TORTOLA—Motivated by setter Osbert “Cushung” Pole’s comments, Jus Bless stormed back from on 0-2 deficit to pull off a resonating comeback during a thrilling five set victory by beating defending champions Terminators for the first time in their existence Friday, in BVI Amateur Volleyball Association league play. Terminators—who hadn’t lost a game since falling in the 2005 championship series to Young Guns—won the first two sets, 25-17 and 25-23, before Jus Bless took the last three, 25-20, 25-20 and 16-14. “I think it was a situation where the players were just a little bit too comfortable,” player-coach Elsworth Phillip explained.

Plays like these by player-coach Neville Brathwaite, kept Young Guns in the game for the thrilling victory. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

TORTOLA—Young Guns opened the second half of the BVI Amateur Volleyball Association season Sunday, with a stirring comeback against the Seventh Day Adventist, on a night where five set thrillers abounded. Trailing 9-2 in the fifth and deciding set of the tense game, Young Guns ran off seven unanswered points to tie the game at 9-9, before falling behind again, 12—10. They capitalized on mistakes then outscored the Seventh Day Adventist 5-1 for a 15-13 victory, to complete their thrilling seesaw, 23-25, 25-11, 22-25 and 25-23 triumph. “This type of comeback definitely uplifts the team,” player-coach Neville Brathwaite said.

Moorings' Dream Team's Clarence Malone, prepares to block Young Guns' Dion Anselm's kill. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

TORTOLA—The Moorings’ Dream Team concluded the first half of the BVI Amateur Volleyball Association with a four set Sunday night victory over the Young Guns at the Multipurpose Sports Complex. The Dream Team walked off with a hard fought 26-24, 21-25, 25-17 and 25-20 triumph. Coach Edward Tyson wasn’t quite satisfied with his team’s play. “We didn’t have the kind of momentum that the guys came out with and they kind of laid back a little bit, because it was a young team,” he noted.

Set It Off’s Henrietta Alexander, right, tries to spike over ‘n Motion’s Debbie Dagou, left and Marcia Stoutt. Photo>Dean “T h e Sportsman” Greenaway

TORTOLA—Defending BVI Amateur Volleyball Associations women and men’s champions ‘n Motion and Terminators continued their respective unbeaten streaks with straight set weekend victories over Set It Off and Young Guns. Women’s champs 'n Motion defeated Set It Off, 25-15, 25-16 and 25-22. Melissa Amey and Ivy Cameron scored 15 and 14 points respectively. For Set It Off, Dinia Peters and Tamisha Georges had their top scores of 17 and 13 points respectively. “I wanted to see how my players would react to stiffer competition and I must say that they reacted very well," noted coach Roy Barry.

Jus Bless' Mitchel Penn, prepares for a kill against Terminators. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

TORTOLA—Defending BVI Amateur Volleyball Association champions Terminators, pulled out a four set Sunday night victory over Jus Bless at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town, to extend their unbeaten streak that began at the start of last season. In what was billed as a big game, Terminators walked off with a 27-25, 21-25, 25-16 and 25-21 triumph. “To be honest, it was a very good game,” noted Terminators player-coach Elsworth Phillip, who along with setter Osbert “Cushung” Pole had 18 points respectively. “They came out and they played very well, but I believe but what we had over them is teamwork. We don’t have internal drama, so I guess you can say team work prevails all the time.”