ECVA men’s under 23 volleyball 2016 Match 6
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ANTIGUA — The raucous home crowd was treated to a no holds barred volleyball match in which Antigua and Barbuda defeated St. Maarten with a score of 25,17; 26, 24; 25, 22 . Antigua ran a wide gamut of plays against their opponents, who were unable to stop them.
Antigua’s all round efforts was spear headed by Jamarie James, Davis Cairon, Captain Adrian Constant and Amoy Lee. The fearsome quartet of hitters opted to share a mixture of spine tingling hits and nerve racking serves.
Team St. Maarten tried to offer some resistance to the onslaught but the defense could not withstand the constant barrage of hits. Shaquille Rombley stood out as a beacon of hope as he was the leading scorer and an unstoppable force that rebuffed Antigua. Shawn Gumbs and Derrick Tidort also provided some respite with good offense.
Antigua’s captain and Coach Collin Mickey Thomas shared similar sentiments in that the team started out strongly by relaxed during the course of the game. Both gentlemen see the team improving as they play more games.
St. Maarten’s captain Evander Blijden and Coach Demitri Beauperthuy felt the team got off to a slow start and must make amends in the next game with the hope of making it to the semi finals. Pictures by Ernesto Beltre
