By TBHS | Posted: Sunday March 14, 2021
Aoraki Volleyball took place on 11 March.
The Timaru Boys’ High School Team consisted of Tafu Tafunaia, Peter Tafunaia, Pate Lelenoa, Nico Rosero, Joeli Vinakadina, Tai Pangai, Joseph Ueanteiti, Hamilton Taule’alo, Kallum Borlase, Matthew Gonzales and Mac Faalupega.
The first game was against St Kevin’s Blue A and the team showed a little rustiness in the first set to go down 23 to 25. However, they found their rhythm in the second set, winning 25 to 22, and then winning the third set 15 to 8.
The second game was against Roncalli Varsity. It was a hard fought game with the TBHS team taking out the first set 29 to 27 and the next 25 to 16.
These two pool wins were enough to put the team into the quarter finals against Ashburton B. The first set was a close game, but a couple of errors meant TBHS went down 20 to 25. The second set saw a fight back with TBHS winning 29 to 27. The last set was out of 15 and some mistakes early on meant that Ashburton got a lead that was too hard to pull back and the team went down 10 to 15.
Overall it was a pleasing display from a team that has not played in the local competition and only had a couple of official practices. It was also good to see the majority of the team happily participate in the three duties that they were allocated, one straight after their last loss. Thanks to Rob Emerson for coaching and Tafu for helping out with refereeing.
