First Division team Paulton A travelled to Yeovil to take on a premier league side Sharks in a Cup plate match.

The first quarter, the underdogs Paulton A, came out with nothing to lose and matched the premier league team goal for goal displaying fantastic team work which took Sharks by surprise finishing the first quarter 10-6 in Paultons favour.

Second Quarter saw the Sharks sharpen their game realising that Paulton A were out to win. Defense was tight in both circles causing Paulton A to raise their game with accurate passing in to the circle from Hayley and Shelley, ending with faultless shooting from Davina and Cheryl they were able to hold on to their lead ending the quater 21-18 to Paulton

Going in to the second half Captain Hayley shuffled the squad and brought on Vanessa to carry on the excellent work within the shooting circle creating space needed to extend the lead, this saw the sharks retalliate with fearless attack which showed Paulton they had more work to do. Third quarter ended 33 – 29

The final quater was frustrating for the sharks as Paulton defense stepped up to the plate, Victoria and Josie rarely allowing the sharks the opportunity to score. The interceptions and fluidity of play from center court, coupled with the skill of the shooters, enabled Paulton to increase their lead final score Paulton A 49 – 37

To add to a fantastic win and great team effort Cheryl was capped Man of the Match, for her calm yet foccused performance which outshone the premier league players.

After a longer than normal Christmas break due to poor weather conditions, Paulton were raring to play! With real commitment from all, Paulton took to the court in torrential rain. With a nervous start, all players tried to play steady and carefully but the rain and wind did not help! With a strong starting defence from Josie, Victoria and Debbie, Paulton managed to stay level with the first quarter ending 6 all.

The second quarter saw Paulton stay with the same formation. Some excellent centre court play from Hayley and Shelley saw some accurate passes going into the circle. These passes were converted well by Cheryl and Davina, resulting in Paulton leading the game 14-6 at half time.

Paulton wanted to keep this advantage so with just one change, Vanessa came on at GS. Newton fought hard to stay in the match which resulted in all players giving the game their 100% commitment. Paulton’s defence worked really hard, resulting in Newton not converting so many goals. At the end of the third quarter Paulton were still leading 24-17.

The final quarter saw Paulton trying to play their own game, work well as a team and keep possession. Again, Newton were not giving the game away and stole many interceptions which resulted in goals. With a firm shooting performance from Vanessa and Cheryl, Paulton managed to win the game. Another great win for the whole team and supporters. Thank you for coming to watch and support in the horrible weather.

Final score- 30- 24

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Due to the weather many matches were rescheduled and training was even cancelled

Fear not seniors training will be back on Wednesday 13th INDOORS @ Writhlington School.

For the Juniors you can have another weeks rest, BUT training is back on 20th January INDOORS @ Norton Hill