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Chargers are Knockout Queens

Chargers women, are the Goddard Enterprises Limited Junior Volleyball Knockout queens, stopping Development Volleyball in Motion 22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-12 at the Wildey Gymnasium on Sunday, August 21, 2022.

A good crowd which included the Minister of Sport, Charles Griffith turned out for the finals with tremendous support and constant chanting and cheering for the various teams enhancing the spirit of the competition.

Chargers fought from a set down after Dessani Waithe and Kandia Shorey gave DVM the early advantage. Eking out a win in the second set Chargers then took control of the game with Dei Padmore, Samya Jones, Latifah Wood and former body fitness queen Janilia Atherley proving too strong in attack and defence for Chargers.

The setting choices from Chargers’ Dayna Babb was exceptional with a late arrival by first choice libero Tonneil Rowe plugging and denying DVM a previous weak spot in Chargers’ reception and defence. DVM also could not match the superior bench strength of Chargers who ensured that a title went to Hill Road, Bank Hall on the night.

Deacons’ women won the third place stopping Phoenix Security Services Carlton 18-25, 25-22, 15-7.

Hill Road, Deacons Final

Hill Road men will battle defending champions Deacons when the Goddard Enterprise Limited junior knockout finals are staged on Sunday August 21, 2022 at the Wildey Gymnasium.

Hill Road reached the men’s final in a bruising 26-24, 31-33, 25-20, 27-25 win over UWI Blackbirds. That game seemed a personal battle between former Barbados setter Dale Addison who was on fire for Hill Road and an unstoppable Carlos Cyrus who previously played with Addison for Chargers. It seemed fitting that Addison in tandem with Samuel Fraser stuff blocked Cyrus to win game and match point in set four.

In the heat of the fire at the net it was almost unnoticeable that former Barbados captain Anthazia Mason played libero for Hill Road while former St. Lucian leader Dania Hamilton filled that role for UWI. Another past Barbados skipper Renier Grace suited up for UWI and Alain London who also led Barbados men turned out for Hill Road.

The other men’s semi was a high energy game which surprisingly ended in straight sets as Deacons lead by United States based Akiel Oxley stopped CO Williams Foundation United 25-18, 25-13, 25-20. Foundation as customary added excitement by celebrating every point won.

Chargers and DVM women in Finals

Chargers women face Development Volleyball in Motion (DVM) when the Goddard Enterprise Limited junior knockout finals are staged on Sunday August 21, 2022 at the Wildey Gymnasium.

The finalists were decided on Tuesday night with DVM stunning the former queens Deacons in four sets 26-24, 26-24, 17-25, 25-17. Deacons held commanding leads in the contest before DVM shockingly surged to win and take a two sets advantage.

South paws Serena Edwards and Taquilla Lawrence compensated for a subpar performance by overseas based Shanae Boyce to put Deacons in charge with what should have been winning leads. But, meltdowns by Edwards and Lawrence and a steady game by former Deacons player Kandia Shorey gave DVM great hope.

That hope was magnified by the attack of Desanni Waithe and Tamia Woodall with setter Amber Alleyne helping her team to reach their first knockout finals. With Deacons out of the contest both Chargers and Phoenix Security Services Carlton increased their bids to battle in the final on Sunday.

Carlton fought from a set down to lead two sets to one but in the end faded 27-29, 25-18, 25-22, 15-25, 5-15. The attack of Nerissa Dyer and Tiara Johnson seemed potent enough to carry Carlton to their first final.

However, the better setting by Chargers’ captain Dayna Babb and powerful counters from Latifah Wood, Dei Padmore, Shaina Bradshaw and Andrea Oughterson, who came off the bench, denied Carlton. The deciding fifth set was a disappointment with Babb serving Chargers to nine points before Carlton scored.

Carlton’s Semifinal Chance

Phoenix Security Services Carlton women rose from the ashes to score a win over Deacons and gave themselves an outside chance of making the semifinals of the Goddard Enterprises Limited junior knockouts on Thursday at the Wildey Gymnasium.

After Deacons won the first set Carlton surged to take the game in a remarkable fashion 18-25, 25-20, 15-13. Carlton can leapfrog Hill Road for the qualifying fourth spot by defeating COW Foundation United at Free Hill on Saturday August 13, 2022 .

Hill Road women can only blame themselves for being uncertain if they would qualify in the fourth position after they stumbled to DVM 22-25, 25-18, 13-15.

Four Teams Qualify

Overseas based Nathan Crawford-Wallis suited up to attack and helped COW Foundation cement one of the four qualifying spots in the semifinal round by dismissing Chargers 25-14, 25-23, when the Goddard Enterprises Limited junior knockouts continued on Thursday at the Wildey Gymnasium.

Deacons who qualified in the second spot among the men, needed three games to stop Advent Ballers 25-18, 18-25, 15-9. UWI Blackbirds finished in the first spot and Hill Road in the third.

UWI Men leads Group

UWI Blackbirds men outplayed Foundation United 25-22, 25-21 to maintain the lead in the group when the Goddard Enterprises Limited Junior Volleyball knockouts continued on Tuesday at the UWI, Cave Hill.

Wow Foundation women battled from a set down to edge home team UWI Blackbirds 14-25, 25-15, 15-8.

Hill Road defeated Development Volleyball in Motion (DVM) 28-26, 25-22 when veteran Dale Addison took charge of the game touching every ball entering Hill Road’s court for his team to remarkably fight back from a 16-19 defecit to surge to set point, 24-19. A slew of errors from DVM offset some great fight back efforts which saw that set and the next going beyond the distance.

The Ifill School Police women are unlikely to advance to the knockout stage after being defeated by DVM women 25-7, 25-18.