Army blow lid off Police in Championship Division

DEFENCE FORCE blew the lid off the Police netball dominance, when they defeated their arch-rivals 39-36 in their thrill-a-minute Pearl Francis Championship Division clash at the Lystra Lewis Courts, Princes Building. Saturday’s match was nip-and-tuck throughout, although marked by some lack-lustre shooting. At the end of the first quarter the teams were knotted up 9-9, but the Policewomen edged into a one-goal lead at the half-time break 19-18.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the third period it was all square again 29-29, but the Army-Coast Guard women managed to pull ahead and hold on to the final blast. National goal-shoot Anastascia Wilson scored 24 goals from 33 attempts and goal-attack Diana Pierre 15 of 27 for Defence Force while for Police, goal-shoot Euphemia Huggins netted 14 of 26 attempts and goal-attack Donna Elise Charles 22 of 32. In the other match in the same five-team division, Arima United led all the way to beat Soul City 40-35. National goal-attack Janelle Barker was in good form scoring 36 of 40 attempts, and both Nicole Wells and Tressa Alexander scored two goals from four attempts each. Michelle Boyce scored 17 of 21, Debra Beckles had 16 of 25 and Tricia Liverpool two of four scored for Soul City.

Other results: Angela “Pinky” Drayton-Thomas “A1” Division —- DEFENCE FORCE (41) Kerlene Sylvester 30, Donna Chase 11 vs NFM UPPERS (35) Debra Martin 21, Olivia Le Platte 14; police (41) Beverly Rogers 23, Althea McCollin 18 vs MALTA CARIB SENATORS (34) Cheryl Parris 25, Leslie Sebro 8, Ayanna Moore 1; ZENOITH (44) Marcia Daniel 30, Helen Curden 14 vs SISSONS LAS LOMAS (40) Racquel Russell 27, Laura Howe 9, Ayanna Russell 2.