The National Sports Council and Pedialyte Sport-sponsored Primary School Netball Competition continued this week, with defending title holders Shirley Chisholm Primary extending their impressive winning streak with a dominant shutout victory on Thursday.
Hosted at the Dover sporting facility, the reigning champions put on a masterclass of attacking netball from the first whistle, building an unassailable 4-0 lead by the half-time break against St Gabriel’s School. They maintained their clinical momentum through the second half, ultimately closing out the match with a crushing 7-0 blanking that cements their status as the team to beat in this year’s tournament.
Leading the charge for Shirley Chisholm Primary was goal shooter Lashanae Passley, who delivered a perfect performance by converting every one of her four scoring attempts. Supporting her was teammate Kimaria Allen-Farrell, who notched three goals from five attempts to round out the defending champions’ scoring.
Thursday’s matchday featured a packed schedule of other closely contested fixtures across the competition. Arthur Smith Primary secured one win and one loss across their two outings: they first pulled off a solid 6-1 victory over St Christopher, but fell to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of St Paul’s Primary later in the day. In other results, St Lawrence claimed a comfortable 6-1 win against Bay Primary, while St Christopher and St Gabriel’s played out an exciting 3-3 draw. St Paul’s continued their strong form with a narrow 2-1 edge over Bay Primary to close out the day’s play.