Holmwood, Denbigh stay on track in ISSA rural netball

There were no surprises in Wednesday's ISSA rural schoolgirl netball quarter-finals at G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport's indoor court, as all seeded teams booked their spots in today's semifinals, to be played at the same venue.

Defending champions Holmwood Technical stayed firmly on course to retain both their junior and senior titles after securing solid wins. Their junior team got by Dinthill Technical 31-20, while the seniors, who are also the all-island champions, delivered an impressive 54-20 victory over Old Harbour High.

Denbigh High also kept their double-title hopes alive, extending their unbeaten run in both divisions. Their juniors, the only unbeaten junior team left in the competition, easily brushed aside Mt Alvernia High 31-5. The senior team followed up with a comfortable 47-25 win over Hampton School.

In other junior quarter-final action, Bishop Gibson High defeated Green Pond High 28-18, while May Day High had a 36-28 win over Titchfield.

Among the seniors, Manchester High got past Dinthill 41-24, and Mile Gully cruised to a 48-19 win over Green Pond in the remaining quarter-final match-ups.

JUNIOR SEMIS

In today's junior semi-finals, May Day will face Holmwood at 10 a.m., before Denbigh meet Bishop Gibson at noon. Both encounters are expected to go down to the wire.

May Day, who stunned Holmwood 38-34 in the preliminary round in October, and also defeated last year's beaten finalists Manchester High, will be hunting another big win to secure their first-ever final berth.

In senior action, Holmwood meet Manchester High at 11 a.m., followed by Denbigh versus Mile Gully at 1 p.m. Both Holmwood and Denbigh, last year's finalists, are heavily favoured to win and set up a much-anticipated rematch in next week's championship showdown.

The finals are slated for next week Tuesday.

- R.G.