YMP overcome game HSOG

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

High School Old Girls gave the form team in Gisborne premier netball a good run for their money for half an hour at the YMCA on Saturday.

But YMP (1) got on top in the second half and won the Pak'nSave competition match 61-45.

At the end of the first quarter it was 15-all.

At halftime, F45 High School Old Girls trailed by one goal, 30-29.

But by three-quartertime YMP had stretched their advantage out to 45-37.

It was a close first half. All players worked hard to collect passes throughout the court and their opponents pressured relentlessly.

Both sets of goal circle defenders — Keasi Fonohema and Bronya McMenamin for YMP, and Alex Sinclair and Arna Majstrovic for HSOG — worked together well.

They stopped the quick ball between shooters and created intercept opportunities for each other. The first half went goal for goal but YMP started the third quarter in determined fashion. Within three minutes they had outscored HSOG by six goals to one.

YMP shooters Paku-Jane Skudder and Jayda Banks were more assertive in moving around the goal circle.

They offered better positioning for their feeders' passes and then added the goals.

By halfway through the third quarter, YMP were eight goals up and they continued extending their margin in the last quarter.

All their players lifted their game further and pressured High School Old Girls into errors.

The win consolidated YMP's place at the top of the points table. They are now four points ahead of Claydens Waikohu (1) again.

There was plenty of quality action across the road at Victoria Domain too.

The games will be previewed in The Gisborne Herald tomorrow.