Fire Service scent Jean Pierre Trophy

FIRE SERVICE are on the fringe of capturing the inaugural Jean Pierre Challenge trophy in the All Sectors Netball League.

The Firewomen shocked league queens Defence Force 48-46 in a thriller at the Eastern Regional Indoor Facility, Tacarigua, on Saturday night. Now Fire Service need only a tie with lowly Caribbean Facilities Corporation  in their final game of the series on Saturday, to get the first lien on the tropohy named in honour of the late Netball Queen Jean Pierre, who died in December last. Fire Service led 10-9 at the end of the opening quarter, but were outscored 17-13 by the Army-Coast Guard women who led 26-23 at the half-time interval. But the firewomen surged back into the lead at the end of the third quarter 37-36 before holding on grimly for the victory. In the other game, CFC whipped Police 45-42, led by Janelle Barker with 32 goals from 47 attempts and Patrice Goring 13 from 28. Beverly Hernandez led Police with 27 goals from 41 attempts and Euphemia Huggins had 15 from 17. After leading 12-9 at the end of the first quarter, Police took over and led 22-21 at the half and 32-29 at the three-quarter stage before sliding to defeat.