No great surprises at the second meeting of Phase 1 Pool A in the Horsham Primary Schools Netball League in cold conditions tonight at The Bridge with Leechpool A completing a maximum points effort to top the pops and stroll through to the Upper Tier of Phase 2 in the new year.
Leechpool A’s wins in the second meeting included a 5-2 victory over its own B team but the latter need not worry as their third place also saw them book their upper tier place. Heron Way A ascended to second place courtesy of three wins, including an impressive 7-3 one over Leechpool B, and a draw. Completing the promotion ranks was St Mary’s Horsham as a result of two more wins taking them four points clear of All Saints.
All Saints will have to be content with being installed as one of the favourites for the lower tier in the next phase. Heron Way B shaded out Nuthurst B for sixth place with a slightly better goal difference, a bit of an irony considering that when the two met on the night the Nutties walloped them 7-0. Nuthurst A finished in bottom spot but with the next action set to take place in March should console themselves that they have a good amount of time to practice their shooting and defending, and that the only way is up!
RESULTS
COURT 1 | COURT 2 | COURT 3 | |
4.05-4.19 | Leechpool A 10 v 0 Nuthurst B | Heron Way A 4 v 1 Heron Way B | St Mary’s Horsham 3 v 0 Nuthurst A |
4.22-4.36 | Heron Way B 0 v 7 Nuthurst B | Leechpool B 2 v 5 Leechpool A | Heron Way A 1 v 1 All Saints |
4.39-4.53 | Leechpool B 5 v 0 St Mary’s Horsham | Nuthurst A 1 v 3 Heron Way B | Leechpool A 9 v 1 All Saints |
4.56-5.10 | Nuthurst B 1 v 6 Heron Way A | Nuthurst A 0 v 10 Leechpool A | Heron Way B 2 v 4 St Mary’s Horsham |
5.13-5.27 | All Saints 5 v 4 Nuthurst B | Heron Way A 7 v 3 Leechpool B |
TABLE
Pool A | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
Leechpool A | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 35 |
Heron Way A | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 30 |
Leechpool B | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 27 |
St Mary’s Horsham | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 23 |
All Saints | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Heron Way B | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 14 |
Nuthurst B | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 14 |
Nuthurst A | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 9 |