Trinidad and Tobago boys, girls earn U19 volleyball silver

Trinidad and Tobago’s boys and girls teams earned silver in their respective divisions on the final day of this year’s Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-19 Championships which concluded at GC Foster College in Spanish Town, Jamaica, on August 3.

The boys gave up a two set advantage in the trophy match and allowed Barbados to come from behind and snatch a 3-2 victory.

TT won the first two sets 20-25, 24-26 but lost the next two 25-21, 25-22 to see the Bajans draw level. In the fifth and decisive set, TT could not hold on as Barbados clawed back for a deserving 15-12 victory, and the regional U19 boys’ title.

In their respective semi-final ties, TT defeated US Virgin Islands in straight sets 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22) while Barbados also swept Jamaica 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-13).

In the girls’ final, Jamaica bettered TT 3-1 to take top honours. Jamaica won the first two sets 25-21, 25-23, but TT pulled one back in the third with a 24-26 win. The hosts seemed undeterred and rallied back to win the fourth set 25-14 to cop the crown.

Their respective semi-finals saw TT rebound from two sets down to beat Barbados 3-2 (21-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13) while Jamaica got past USVI 3-2 (25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-10).

Special Awards

Michael Burkett – Best Scorer and Best Outside

Ryan Dickson – Best Receiver

L’Fe Roberts – Best Scorer

Jordanne Hutchinson – Best Digger and Best Libero