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Freshwaters win thrilling Dodgeball Finals

Once again, despite a few minor issues, the Dodgeball Finals were a relative breeze. With a huge 20 teams qualifying from last week’s events, the challenge to get finished on time was always going to be tight. Pleasingly, the standard of play was high; some of the throws were brutal – the speed and intensity were both frightening and awesome to observe. The catching and tactical play was impressive. The 20 teams were grouped across the four courts, with the top team from each group contesting a semi-final place. Thankfully, there was no need for any count backs or head-to-head results as four teams dominated their groups and progressed to the semi-finals undefeated. In the first semi-final, Freshwaters narrowly edged out Little Parndon reds, before Roydon edged out Churchgate 1.  The final was a very tight affair, with momentum swinging backwards and forwards through each of the 3 x 90 seconds rounds. Eventually, Freshwaters secured victory 2-1 over a strong Roydon team; Little Parndon reds beat Churchgate 1 by the same score for the 3rd/4thplayoff.

 

The results of the afternoon groups were as follows:

Group 1

Freshwaters 2 - 12 points

Little Parndon 1 – 8 points

Purford Green 2 – 8 points

Churchgate 3 – 6 points

Henry Moore 3 – 4 points

 

Group 2

Little Parndon reds – 12 points

Fawbert and Barnard 1 – 10 points

Holy Cross 2 – 8 points

Hatfield Heath 2 – 6 points

Pemberley – didn’t attend

 

Group 3

Roydon - 12 points

Holy Cross 1 – 10 points

Henry Moore 2 – 8 points

Little Parndon 3 – 6 points

Churchgate 2 – 4 points

 

Group 4

Churchgate 1 – 12 points

Henry Moore 1 – 8 points

Purford Green 1 – 8 points

Fawbert and Barnard 2 – 6 points

The Downs – 4 points

 

Semi-Finals

Freshwaters beat Little Parndon 2 (2-1)

Roydon beat Churchgate 1 (2-1)

3rd/4th Playoff

Little Parndon 2 beat Churchgate 1 (2-1)

Finals

Freshwaters beat Roydon (2-1)

Congratulations to Freshwaters Academy, who were crowned as Harlow Champions. Thanks to Jack Stacey, Gill Pardoe, Harry Stacey who supported SGO David Stacey to officiate a staggering 386 rounds of Dodgeball; 124 matches over 8 hours of play. Final thanks were given to all the school staff that supported the event; again their help was invaluable and the fantastic standard of play and sportsmanship is directly attributed to their dedication.

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