It came down to Prisons and Fire Services in the final of the Alternative Division knockout competition in the Courts All Sectors Netball League and it was the prison officers who emerged with a narrow 19-17 win at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena in Tacarigua on Saturday.
Goal-attack Rhonita Williams led the scoring in the finale with 14 goals from 20 attempts, while Anita Pitt-Russell (4/5) and Rhonique Williams (1/7) combined for the other five goals in the 15-minute a half competition. Fire used four shooters, but only Cameisha Leslie (13/19) and Kynda Richards (4/6) made any worthy contributions. They still folded for the two-goal loss.
Prisons advanced to the title match, defeating TSTT 18-15 and the University of Southern Caribbean (USC), who forfeited the match. Fire had beaten the University of the West Indies (UWI), 38-17 and Police 28-21, respectively, to progress.
In the knockout competition in the Championship Division called the Jean Pierre Challenge, the University of T&T (UTT) was to meet the winner of the match-up between Fire and UWI. Both matches were scheduled to be played last night.
Goal-shooter Chrisann Petrovanie with help from Akeela Rodriguez and Shannon Duncan, who shared the goal-attack bib, led UTT to a 26-25 victory over Police in the 20-minute a half contest. Petrovanie topped with 15 off 22, Rodriguez added seven in 11 and Duncan four of nine.
Action continues to day with a match in each division mentioned above, from 5.30 pm.
Knockout results
Alternative Division
Fire 17 (Cameisha Leslie 13/19, Kynda Richards 4/6, Kylar Rocke 0/1, Julianna Julian 0/0) vs Prisons 19 (Rhonique Williams 1/7, Rhonita Williams 14/20, Anita Pitt-Russell 4/5). Half time: 8-7 (Fire).
UWI 17 (Zakiya McKenna 13/25, Okeisha Mayers 4/6) vs Fire 38 (Cameisha Leslie 34/38, Kynda Richards 4/5). Half time: 16-10 (Fire).
Police 21 (Afiya Vincent 18/26, Cheryse Aguillera 2/2, Gabriella Bridgewater 1/2) vs Fire 28 (Cameisha Leslie 22/28, Kylar Rocke 3/4, Andrea Phillip 0/3, Kynda Richards 3/5). Half time: 13-11 (Police).
TSTT 15 (Sophia Harper 4/7, Chantael Perry 11/17) vs Prisons 18 (Rhonique Williams 14/27, Anita Pitt-Russell 4/9). Half time: 11-9 (Prisons).
Jean Pierre Challenge
(Championship Division)
Fire 36 (Aquila Blugh 29/44, Nariba Grant 7/12) vs Bermudez 8 (Kernicia Paul 4/11, Kurtisha Hoyce 2/10, Fallon Jeffery 2/6). Half time: 21-5 (Fire).
UWI 28 (Tianna Dillon 12/22, Kernesha Greenidge 16/20) vs Jabloteh 25 (LaToya Thomas 21/29, Samantha James 4/7). Half time: 11-11.
UTT 26 (Chrisann Petrovanie 15/22, Akeela Rodriguez 7/11, Shannon Duncan 4/9) vs Police 25 (Giselle Norton-Richards 11/23, Tahirah Hollingsworth 14/20). Half time: 14-14.
Today’s matches
Alternative Division
Police vs Prisons, 5.30 pm
Championship Division:
UTT vs Bermudez, 6.45 pm