MANITOBA
ALL FOURS
ASSOCIATION
Sunday
March 07, 2010
League Competition
After
four Sundays of
great all fours
competition, we have
a three way tie for
top spot in the race
for the 2010 MAA
league championship.
Both Aces and Saints
fell by the wayside
to leave Chutney,
WISA and
Masforce on
top of the standings
with identical
records of 3 wins
and 1 loss.
MATCH
1: WISA
vs Saints
After falling behind
Saints by 7 games at
the half, WISA
rallied in the
second half to
defeat Saints by a
score of 34-31. In
the process, WISA
became the first
team for this season
to win a match after
trailing at
halftime.
Skipper Glen
Manoosingh of
WISA breathed a sigh
of relief when it
was over and said,
“At first I thought
we had the wrong
matching up of
pairs. Our chances
of winning appeared
very dismal. Then at
one point, when we
were only three
games down in the
latter stage of the
second half, I felt
the momentum
swinging in our
favor. I knew it was
going to be a matter
of time before we
would snatch victory
from the jaws of
defeat. Our guys
never gave up.
Overall it was a
superb team effort.
They (Saints) put up
a great fight
through out the
whole match.”
MATCH
2: ICCA vs.
Masforce
Match 1 (above) was
one of two closely
contested and
exciting matches for
the day. The other
match involved
defending champion
Masforce and
ICCA.
Masforce
seemed to have a
somewhat sizeable
lead at half time
with a score of
19-13. However, in
the second half,
ICCA put on quite a
display to tie the
game 30-30 at the
end. In overtime,
the pair of Sais
Madansingh
and
Azie Mohammed
won their game and
the match for
Masforce with
a final score of
31-30.
Skip Sais
Madansingh of
Masforce was
elated with the
outcome. “This was
definitely one of
the best matches I
have ever played,”
said Sais, sipping a
cold
Carib beer.
“We almost didn’t
pull it off. You
sometimes have to be
lucky to be good and
vice versa. We
learned a valuable
lesson from this
one. Never take a
team for granted,
even if you are way
ahead in your match.
I know how the
entire Saints team
is feeling. We could
have easily suffered
the same fate too.”
MATCH
3:
Jook & Jam
vs. Chutney
Jook
& Jam put up a great
fight in the first
half of their match
against Chutney.
They trailed by five
games (14-19). In
the second half,
however, it was all
Chutney. They
overpowered
Jook & Jam to
win by a score of
37-24.
In spite of the
convincing win,
assistant skip,
Chandra
Narine of
Chutney commented,”
My husband and
playing partner got
my jacks hanged a
couple times but
overall his
performance has
improved
tremendously from
last week. I am
happy with that.”
MATCH
4: Genesis vs. Aces
A superior start led
to a festive finish
for the triumphant
Genesis team in its
critical match
against Aces.
Winning skipper Andy
Dickson said, “All
week we prepared
ourselves for this
match. It was a do
or die situation for
us. Another loss
would put us out of
the running for the
league championship.
We just had to win.
The talent on our
team really surfaced
to the top this
Sunday. I am happy
for the guys.”
Meanwhile,
Carrington of Aces
was heard muttering
in the hallway,
"We're still in the
hunt which is a good
thing. We only have
two losses, so it's
still in our
control.
I'm so disappointed
that the game wasn't
a better one for us.
I must say Genesis
played phenomenal.
It's
back to the drawing
board for us. We
will make the
necessary changes or
adjustments for us
to win the rest of
our remaining
games.”
Folks, the battle
for top spot
continues. We can
expect another
Sunday of intense
card playing with
loads of fun and
excitement. Stay
tuned!
|
Teams |
Half Time
Scores |
Final Scores |
|
Saints vs.
WISA |
Saints 19,
WISA 12 |
WISA 34,
Saints 31 |
|
Masforce
vs. ICCA |
Masforce
19, ICCA 13 |
Masforce
31, ICCA 30
|
|
Chutney vs.
Jook
& Jam |
Chutney 19,
Jook
/Jam 14 |
Chutney 37,
Jook
/ Jam 24 |
|
Genesis vs.
Aces |
Genesis 19,
Aces10
|
Genesis
30, Aces 24 |
The following pairs
made the
chairperson’s honor
roll for their
outstanding
performances last
Sunday:-
A. Mohammed & A.
Dickson (Genesis)
8-2 (80.0%)
I.
Harrysingh &
R.
Ramberran
(Saints)
12-5
(70.6%)
V.
Goolcharan &
J.
Bissoon
(Chutney)
11-5
(68.8%)
I.
Persad & K.
Jaikaransingh
(WISA)
12-6
(66.7%)
V.
Kissoon & S.
Hosein
(Chutney)
12-6
(66.7%)
In the most
bullseyes
category, A. Sampson
& E. Carrington is
out in front with a
total of 40, three
ahead of their
nearest rivals with
37. The same pair
leads in the most
hang jacks category
with 25. No other
pair is remotely
close.
In the MVP
standings, based
on a minimum of at
least three games
played, the pair
of V.
Narine & C.
Narine of
Chutney continues to
lead the way with a
percentage of
63.04. Second
is A. Sampson
& E. Carrington with
a 59.42%.