Golden Eagles force game three
- Simba French
- Nov 10, 2023
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C.V. Bethel. Senior High School Stingrays, GSSSA senior girls volleyball champions.
H.O. Nash Junior High School Lions, GSSSA junior girls volleyball champions.
There were three teams that avoided going to a game three in their best-of-three volleyball championship series in the Government Secondary School Sports Association (GSSSA) last night at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. Winning titles were the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves in the senior boys, the C.V. Bethel Stingrays in the senior girls and the H.O Nash Lions in the junior boys divisions.
The only division that is going to a third game is the junior boys division. The senior boys saw a sweep completed by the Timberwolves over the C.I. Gibson Rattlers. The Stingrays took home the senior girls title after fighting off a pesky Government High Magic. Earlier in the afternoon, the H.O Nash Lions took home the junior girls title over the L.W. Young Lady Golden Eagles
Senior boys
Timberwolves 2, Rattlers 1
The Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves had to dig deep to get the 2-1 win after the Rattlers won the first set and was on the verge of winning the second set.
“I knew they were coming to fight,” Timberwolves Head Coach Theodore Hanna said. “I told my team that if the Rattlers fight and back us in the corner, we have to fight back. It feels great to be the champion.”
After the Rattlers won the first set 25-20, the Timberwolves never put their head down in the second set. The second set saw the Rattlers go up 23-19 and poised to force a game three to be played today. That was when Hanna’s players decided they don’t want to play today and wanted to end it last night. The Timberwolves came back and scored seven unanswered points to win the set 25-23 to force a third set.
The third set saw the Timberwolves being dominant and the Rattlers making mental errors. After the score was tied at four points, the Timberwolves went up 5-4 and never looked back as they won the set 15-5 to win the match and the senior boys division.
The Most Valuable Player was the Timberwolves’ Jaron Francis. He also sails and was due to be in Exuma today for the Bahamas Junior Sunfish Nationals, set for tomorrow and Saturday in George Town, Exuma. He put the team on his back and ended the series last night.
Senior girls
Stingrays 2, Magic 0
The Stingrays swept the Magic but the game was a very intense one, as the Magic was trying to force a game three.https://ce985df3d83094e8a07bcc1e134b99ea.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html
It was a battle in the first set, as the score was close until it was tied at 15 points. The Stingrays went up 19-17 before ending the set on 6-0 to win 25-17.
The second set saw the Stingrays go up 9-5, but the Magic took a 20-18 lead and appeared to be on the way to force a third set. The Stingrays had other plans and took a 24-21lead. Backed into a corner, the Magic tied the game at 24-24 as the teams needed a two-point advantage to get the win.
The Magic went up 25-24 but the Stingrays tied it at 25 points apiece. The Magic tied it at 26 points before the Stingrays won the next two points and won the match.
“I am very excited for these girls,” Shantel Rolle, head coach for the Stingrays said. “We got great support from the principal. I expected a tough fight. I told my girls to stay focused even when the score was tied and they hustled.”
The Stingrays Tasha Johnson was the MVP in that division.
Junior boys
Golden Eagles 2, Timberwolves 0
The Golden Eagles dropped both sets in game one, but they put that in the past and came into the game and made the series competitive. The Timberwolves went up 19-14 before the Golden Eagles stormed back and tied the set at 24 points. After they were tied at 25 points, the Golden Eagles scored two straight points to end the set at 27-25.
The ability to win their first set of the series gave the Golden Eagles a confidence boost as they won the second set 25-13.
Game three is set for today.
Junior girls
Lions 2, Lady Golden Eagles 0
There was no doubt that the Lions was on a mission to end the series, as they went up 15-4 in the first set before winning 25-15. They returned in the second set and got a little push back from the Lady Golden Eagles early on. After a 6-3 lead Lions lead, they jumped to a 13-6 lead. The scoreline then saw them leading 20-15. In the end the Lions won 25-18 to lift the trophy.https://ce985df3d83094e8a07bcc1e134b99ea.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html
The Lions’ Emily Rolle was the MVP.