After a couple of defeats Paulton B needed a win in order to regain their confidence, and Saturdays match was just what they needed. 

The first quarter started brilliantly with the strong defence of Becky and Katrina keeping out the attempts on goal by Ambers and with some great interceptions in the centre court by Kim and Elizabeth Paulton kept on turning that ball over to take the lead ending the quarter 2 – 6.

After a quick team talk from Victoria Paulton continued to gain confidence and this showed in their attacks on goal, with Helen, Kristie and Jade playing well together feeding the ball leading to another 9 goals. Ending the quarter 7 – 14

After some delicious oranges Paulton took to the court for the third quarter re energised and it showed with the defence coming forward to aid the attack on the Ambers goal.  Again great working of the ball by Paulton’s attackers allowed them to maintain the lead, finishing the quarter 11 -22.

The final quarter saw a change in Ambers who decided they weren’t going down with out a fight, so they came out all guns blazing, unfortunately they couldn’t get passed Paulton B’s strong defence who kept on battling and turning the ball over.  The final score 19 – 28 meant a great deal to Paulton B who will use this win to continue to grow as a team.

Thanks to Victoria for coming along!!

Saturday saw Paulton A take on Bishops of Wells in their first home match of the season.

In previous seasons this fixture has always been a close match so they knew they had to start well. The quarter started a little slow but as it progressed Paulton picked up the pace much to the surprise of Bishops. At the end of the first quarter, Paulton had taken the lead 14-8.

Going into the second quarter, a rotation change saw Ness come on at WD for Deb, Paulton really settled into the match and thanks to Josie and Victoria in defence, they got some great interceptions, allowing Cheryl and Davina to extend the lead to 26-13 with some great shooting.

Another rotational change saw Ness move to WA and Deb coming back on at WD. Paulton continued to force Bishops into making mistakes with some excellent court play from Shelley. Even though Deb and Shelley clashed with Deb continuing to play with a black eye!!! The quarter ended 40-21 to Paulton

Paulton went into the last quarter with another change this time in the circle with Ness moving to GS and Hayley coming back on at WA. Excellent passing from defence to attack saw Paulton really take control of the match.  With the game ending 54-28

Paulton A     Vs    Bishops
    54                             28