It’s glamorous as USSSA Ball Games II hit quarter-finals. St. Noa, Buddo SS, Kitende Kawanda eye semi-finals
St. Noa Girls 27-18 Nile Citizens
St. Mary’s Kitende 28-17 Kaddugala SS
Greenlight 22-18 Kibuli SS
Kawanda SS 32-17 Namagabi
Kalemba 21-18 St. Francis Busunju.
Buddo SS 23-19 Gombe SS
Fortportal 21-19 Bakhita
Baptist 19-15 Hamdan
The Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) Ball Games II Netball championship has reached quarter-final stage.
St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School – Kitende, St. Noa Girls Secondary School-Zana, Buddo SS and Kawanda SS are the usual giants into the Quarter-finals.
St. Noa Girls Secondary School-Zana won 13-07 and 14-11 to register a 27-18 victory against Nile Citizens to advance to the next round.
In an all Islamic clash, the Nansana based Greenlight Islamic School eased past sleeping giants Kibuli in a 22-18 victory to storm last eight.
Greenlight won 14-06 in the first quarter. However, Kibuli won the second quarter 12-08 of the game to make an overall score of 22-18 in favor of Greenlight.
In the other clash of the day, St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School – Kitende beat Masaka’s Kaddugala SS to win 28-17.
Kitende won 13-10 in quarter one before sealing the victory with a 15-07 score in the final quarter.
Kawanda SS beat debutants Namagabi 32-17 while St. Kalemba won 21-18 against St. Francis Busunju.
Meanwhile, it was 11-10 and 12-09 for Buddo SS in quarter one and two respectively as the Wakiso Region second ranked side won 23-19 to progress to the last eight.
Masaka’s Bakhita won 21-19 against a resilient Fortportal SS. The contest was another interesting tie of the round.
In the quarter-finals, St. Noa Girls Secondary School-Zana will face Kampala regional champions Baptist High.
St. Mary’s Boarding Secondary School will lock horns with Greenlight Islamic School while Kawanda SS lock horns with St. Kalemba.
In the other quarter-final, Buddo SS will take on Bakhita in the battle for semi-final slots.
Quarter-final fixtures
- Noa Vs Baptist
- Kitende Vs Greenlight
- Buddo SS Vs Bakhita
- Kawanda SS Vs St. Kalemba