North Zone B Div Volleyball: Anderson and Presbyterian High through to next round

Presbyterian High School, Thursday, January 19, 2011 — Anderson Secondary and Presbyterian High have secured spots in the next round of the North Zone B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championship.

Both schools have three wins out of three matches played and have one more match to play in their respective groups. A win in their final Round One match will ensure they head into the next round top of their groups.

Anderson Secondary had swept aside Punggol Secondary in the first set by winning 25-7. However, mistakes in their play led to a shaky start in the second set. The score was kept close with Punggol trailing 8-9 at one point, before eventually leveling with Anderson at 10-10. However, Anderson quickly regained their form and took control, winning the set 24-14.

Defending champions Presbyterian High subsequently stamped their dominance on court as they saw off Christ Church Secondary 2-0 (25-7, 25-11) to continue their winning form.

Evergreen Secondary also kept their qualification hopes alive when they held off a resilient CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent in their Group A match. They had won the first set 25-20, and had an equally tough fight in the second set as CHIJ SJC fought hard to prevent Evergreen from having an easy win. But it was Evergreen who prevailed in the final few points as they narrowly won by a score of 25-23. Evergreen will need to win their final match against Hougang Secondary on 26 January to stand a chance at qualifying.

Results of the day
Anderson Secondary beat Punggol Secondary 2-0 (25-7, 25-14)
Woodlands Ring beat Woodlands 2-0 (25-6, 25-12)
Evergreen beat CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent 2-0 (25-20, 25-23)
Presbyterian High beat Christchurch 2-0 (25-7, 25-11)

Groupings
Group A:
Presbyterian High
CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent
Christchurch Secondary
Evergreen Secondary
Hougang Secondary

Group B:
Anderson Secondary
Chung Cheng High (Yishun)
Punggol Secondary
Woodlands Ring Secondary
Woodlands Secondary

Group C:
Xinmin Secondary
Fuchun Secondary
Sembawang Secondary
Yishun Secondary