Big four score impressive rural schoolgirl netball wins

DEFENDING ALL-ISLAND senior champions, Holmwood Technical, and Glenmuir, Denbigh and Manchester high schools scored impressive wins in yesterday’s ISSA Rural schoolgirl netball second-round set of matches to remain unbeaten in the competition.

A long break seemed not to affect former champions, Denbigh, who were making their second-round bow yesterday. Playing at The Queen’s School, the Winston Nevers-coached team scored the biggest win on the day.

Goal shooter Leneice Williams and goal attack Abbigail Williams continued from where they left off in the preliminary round, leading their team to an 85-8 win in their Group IV affair.

They had quarterly scores of 22-2, 42-2, 57-4 and 85-8.

Following their massive 109-3 win over Irwin in their previous game, the Carline Graham-Powell-coached Holmwood stayed perfect in Group II with a 70-26 win over Bishop Gibson at Manchester High School to make it three wins in a row.

Last year’s beaten finalists, the Ryan Reid-coached Glenmuir, made it two wins in a row in Group III after getting by Brown’s Town 74-19 at Moneague College.

The Simone Smith-coached Manchester, with several members of last year’s successful junior team now playing among the seniors, made it three from three in their game at St Elizabeth Technical High School where they defeated Green Pond 54-14.

In other games yesterday, Mount Alvernia got by STETHS 31-25 and Maggotty stopped Rhodes Hall 31-15.

There were also wins for the big four among the juniors.

Denbigh, led by talented 14-year-old Chrisdale Wignall, blew away Port Antonio 63-4 in their first game of the second round.

Last year’s junior champions, Manchester, continued recovering from defeat to make it back-to-back wins, prevailing 19-11 over Green Pond. Holmwood made it three from three with a 45-27 win over May Day, while Glenmuir, who like Manchester lost their opening match of the second round, thrashed Mile Gully 54-1 for their second win in as many games.

Also winning among the juniors were Mount Alvernia, who got by Hampton 18-14 and Herbert Morrison, who stopped Black River 17-14.