Arianna G. Forbes on the attack for Black Opps in the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association (VIVA) Power League. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
By VINO
Raw Power have an identical 2 and 1 record as Just Dream and missed out on the chance to open a gap at the top after losing last weekend to Young Gunz, 3-1, 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-10.
Paul Morillan scored 21 points for the Gunz and Norville C. Brathwaite added 20, whilst for Raw Power, Carson Lewis notched 20 and Al-Quami Nibbs 14.
It was the first win of the season for the Gunz who remain bottom of the four team division, with VG Hawks in third.
Just Dream cemented second place with a 3-0 win over the VG Hawks, 25-13, 25-22, 25-21, with Andre Pickering scoring 16 points and Willis Potter 14.
Phoenix Red are unbeaten in Women’s Division One play with 3 wins and are followed in the standings by Seventeen, who are 2-1, Raw Power, who are 1-2 and Super Spikers who have yet to record a win.
VG Eagles flying high in Division 2
In division two, the VG Eagles lead the pack with four wins from four, including defeating the RTW Vipers 3-0, 25-9, 27-25, 25-13, led by 25 points from Yessika Batista and then beating School Them 3- 0 , 25-11, 25-8, 25-20, with Daphnie Sprauve notching 23 points.
School Them and Vixens both have 2-2 records to occupy second and third in the standings respectively, whilst the Black Opps team grabbed fourth place with a 3-2 win over the Vipers, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 20- 25, 16-14, with Rayonne Frett top scoring with 22 points and both Kenisha Bryan and Arianna G. Forbes notching 17.
For the Vipers, Irene Poblete scored 19 points and Jacintha Weekes 18.
The Vixens rounded out Round One with a 3-1 win over Black Opps, 25-16, 9-25, 25-22, 25-23, led by 10 points from Shermine James. Forbes led Black Opps with 11 points.
