Falcons will play Spooners Hill in this evening’s final of the Barbados Netball Association’s Fast5 Competition at the Wildey Gymnasium.
Spooners Hill trounced Pine Hill St Barnabas 28-11 to earn a replay against unbeaten Falcons. When the two teams met in the preliminaries, Falcons beat Spooners Hill 25-18.
St Barnabas never got going. After scoring five goals in the opening quarter, they were limited to two in each of the next three periods, while Spooners Hill were able to blow the game open in the third quarter when they took a 24-9 lead.
In other matches, the Royal Barbados Police Force finally opened their account, beating Northerners 14-8 and Newbury 23-21.
Newbury also went down 28-16 to Bathsheba, while Northerners were hammered 50-3 by St Barnabas who scored 32 points in their fourth-quarter power play.
The Fast5 Finals will form part of the BNA’s formal opening ceremony of the new season.
On the programme, which begins at 4:30 p.m., will be a candle-lighting ceremony, a parade of teams, an exhibition match by the Under-16 champions and the presentation of prizes and awards for last season. (SAT)
