Victorious return for Hinckley A
HINCKLEY A had their first fixture in nearly three weeks on Saturday, and they were excited to get back to playing after the break.
Hinckley needed the first quarter just to find their feet and get back into the swing of things, they headed into the second quarter trailing by only one goal. Playing their game in the second quarter saw them bring it back and take the lead 22-18.
After a half time team talk, Hinckley A dominated the third quarter. Smooth through court play, tight defence from Emma Draycott, Bethany Willars, and player of the match Jess Rainbow, and clinical movement in attack saw Hinckley slot in 18 goals that quarter. Hinckley extended their lead in the final quarter, winning the match 53-34.
Hinckley B faced top of the table C&NW on Saturday.
Scores were close at half time but C&NW really pushed on in the second half with the final score 40-25 to C&NW. POM going to Katie Phillips in the midcourt.
Hinckley’s C team had three rearranged fixtures during the half term break. The first saw them face Alec High. The first quarter started very even with each centre being scored by the team who took it. The attack was on point and the defence was tight. The second quarter started with the opposition dominating but Hinckley C managed to pull it back ending it with another tie.
The third quarter started well with centre court making moves into space and getting it down to the shooting circle and the defence working hard to keep the opposition from scoring however morale started to drop and the opposition pulled away.
The last quarter was tough, but Hinckley C kept trying and worked hard to score. Lucy Ibbetson’s and Thea Weaver’s shooting was on point and the movement around the D was satisfying to watch. Cara Stuckey and Ellie Kyriacou made beautiful moves and worked together to get the ball to the D moving into space whilst Nic Wallace, Beth Swain and Emily Moyo were in the defence slowing play and being open for a backup helping the attack. Unfortunately, the match ended 31-58 to Alec High. POM went to Nic Wallace.
The C’s second rearranged fixture was a home game against Stockton D. There was great movement up the court, keeping pressure on the opposition. Ellie Kyriacou, Sue Ley and Nic Wallace worked well together passing between each other and getting interceptions, with Ellie as a deserving POM.
The shooters made good use of the circle and were able to communicate efficiently. The team also showed great defending in the goal third, good pressure put on throughout! The final score was 55-25 to Stockton.
C’s third game was against Ernesford D. Throughout the match, the centre court worked well, communicating and managing to get the ball to the shooters efficiently. The shooters were making use of the circle and putting up some great shots. Defence also worked really hard, managing to put pressure on the opposition in the circle and get interceptions. Emily Moyo and Derry O’Neill, both playing in defence, were given joint POM. The final score 54-35 to Ernesford.
On Saturday Hinckley C faced a strong Earlsdon Highway side. Hinckley found things difficult down the defence end but they persevered, blocking the Goal Attack out and putting pressure on the Goal Shooter.
Hinckley really brought it back in the 3rd quarter with some great movement and feeds into the circle but the gap created in the first half was too much to come back from. A very well-deserved POM going to Lucy Ibbetson with great shooting and movement in the circle, the final score was 70-32 to Earlsdon Highway.
Hinckley D played Ernesford E at home. Both teams started off strong, with Ernesford taking an early lead in the first quarter, 10-5. In the second quarter, Ernesford turned over a lot of the Hinckley’s play by intercepting the ball, ending the quarter at 21-9. Both Hinckley and Ernesford made changes to their team. Unfortunately, Ernesford remained strong for the last two quarters with the final score being 47-20. Player went to Cara Stuckey (C) deservingly for driving into space and accurate passing up the court and into the circle.
Hinckley E played Warwick B in a night game last week. After the recent matches against the top of the table teams it was nice for the Es to have a more evenly matched game. Play throughout was consistent with lots of movement around court, and an overall low scoring game. Hinckley started well taking an early lead but as the quarters progressed Warwick then pulled it back.
Going into the last quarter there were three goals between both sides and some unforced errors and missed opportunities saw Warwick go further ahead winning 27-20. Pom went to Tracey Pallett at GA.