National Inter-Primary Netball Tournament 2009Quarter Final Match 1
Juniors
TKP Juniors vs St Hilda's Pri 31-17
It was an important match for the Juniors - the first match of the quarter-finals. In order to advance to the semi-finals, the juniors need to win at least 2 matches to qualify for the semi-finals. It seemed like a rocky road ahead. However, with enough belief that they could pull it off, Mr Njoo managed to arrange a last-minute training session on the eve of the match to work out some minor tactical details.
It indeed paid off! The juniors played like demon possessed and fought for every ball. Natasha (GK) was simply superb, holding off St Hilda's best player (GS), making timely interceptions and rebounds. Then there was our tireless centre, Dewi, who played her best match in this nationals, defending well and at the same time controlling our attacking play. We have indeed witness the coming-of-age of our new centre in this game. She was fearless, fighting for every ball and when we lost possession, she tracked back and made so many interceptions that I lost count. For the first time, she made the St Hilda's Centre looked ordinary. Of course, our GA Ariqah and GS Debby also played a huge part in the victory too, tormenting the St Hilda's defenders with their good positioning and accuracy in their shooting.
Finally, the juniors are beginning to look like they could win the nationals! Credit must be given to all the players too - Depi WA, Nadia GD and Tiffany WD for their gutsy display. Also, the reserves who together with our coach, Mr Njoo, kept on believing and cheering the players on court. It was indeed a team effort and I want to encourage the juniors to keep on improving and win their next match against CHIJ Kellock to advance to the semi-finals with a game to spare! Let's go TK, Let's go!!!
One final note - REVENGE was indeed sweet!
(TKP juniors lost to St Hilda's 21 to 18 in the East Zone semi-finals previously)
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