go forward.
An impressive individual try by Ammenhauser late the game wrapped up the match for the Cowboy’s.
It was a great effort from the Hawks who, because of COVID restrictions, have not played for several weeks.
Warwick march on towards a grand final appearance but first must beat Valleys on Saturday at Platz Oval.
Warwick 36 ( Damien Beresford, Jayden Lippi, Jeffrey Ross, Jack McMeniman, Kaleb Ammenhauser, Brock Patti tries Jayden Tucker 5, Jack McMeniman goals) defeated Gatton 26 ( Cooper Liston, Hayden Dunn, Dominic Jones-Pincombe, Bailey Hill, Tristan Kerwick tries Hayden Dunn 3 goals)
Semi final football for the ladies begins this weekend.
The Warwick ladies finished second on the ladder behind Gatton.
On Sunday they travel to Goondiwindi for their first taste of semi final football and go head to head with Gatton.
The two sides met in the final round of the fixtures two weeks ago.
In that game the Hawks came away with a 28-12.
The Ladies will be looking to flip that result on Sunday.
