Barrackpore West Secondary made a clean sweep of the boys’ zonal titles when the Secondary Schools Volleyball League continued with the South Zone finals at the National Cycling Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Friday.
In the South Zone Boys’ Under-15 decider, Barrackpore West Secondary brushed aside Naparima College 25-10, 25-3, while in the U-17 championship clash, Barrackpore West Secondary also eased past Naparima College 25-16, 25-11 for their second title before the Barrackpore West boys outclassed ASJA Boys’ College 25-15, 25-13 to hand coach Lyndon Simmons a clean sweep of the divisional crowns.
There were also two third-place matches contested in the boys’ category, with Iere High School registering a come-from-behind 14-25, 25-22, 15-12 win over ASJA Boys’ College in their U-17 Division playoff, while Naparima College got the better of Iere High School in the Open bronze medal battle, also in three sets, 12-25, 25-19, 15-12.
In the girls’ competition, ASJA Girls’ College, under the guidance of former national women’s team captain Krystle Esdelle, captured two of the three divisional titles up for grabs.
The ASJA Girls’ College’s first triumph came against Holy Faith Convent (Couva), 25-11, 25-19 in their U-17 final before they added the Open title courtesy of a 25-16, 25-17 defeat of Naparima Girls’ High School.
Earlier on, Holy Faith Convent of Couva, led by coach, overwhelmed Barrackpore West Secondary in the U-15 Division Girls’ final, 25-18, 26-24.
In the third place match-ups, ASJA Girls’ College rallied past Naparima Girls’ High School 26-28, 25-17, 15-13 in the under-15s; Naparima Girls’ High School claimed the U-17 bronze medals via their 25-14, 25-16 victory over Iere High School, and in the Open Division, St Joseph’s Convent (San Fernando) topped Iere High School 25-17, 21-25, 15-14.
