Champs on course to rural netball title

Defending junior and senior champions, Denbigh High and Holmwood Technical are on course to defend their titles after advancing to the final of the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) schoolgirls' netball competition following the end of second-round action.

The matches will be played on Wednesday at the Manchester High school netball courts starting with junior action with seniors to follow.

The defending champions, Denbigh will go up against Titchfield and Holmwood facing Anchovy High at noon.

Before that, at 10 a.m., home team Manchester High will do battle with Central High with former champions Knox going up against Glenmuir.

After an impressive campaign in the second round, defending champions, Holmwood who have lost most of their players from last year's all-conquering team which went on to win the All-Island title, are expected to move forward when they tackle St Elizabeth Technical at one o'clock.

Titchfield will be in action against Frome Technical at the same time. Preceding these games at 11 a.m. will be Denbigh against Knox and Manchester High against Edwin Allen.

Below are results of the last set of matches that were played on Friday.

JUNIORS

Bishop Gibson 25, Newell 13; Anchovy 24, Frome Tech 12; Hampton w/o Mannings; Knox 31, Montego Bay High 10; Holmwood Tech 30, Herbert Morrison 12; Denbigh 56, St. Hilda's 9; Manchester High 25, Albert Town 22; Glenmuir 29, Mt Alvernia 5; Central 25, Guys Hill 16; Edwin Allen 22, Dinthill 21; St. Thomas tech 15, Marymount 13; Titchfield 28, St Mary High 10

SENIORS

Hampton 30, Decarteret 25; Frome Tech 38, Irwin 20; St. Elizabeth Tech 31, Petersfield 31; Holmwood w/o Montego Bay High; Knox 26, Herbert Morrison 23; Denbigh 66, Abuthnot Gallimore 7; Manchester High 58, York Castle 7; Glenmuir 30, Anchovy 4; Thompson Town 31, Old Harbour 26; Edwin Allen 35, Charlemont 18; Titchfield w/o Buff Bay; Yallahs 36, St Mary High 21.