Holmwood score two massive wins in rural netball

HOLMWOOD TECHNICAL High’s senior netball team members have sent a powerful message to their rivals with two massive blow-out wins during the past week in the ISSA rural schoolgirls competition.

They first blew away Porus High 93-0 then returned a few days later with a 99-0 win over Alphansus Davis High in Zone D action.

After failing to reach the finals last year the Carline Graham-Powell-coached 12-time rural champions are determined to get back to the pinnacle of schoolgirls netball this season and picked up their second and third wins with the big victories.

With national under-21 development squad member, goal defence Shaqwuan Hamilton, on top of her game, opponents found it very hard to get into the goal circle. On the other hand there were clinical displays from two other national under-21 squad members, goal attack Jashan Swaby and centre Jessica Chaplain.

“We do have a very experienced set of players and after their disappointment last year in not making it to the finals the girls are very determined this time and are ready to go all the way. It has shown in their play so far this season that we have a strong unit and they should deliver,” said veteran coach Graham-Powell.

In other recent senior matches, Lacovia High and Hampton High picked up wins in Zone C along with Cambridge High in Zone B and Guy’s Hill High in Zone G.

Lacovia got by Aberdeen High 28-9, Hampton edged Black River High 19-17, Cambridge beat Mt Alvernia High 13-12 while Guy’s Hill defeated Ewarton High 23-9.

In junior action, defending rural champions Holmwood picked up their third win in a row in Zone D after getting by Porus High 36-5.

Manchester High and Hampton also scored big wins over their opponents. Manchester High won 52-3 over DeCarteret College and Hampton stopped Black River 37-18.

Meanwhile in urban schoolgirls netball on Wednesday hosts St Jago High scored a resounding 50-1 win over Cedar Grove High.

After both teams had battled to an exciting 19-19 tie in junior action earlier the St Jago senior team was in no mood for a close affair as they totally dominated their opponents to make it two wins in a row in Zone B.

Campion maintained their unbeaten runs so far in both the junior and senior competitions. Competing at home in Group D their junior team had a big 37-3 win over Greater Portmore before the senior team completed the double by winning 26-13.

In Zone D Convent of Mercy juniors defeated Tarrant High 24-11, but Tarrant turned the tables in senior action with a 27-23 win.

The honours were also shared between Papine High and Holy Childhood High in Group C. Holy Childhood’s juniors got the better of the home team 18-14 before Papine evened the contest with their seniors taking care of business 29-16. In another Zone C affair Immaculate Conception High seniors defeated Jose Marti Technical 21-18.