After watching the A Team play some fantastic netball Paulton’s younger side were determined not to let the side down and took to the court all guns blazing.
The team took no time at all to settle into their playing stride working the ball well in the centre court with some great passing by Sarah into the shooting circle. Jade linked well with both the defence and the attack to provide support at both ends. Newbarn’s shaky passing allowed Paulton to make many interceptions ending the quarter head 10-5.
Showing versatility the squad rotated with Kristie moving to GK using her height to great effect preventing the Newbarn GS from finding the net. However Newbarn weren’t going to go down without a fight and they tightened their passing up to prevent easy interceptions. Shelley still managed to get in the way of passes and the ball moved straight back to Helen and Darby in the shooting circle. Paulton were still marginally in the lead at half time 19-15.
Another rotation for Paulton worked well with Liz on at WD working well with Kim to get the ball back and down the court. Some great movement from Paulton’s attacking players meant for some great netball. Working the ball well around the attacking circle the B Team looked steady and in control of the game hardly giving Newbarn a chance to get into the game. The quarter ended 31-22.
Once again Paulton rotated showing great flexibility with Andrea back on at GK pushing her GS shoot hard and giving her little room to move for the ball. Some great passing, vibrant movement and good communication allowed Paulton to remain steadfast in the lead. They controlled the ball and were determined to give the club a clean sweep. The game ended with the B side once again victorious 43-33.
Thanks to all who cheered so loudly and to Cheryl for umpiring!
Saturday 3rd December saw Paulton A take on forth place premiere division holders Hovelands. The team took to the court knowing that they had a tough match ahead of them after losing against them twice last season in heavy defeats. However from the first whistle Paulton surprised themselves, overturning Hovelands’ first centre pass to score off the back of it and to then score from their own centre. This incredible start then set the tone for the first quarter with Paulton fighting hard for every ball. Dynamic movement from Debbie at C and Hayley at WA ensured that Cheryl and Davina could play the ball in the circle with ease until they took their moment to shoot. Fantastic shooting from Cheryl at speed ensured that the team stayed ahead of Hovelands who were still finding their feet, struggling to feed the end third with Vanessa at WD and Victoria at GD marking the space well. The first quarter finished 14 – 12 to Paulton.
The second quarter started equally well for Paulton with Charlotte making valuable interceptions from Hovelands tall GS with Victoria and Vanessa then working the ball across court. Great use of channels and timing from Debbie ensured that the team maintained possession and control of the ball. However, Hovelands fought back tightening their defence on Davina and Cheryl pushing them to shoot further out, this did not deter Davina who chased down every rebound and loose ball, standing up to the experienced defence. Hovelands did however manage to level in the quarter through accurate passing into their GS finishing 26 – 26.
After a positive team talk at half time and a squad rotation of Laura swapping with Vanessa at WD the team took to the court knowing that they needed to remain focused for 15minutes. The quarter started well again with Debbie and Victoria limiting the centre passes to the GA to overturn the ball a number of times. Laura’s fresh legs also injected new energy into the game with the team picking up the tempo leaving Hovelands standing. With confidence on a high Cheryl and Davina took advantage of some great feeding into the circle from Hayley, linking up well together to push Paulton into the lead. Victoria and Charlotte also introduced some new defensive tactics pressuring the attack to miss feed the circle, allowing Paulton to capitalise on set plays down the court to finish in front 39 – 34.
The final quarter tested Paulton’s concentration and confidence levels as Hovelands began to fight back with accurate shooting ensuring that the team kept the pressure on Paulton. However as the match drew to an end Paulton’s movement across court and accurate feeding returned, allowing the girls to remain in control. With everyone fighting hard and intercepting the ball well the team were able to run the clock down winning 50 – 48. An almighty win for the team and the Club.
The team would like to thank all of their supporters for cheering them on and to Jane for umpiring.
Player of the match as voted by Hovelands was Cheryl.
On a high from last week’s win Paulton A took to the court looking to secure another successful match and they didn’t disappointment themselves. From the opening whistle Paulton took the game to Saturn passing with accuracy and flair, driving into space allowing Cheryl and Davina to score a massive 19 goals to 4.
The second quarter saw the first of many rotations with Laura swapping with Vanessa to come on at WD. As play started Paulton picked up the tempo once again with Victoria and Charlotte holding off Saturn’s shooters, overturning balls for Laura and Debbie to work down the court. With everyone defending hard and Cheryl, Davina and Hayley overturning more than a few of Saturn’s backlines, the team disabled Saturn’s attack allowing them to score only 1 goal, winning the quarter 30 – 5.
Another rotation in the third quarter saw Vanessa swap with Cheryl at GA as the team took to the court determined to remain focused to extend their lead. Saturn also made a few changes in attack strengthening their team allowing them to find their momentum but Paulton continued to work hard, driving the ball through the channels, moving into space. As Davina and Vanessa cemented their partnership the goals continued to flow with Laura making valuable interceptions to help keep Saturn trailing 41 – 14.
Finally the fourth quarter saw Vanessa move to GS rotating with Davina and Cheryl returning at GA. After a final team talk the girls knew they needed to stay disciplined if they were to prevent a newly revived Saturn from winning the quarter. Accurate passing and dynamic movement from Debbie at C and Hayley at WA ensured that Cheryl and Vanessa could continue to work the circle and shoot some fantastic goals. Back in defence Charlotte made some great interceptions at GK to secure herself player of the match as voted by Saturn. The final score was a well deserved win for Paulton 52 – 22.
The team would like to thank Jane for umpiring and all their supporters for cheering them on.
After a misty start the sun shone on the Paulton Rovers netball court as the match started as a goal for
goal, tight contest. Both teams were working hard with lots of interceptions from Victoria and Charlotte giving their all in defence. Paulton weren’t able to capture the loose balls to gain any advantage so the first quarter ended with an even 9 – 9.
After a strong quarter time squad talk, Paulton got themselves together and worked their passes well up the court to feed both Davina and Cheryl in the circle, both fighting a tough Norton defence to sink their shots and edge a gap of 5 points to establish a score of 20 – 15 to Paulton after quarter two.
A switch around in quarter three saw Ness, Deb and Hayley work the centre court with vigour and determination. Every player was working at 110% from end to end with Paulton’s fitness and desire to win, alongside their excellent movement, taking Norton by surprise and allowing them extend their lead to 9 goals, with an end of quarter score of 32 – 23.
With another Paulton switch around, Laura came on as WD and demonstrated the shared enthusiasm, dynamism and energy displayed by both teams throughout the match and, despite Norton’s hearty fight, Paulton were able to retain their 9 goal lead to finish the match at 39 – 30.
A great crowd pleasing win leaving the strong home crowd beaming with pride!
After a string of wins Paulton B Team took to the court knowing this would be their toughest match yet. Queensway were relegated from the second division last season and are determined to go straight back up. Determined not to give them an easy ride Paulton came out all guns blazing.
The first quarter started well with good movement of the ball through centre court by Liz and Jade. For these first 15minutes the score was goal for goal with both teams making good interceptions. Queensway were a little ahead at the close of the quarter 7-9.
The second quarter had a shaky start for the young Paulton side. A few basic mistakes allowed Queensway to capitalise and find the target. Andrea battled hard at GK making key interceptions to keep Paulton in the game. Helen and Darby worked the ball well finding the net time and again. It wasn’t enough as the Queensway side started to find their stride 16-22.
After a rotation with Sarah coming on at C to give Paulton some fresh legs. Shelley and Kim worked well together in the defensive circle. Pressuring the Queensway shooters, the ball was turned over and sent back up the court resulting in Queensways worst quarter. 22-32.
The final quarter was an incredibly shaky one for Paulton as the ball struggled to find the net. The defence worked hard and the attack worked the ball well with some fantastic passing into the shooters, however Queensways defence worked hard. They pressured the Paulton shooters with the score doing little to show just how well the B side fought 22-44.
Paulton will keep their heads high in the knowledge that we’ll get them next time!
For the second week running Paulton’s A team expected a tough match against Trident who were relegated from the regional league last at the end of last season.
The match started very unsteady for the home team. Despite this new player Jess, playing her first game for the club, made some excellent interceptions and worked well with Victoria to keep Paulton in the game, finishing the first quarter 5-17.
After some changes for the second quarter, Paulton were still finding their feet with the fast pace game. Paulton lacked their normal passing accuracy and match awareness and the quarter ended 9-18.
After a good team talk at half time and more squad rotation, with Deb moving to WD and Hayley to C, Paulton were still fighting to close the gap. The 3rd quarter seemed to be a tough quarter with each team going goal for goal. With brilliant conversions from Paulton’s defence, Davina and Cheryl were able to create some fantastic goals, from accurate passes from Ness, which ended the quarter at 27-48.
Determination and fitness from Laura, Hayley and Ness served Paulton well and they were able to keep the game going, fighting for every ball and winning the last quarter. It may not have been enough but Paulton put on an outstanding team performance. Ending the game 38-57.
Last Saturday Paulton A travelled away to play to Sherborne to play Babylon indoors. Having not played Babylon before the team were expecting a challenging game against the previously relegated regional side.
With some apprehension Paulton A took to the indoor court. The first quarter started well as Paulton battled against their nerves to keep the experienced Babylon side on their toes. Paulton’s star shooters Cheryl and Davina scored some fantastic long range goals, despite being under immense defensive pressure from the tight Babylon defence, ending the quarter 10-6 in Babylon’s favour.
Paulton aimed to show versatility in their squad with Laura coming on at WD for the second quarter keeping up the strong defence with Victoria and Charlotte. The defensive trio continued to work hard pushing the Babylon attack and making sure the ex regional side had to work hard to move the ball up the court, only enabling them to slightly stretch the lead 20-11 at half time.
Another squad rotation at half time moved Hayley to C and on at WA with Debbie taking a breather from the indoor heat for 15 minutes to catch her breath. Thanks to some dynamic movement by Hayley in centre court and Vanessa’s strong passing into the circle, Paulton kept up the pressure. The ball moved well for Paulton unfortunately their lack of previous indoor game experience meant that Babylon were able to up their pace having played last season entirely indoors, this pushed Paulton on to the back foot ending the third quarter 34-15.
Rotating back to the starting 7 for the final 15 minutes Paulton came out fighting determined not to let their level of play slip. They battled for every ball until the final whistle and walked off court with their heads held high knowing they had played some great netball and had shown fantastic team spirit having quite literally given their all. At the final whistle the score was 47-21 to Babylon.
Player of the Match = Charlotte Conway
Paulton B remain undefeated!
Last Saturday morning Paulton’s B side took to the slightly chilly court to take on Canons for what promised to be an exciting match if previous meetings were anything to do by.
The game started well for the home side, with Andrea making valuable interceptions at GK preventing the Canons shooters from having an attempt on goal. The ball moved well up court with Jade and Liz working well in centre court to push the ball forward to the Paulton shooters. The quarter ended 12-4.
Canons came out fighting and found their stride quickly into the second quarter capitalising on some silly mistakes by Paulton to pull the score close. Paulton kept battling with Shelley making some flying interceptions that would prove pivotal in keeping Paultons spirit alive. Kristie and Darby worked hard to keep the goal count up by Canons won the quarter, the quarter ended a close 22-17.
After a team talk and some oranges Paulton came back on court with renewed vigour. Sophie made her debut for Paulton at WD marking her player hard and making some valuable interceptions. The court moved fluidly up to the waiting Helen and Darby who found the net repeatedly to keep Paulton in this game. Paulton remained ahead at the close of the quarter 32-21.
Another change around saw Darby move to WA with Kristie back on at GS, showing that the B team is truly versatile. Kim and Shelley worked well together to pressure the Canons attack, as a result valuable interceptions were made and the ball moved up the court to the awaiting attack who worked the ball well around the shooters circle and into the net. It was a great game to play and a well deserved victory for Paulton B. The game ended 39-26.
Player of the match = Shelley Bush
Thanks to Cheryl for umpiring and to Victoria and all the supporters who came down to cheer us on.
Paulton’s younger side took to the Sydenham court with slight trepidation and struggled to settle despite being the better team. The first quarter was shaky with the ball going from end for end. Some quick interceptions by Jade and Sarah in the centre court allowed Paulton B to pull ahead slightly, finishing the quarter 8-12.
The second quarter saw Paulton attempt to force the young Garnets team to make mistakes however a few key players from the Sydenham team kept them going. Andrea made some great interceptions in her first game for Paulton keeping a calm head and sticking with her tall GS well. It was still goal for goal at the end of the quarter 19-20.
After a good pep talk and a quick change around with Shelley and Laura coming on Paulton came out fighting determined to keep their undefeated streak. Kim and Laura slipped back into a defensive partnership well with Shelley moving the ball well up the court with the help of Liz who covered the space well and kept the pressure on her WA throughout the quarter. Paulton were still ahead 26-29 at the end of the quarter.
The final quarter started well with Helen and Darby working the ball around the circle and hitting the target time and again. Jade back in defence at WD pressured her WA well and made some important interceptions. The whole team pushed hard in the final 5 mins and fought for ever ball taking Garnets by surprise. Paulton ended the game with a well battled victory 38-40.
Thanks to Vic and Deb for coming along to cheer us and to Ness for umpiring.
It was another sunny day for Paulton A’s second match of the season against Newton. Following their close match a fortnight previously Paulton were looking to gain a win with which to get their season started.
The game set off at a fast pace with no team able to stamp their authority on the match. Paulton settled well and made some early interceptions in the mid-court, but Newton were not to be outdone and were able to keep the match on an even keel. Great mid-court play from Deb, Vanessa and Hayley ensured that the Paulton shooters could receive the ball with relative ease, with both Davina and Cheryl on target most of the time. Newton were also settling well and their quick passing down the court ensured that they too were able to feed their shooters, who were netting the ball at almost every attempt. The quarter ended with Newton taking a one-goal lead into the break.
A tense start to the second quarter by Paulton saw Newton begin to find their rhythm early and start to move ahead. Some great work in the circle from Victoria and Charlotte was unfortunately not enough to deter the Newton attack who were scoring at every attempt. The opposition defence were also starting to settle into the game with the keeper making life very difficult in the circle for the Paulton shooters. Some basic errors were beginning to enter the Paulton game giving the away team the opportunity to take possession, from which they were able to score thereby beginning to push the game away from the home side. The second quarter ended 19-30.
After a stern half-time team talk Paulton restarted the match with Vanessa moving to GS with the aim of unsettling the Newton defence and providing a different attacking option within the circle. However, Newton were not letting up and their pace throughout the court meant that Paulton had to fight for every ball. Paulton worked hard to keep their heads to ensure that sloppy play was kept to a minimum as the visitors were taking full advantage of any penalties awarded to them. The end of the third quarter saw the teams leave the court with Newton maintaining their lead with a score of 28-45.
The final quarter saw Charlotte move to WD with Vanessa replacing her at GK. This change, along with a change of shooter by the opposition, seemed to upset the flow that Newton had established in the previous two quarters and Paulton took advantage of this to close the gap between the scores. Cheryl was finding the net with ease, aided by some great athleticism from Davina to maintain possession following any rebounded shots, and this enabled Paulton to start closing the gap. Hayley and Deb continued to work well to feed the circle with some great attacking play, whilst the defence were able to prevent the new Newton shooter from finding her feet in the game. Paulton won the quarter but unfortunately this wasn’t enough to win the match, with Newton winning with a final score of 42-55 .
