Drama as Leechpool B Pip Shelley B to Promotion

Division B of the Horsham Primary Schools Netball League came to its first phase conclusion tonight at The Bridge. Nuthurst B held on to their top spot in the table without having to set foot on court after Shelley C’s late withdrawal. However no such anti-climax in their play-off final versus Leechpool B, hammering the second placers 6-1 to confirm their status as the best team in the second tier.

The night’s main drama revolved round that second place qualification. At the start of the evening Shelley B and Leechpool B stood in second and third spots respectively, only split by goal difference. After both gained victories in their last fixture – Leechpool B beating North Heath 6-1 and Shelley B beating St Mary’s 3-0 –  they still stood level on points but the places had reversed on the basis that Leechpool were now one ahead on the goal difference front.

Small margins continued to blight Shelley B’s night as North Heath shaded the third place play-off game against them 3-2. In the fifth place play-off a battle of the C’s saw Leechpool beat Nuthurst 2-0 and St Mary’s took seventh place courtesy of the Shelley C no show.

So Nuthurst B and Leechpool B can look forward to competing with the big boys in Division A in the second phase of the league, starting next Thursday.

RESULTS

 

Meeting 4: 03/2/22 

4.05-4.23 

6 Leechpool B v North Heath 1 

3 Shelley B v St Mary’s Horsham 0 

4.26-4.44 

4 Leechpool C v Nuthurst C 1 

Shelley C v Nuthurst B 

Default 5-0 win to Nuthurst B 

4.47-5.05 

1st v 2nd play-off 

6 Nuthurst B v Leechpool B 1 

3rd v 4th play-off 

2 Shelley B v North Heath 3 

5.08-5.26 

5th v 6th play-off 

2 Leechpool C v Nuthurst C 0 

7th v 8th play-off 

St Mary’s Horsham v Shelley C 

Default win to St Mary’s 

 

TABLE 

 

P 

W 

D 

L 

F 

A 

Pts 

Nuthurst B 

7 

6 

0 

1 

32 

8 

32 

Leechpool B 

7 

5 

0 

2 

30 

12 (+18) 

29 

Shelley B 

7 

5 

1 

1 

23 

6 (+17) 

29 

North Heath 

7 

3 

1 

3 

15 

17 

22 

Leechpool C 

7 

3 

1 

3 

14 

16 

21 

Nuthurst C 

7 

2 

1 

4 

8 

15 

17 

St Mary’s Horsham 

7 

1 

0 

6 

9 

25 

13 

Shelley C 

7 

1 

0 

6 

4 

36 

10 

5pts for a win, 3 for a draw, 2 for a loss but score 50% or more of opposition’s score, 1 point for a loss below 50% 

PLACINGS AFTER PLAY-OFFS 

  1. Nuthurst B 
  2. Leechpool B 
  3. North Heath 
  4. Shelley B 
  5. Leechpool C 
  6. Nuthurst C 
  7. St Mary’s Horsham 
  8. Shelley C