Saints’ Boys in Netball Heaven

All Saints won the first ever boys only primary schools netball tournament staged in the Horsham District earlier this evening at The Bridge leisure centre. Five teams from four schools took part and the teams produced some great matches in a simple round-robin format where all played all.

Leechpool A came out of the blocks fast with an exciting 5-3 victory over St Mary’s but their hopes faded as All Saints hit them 4-1 in their first outing and then Southwater applied a bunch of five on them.

As Southwater imposed themselves on Leechpool A, All Saints firmly established themselves as co-favourites with a 7-1 demolition of Leechpool B. By the time the two met in the fourth round of matches something had to give, and as it turned out Southwater couldn’t dislodge their opponents’ halos, All Saints storming the big match 5-2.

After that all the Saints needed to do was avoid defeat against bottom team St Mary’s. Easy right? Not a bit of it, St Mary’s scrapped for their lives and made things really difficult, the champions elect coming through narrowly, 2-1.

Well done to Southwater for taking second. Leechpool A took third, just in front of their B team, split by their 1-0 victory over them in the final round of matches. St Mary’s brought up the rear but can take real heart from the scare they gave the champs.

RESULTS

 

PITCH 1

PITCH 2

4.05-4.18

Leechpool A v St Mary’s Horsham

5                      3

Southwater v Leechpool B

1                    0

4.21-4.34

All Saints v Leechpool A

4                      1

St Mary’s Horsham v Southwater

1                   6

4.37-4.50

Leechpool B v All Saints

1                     7

Leechpool A v Southwater

0                    5

4.53-5.06

St Mary’s Horsham v Leechpool B

2                     3

All Saints v Southwater

5                    2

5.09-5.22

Leechpool A v Leechpool B

1                  0

St Mary’s Horsham v All Saints

1                   2

TABLE

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

All Saints

4

4

0

0

18

5

20

Southwater

4

3

0

1

14

6

16

Leechpool A

4

2

0

2

7

12

12

Leechpool B

4

1

0

3

4

11

8

St Mary’s Horsham

4

0

0

4

7

16

7