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Senior KO serves off

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.

Chargers and Hill Road are unbeaten

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.

UWI Blackbirds defeat Comanchees

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 are Knockout Kings

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.

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.

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.