Carolyn Johnson, Gleaner Writer
Dionia Maccurvin, STATIN's goal shooter, grabs a rebound ahead of a JUTC defender in the Business House Netball Association's Courts Consolation Knock-Out competition on Saturday. JUTC beat STATIN 17-14 in the match at the Leila Robinson courts and will face Wisynco in today's round of matches. - WINSTON SILL/FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
EIGHT TEAMS will leave the Leila Robinson courts defeated when they lose in the Business House Netball Association's Courts Consolation Knock-Out competition today.
The victorious eight will advance to the quarter-final round on Saturday.
Last year's winners National Commercial Bank 'B' have already been evicted. Cable & Wireless were runners-up. This year, the telephone company has two teams, one of which was also knocked out.
The company's remaining representative, Cable & Wireless 'A', which placed second in their group in the first round of the Open League with 12 points, are still holding their own. They play Jamaica Public Service today. The light and power company's team was third in Group D with nine points, 66 goals against and 78 for.
Jamaica Urban Transit Corporation, who beat the Statistical Institute of Jamaica 17-14 on Saturday, will face Wisynco at 5:45.
WEAKNESSES
After the weekend's match, centre player Anna Kay Christian told The Gleaner the team had failed to make some shots and made some bad passes. The team is expected to improve on these weaknesses in today's game.
In other matches today: National Housing Development Corporation take on Digital, Grace tackle Continental Baking Company, Grant Steward Phillips challenge COOL Petroleum, Life of Jamaica shoot against National Housing Trust, HEART face Bank of Jamaica and Jamaica Defence Force play National Water Commission 'A'.
Meanwhile, in results from other matches on Saturday: Wisynco beat National Water Commission 'B' 24-10, Kraft fell 19-20 to COOL Petroleum, Tropicair demolished NEM 25-8, Life of Jamaica defeated Air Jamaica 20-16, Digicel won against Port Authority 13-7, Blue Cross lost 11-16 to National Housing Development Corporation, Cable & Wireless 'A' massacred First Caribbean International Bank 35-11, National Water Commission 'A' set back Lasco 25-15, Jamaica Public Service stopped Courts 15-11, Jamaica Defence Force overran Jamaica Money Market Brokers 25-9, and Azans went down 13-21 to Bank of Jamaica.
Issa Transport and Bank of Nova Scotia 'B' forfeited their matches, allowing Grant Stewart Phillips and HEART respectively, to advance.
