Sunday, October 22 – Warrens, Deacons, and Chargers also picked up relatively easy victories and points when the Goddard Enterprises Limited division one volleyball action continued at the Wildey Gymnasium.
Deacons beat Hill Road 25-14, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20. Warrens stopped Phoenix Security Services Carlton 25-21, 25-14, 12-25, 25-22. Chargers whipped Club United in straight sets 25-21, 25-20 25-12.
Phoenix Security Services Carlton continued their winning streak when the senior knockout continued at the Wildey Gymnasium on Wednesday, August 23.
In the battle to go two games up Phoenix Security Services Carlton proved their come-from-behind five sets win over Chargers was no fluke as they stopped Hill Road 25-21, 25-15, 25-20. The play of Nerissa Dyer, Rhea Bryant, Tamika Husbands, Tiara Johnson, and setter Tiffany Webster proved a potent combination for Carlton.
Chargers rebounded from their first game loss stopping Warrens 25-21, 18-25, 25-15, 25-11. In the second set Chargers were up 21-18 before the officials spotted a positional fault by Chargers. With the scores being reverted to 18-18 Warrens seized that set but nothing more.
Deacons suffered a weak start to the defence of their senior women’s knockout title when the preliminary rounds of that competition were served off on Monday, August 21 at the Wildey Gymnasium.
In a Zone C game Deacons took the first set from Hill Road before losing a five-setter 25-19, 20-25, 16-25, 26-24, 13-15.
Chargers stumbled from two sets up to lose to the unpredictable Phoenix Security Services Carlton in the other Zone C match 25-18, 19-25, 25-17, 21-25, 11-15.
In the Zone D matches, Burger King Clapham Toners stopped Development Volleyball in Motion 25-23, 25-18, 25-18. While UWI Blackbird handed a similar loss to Club United 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
The home court advantage held true for Chargers and Hill Road on Saturday night.
When three games were contested at the court in Bank Hall both Clubs came away with victories with Chargers division two men battling from a set down to defeat a fired up Advent Ballers 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 24-26, 15-13.
That close win kept Chargers unbeaten as they prepare to face their arch rival Deacons. The opening fixture saw Chargers women stopping Burge King Clapham Toners in straight sets 25-19, 25-20.
Hill Road division three women held firm to stop a challenge from Club United 25-22, 25-18.
The UWI Blackbirds men easily dismissed the BDF Comanchees 25-9, 25-16 when the Goddard Enterprises Limited junior volleyball knockouts continued on Tuesday night at Cave Hill.
The superior attack of Carlos Cyrus and Adam Niles proved too powerful for the soldiers. In an earlier game Blazers stopped Advent Ballers 25-22, 25-21.
Two female games were played at Hill Road with Warrens defeating Chargers 29-27, 25-23 and Hill Road stopped Foundation United 25-8, 23-25, 15-6.
Deacons’ men are the Goddard Enterprises Limited Junior Volleyball Knockout champions. Deacons who were the defending champions from 2020 retained the crown with a 19-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-22 win over Hill Road 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. Such support was not lost on long serving coach of Deacons Andrew Culpepper who pointed to the development of a new concept of Deacons.
“In the past we suffered from a negative label and I am proud to see the new approach where we have not only been attracting dozens of new, young players but their parents have been coming along and adding to the new Deacons. The support which we enjoyed during the finals came from the parents and many junior players who have been training at Deacons.
“We used a few experienced players in the final but generally the team was made up of young players who performed really well after getting the opportunity to show their skills. This is a good thing not only for Deacons but for Barbados’ volleyball overall,” said Culpepper.
CO Williams Foundation United took third place by beating UWI Blackbirds men 25-23, 25-15.
