After a run of successful games Paulton’s B team were feeling nervously confident heading into Saturday’s semi-final despite playing opposition from the league above. With masses of support from the sides they took to the court for a nervous start. After the nervous start the B team settled into their positions and with some good centre court movement from Jade and Liz they took a very narrow lead 7-6.
A quick change saw Charlotte replacing Kim at WD, fitting in well she took many interceptions allowing the ball to go up the court quickly. Katrina and Becky in defence worked well as a partnership preventing the Queensway attack from gaining the advantage. Queensway however came back fighting and the quarter remained goal for goal with some good shooting from Kristie and Helen who worked well together. This fast quarter finished with Queensway in the lead 13-14.
Another change around saw Kelly Bailes come on in place of Kristie at GS and Kim come on at GD. The fresh players pushed the game forward with Kel on target and Kim slotting back in with Becky to keep her player out of the circle. Jade played a fantastic quarter covering more court than any other player. With some good passing in centre court Paulton B kept on attacking the circle and this paid off, they took the lead 21-18.
The final quarter saw more change with Char moving to GD and Laura coming on at WD. Laura’s energy helped Paulton keep going through the horrid rain and keep intercepting Queensway’s centre court passing. Paulton B took the game with a fantastic score of 28-21. This was a fantastic team performance with Jade Woodbury playing some outstanding netball throughout the whole game. Bring on the final!!
Thanks to all the supporters who braved the elements to come and keep us going!
The semi-final day arrived with a crowd of supporters and all players were keen to get started. After an impressive win last week Paulton started the match with confidence yet knew they had a tough match ahead. The first quarter saw the rain come down but Paulton battled hard with Victoria, Deb and Josie playing out of their skins to turn balls over. However, Dolphins were ahead 12-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Settling into the second quarter Paulton took advantage with Cheryl and Davina moving around the shooting circle with real ambition and scoring some amazing goals. With the majority of centre passes being converted both Paulton and Dolphins were not giving up the game but Paulton were successfully ahead 21-18 at half time.
With a good team talk and a few wise words from Stu, Paulton decided to take on the second half with the passion to win! Hayley and Shelley had to stay very strong throughout with good attacking and defensive play which thankfully resulted in accurate shooting from Davina and Cheryl. At the end of the third Paulton were still only just ahead by 31-28.
The last quarter started with more torrential rain but fitness prevailed in the Paulton squad. The game now belonged to Paulton and they played hard right up to the last whistle. The final score ended 42-33. Another notable team performance! Thank you to all those who came to support, especially in the awful weather!
Player of the match (voted by Dolphins)- Hayley Travis
KO Plate Final March 13th in Taunton.
Both the A and B team will be playing a Semi final match on
Saturday 27th Februrary @ Paulton Rovers Football Club
Paulton A VS Dolphins @ 10:30
&
Paulton B VS Queensway @ 12:30
For more information contact us
Please come along and cheer us on in our quest for some silverwear this season!!
Having lost badly to Monmouth in their last meeting a very nervous Paulton B team took to the court on Saturday. However these nerves were soon dispelled and some good attacking play by Paulton allowed Helen and Kristie to push Paulton into the lead 10-3
The second quarter was a shaky one for Paulton and some and passes allowed Monmouth to intercept. However Liz and Kim battled in centre court to keep the lead. Finishing the quarter 14-10
After a half time talk from the A Team Paulton went back on court feeling a tad more confident. Jade played some fantastic netball with truly fantastic movement. Katrina was on fire in defence preventing her player from gaining any space. Paulton remained in the lead heading into the final quarter 19-13
After a quick change at the last minute Ness came on to replace Kim at WD slotting in well and providing good centre court coverage. Becky continued to put pressure on the shooters who struggled to find the net. Paulton finished the game 28-17
Both Paulton sides are now looking confidently forward to their KO Semi final match this Saturday at Paulton Rovers. The A team are in action from 10:30 and the B team take to the court at 12:30. Come along and cheer them on!!
With a home match against Quantock, supporters were strong which automatically boosted the spirit of our home game. Paulton had a quick start showing great team work with strong passes down the whole court leading to a steady lead for the first quarter, finishing a speedy half at 16-8 to Paulton.
The second quarter shown that Quantock was still eager to win with strong shooting but with on the ball defence and tactics from Ness and Victoria, paulton turned over many balls which lead to accurate passes into the circle from Hayley and Shelley which resulted the second quarter into a promising lead of 28-13.
With team rotation in the third quarter, the shooters had changed, yet the accuracy of shooting from Davina, Cheryl and Ness had not. With defence through out the court, centre court player Deb had many great interceptions, some of which she didn’t get away with! But with the 100% effort paulton displayed, this lead to paulton pushing ahead 40-20.
For the final quarter, Quantock was still fighting strong. Paulton playing with a excellent standard of fitness shown that even in the final quarter, they still had lots of energy jumping into many interceptions showing a solid team performance leading to a 52-26 victory.
Too add to a fantastic win and great team effort, team captain Hayley was given well deserved man of the match for her excellent feeding and defence down the court.
Paulton travelled away to Bridgwater to play another tough match against Neptune. Having beaten them at home at the start of the season, Paulton still knew they had to play well and commit themselves to the game. The first quarter started a little unsteady but Josie, Vic and Deb in defence were working at 100% to try and stop Neptune getting the goals. The first quarter battle ended 11-7 to Neptune.
With Hayley coming at C, and Ness staying at WA Paulton had to dig in and try to close the gap in the second quarter. With excellent court play and linking of the defence into the attack, Cheryl and Vina were able to score some excellent goals, but Paulton were still trailing resulting in a half time score of 23-15 to Neptune.
This was unfamiliar territory for Paulton so with a few more squad changes, Paulton were determined to get the game back. The third quarter started well but with a few umpiring decisions not going our way, saw Neptune still in the lead with a score of 31-26.
The fourth quarter saw all team members playing first class netball but unluckily it was not Paulton’s day. Final score 41-35 to Neptune. Thanks to all supporters for coming along and helping to keep us going!!
Paulton were worried about playing Dukes as they had lost to them not so long ago in the Cup.
They started strong matching the team goal for goal. As the match settled the defence were able to intercept Dukes play, with Ness, Vic and Deb linking up well together, enhancing Cheryl and Davina’s chances to score. The first quarter ended 12 – 8.
Paulton came out strong from the whistle in the second half with Shelley and Hayley making some dynamic moves and passes into Davina at GS who proved unstoppable, not missing a shot giving the team a 27- 21 lead at half time.
Josie came on to replace Ness at GK who moved to WD to give our oldest and shortest player a well earned rest! The defence were fantastic and with a solid team performance Paulton extended their lead to 40 – 30.
Deb came back on at WD for last the quarter which saw Paulton play some excellent netball furthering their lead to 50 – 40. Player of match was Hayley at WA.
The team would like to thank Jane for umpiring and welcome spectators to their Semi Final Cup Match on 27th February.
After an impressive win during their last match confidence was high within the Paulton B team, however with yet another changed team Paulton new they couldn’t take anything for granted.
The first quarter saw Ambers take advantage of some unsure play by Paulton B, with Ambers taking consecutive goals. However Paulton did not take long to get in their stride and with some great turn overs in centre court by Liz Paulton pushed ahead taking the quarter 10-9.
The second quarter was goal for goal with Kelly Bailes marking her return to the Paulton side with some excellent passes into the shooters circle. Paulton continued to use their fitness levels to force the Ambers side into making mistakes allowing the home team to take the quarter 18-16.
After a quick half time pep talk from Victoria, Deb and Stu, Paulton took to the court determined win this game. With Jade playing her heart out getting some excellent interceptions and passing beautifully into the shooters Paulton kept pushing ahead. Shooters Helen and Kristie had a fantastic quarter barely missing finishing the quarter 30-18.
Determined not to let the lead slip away Paulton continued to play better netball. Becky and Kim in defence worked well as a partnership and took many interceptions that thanks to great team work sailed down the court to be neatly put in the goal by Paulton B’s star shooters. The game finished with a win for Paulton B 40-25.
Thanks to all the supporters who came along and helped push us on!
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
