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Year 8 Netball Match Report – Tuesday 10th February

On Tuesday 10th February, the Year 8 netball team played a home match against Frances Bardsley. We began the game outside, hoping to avoid the February rain, and successfully completed the first quarter before a heavy downpour forced us to move indoors to finish the match.

There were excellent performances across the team. Amariah and Leah worked tirelessly, and Maya was deservedly named Player of the Match for her outstanding contribution. Both Maya and Amariah demonstrated superb shooting, converting numerous opportunities into goals.

In defence, Favour made some excellent interceptions, successfully gaining possession for our team and helping to transition the ball effectively down the court, resulting in goals at the other end. Nikoya played a particularly versatile game, switching from Centre to Goal Defence throughout the match. She intercepted many passes and showed excellent awareness and gameplay across the court.

The match ended in a fantastic victory for Abbs Cross – a well-deserved result for the team’s hard work and determination. The final result was a resounding win of 9-4.

Year 9 Netball match against Frances Bardsley.

Abbs Cross played a home game against Frances Bardsley in what proved to be a very competitive and closely contested match throughout.

After the third quarter, we were only two goals behind and felt confident that we could pull the game back in the final period. Abigail delivered an outstanding performance and was deservedly named Player of the Match. Her excellent link play between attack and defence, combined with her speed around the court, was a real asset to the team.

Charlotte made several superb interceptions, while Sophie and Abigail worked tirelessly in the central areas, demonstrating excellent passing and strong link play to move the ball effectively through the court. In the shooting circle, Jasmine and Katelyn shot extremely well, with the shot of the day coming from Jasmine, who scored from a good distance in the circle. Arta also contributed positively in the attacking circle, adding strength and determination to the team’s forward play.

Despite a determined effort in the fourth quarter, we were unable to close the gap in the limited time remaining and unfortunately finished the game with a narrow loss. However, the team showed great resilience, teamwork and determination throughout. The final result was 12-9.