DEFENDING champions The Queen’s School easily defeated first-timers St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) 33-16 as the second round of the 2015 Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Urban High Schoolgirls netball competition got under way at the Leila Robinson Courts at Independence Park Sports Complex last Thursday.

The Queen’s, coached by Marvette Anderson, are currently one of the unbeaten teams in the Senior League competition and should be hard to beat again this season.

However, in the Juniors second- round action, The Queen’s, who are the defending champions and also the All-Island champions, did not fare so well as they played to an exciting 24-24 draw with Camperdown High.

Meanwhile, in other Junior League games played last Thursday, Holy Childhood High defeated Tarrant High 29-18; Gaynstead High beat Alpha Academy 22-11; St Hugh’s High beat Ardenne High 30-17; Norman Manley High defeated Meadowbrook High 24-10; Excelsior High outscored Campion College 26-19.

Results of Senior League matches played last Monday: Last year’s beaten finalists St Hugh’s High crushed Campion College 54-23; Holy Childhood High whipped Meadowbrook High 44-26; St Catherine High got past Excelsior High in a close encounter 32-27; and Norman Manley High got the better of Tarrant High 23-17.

The winners and runners-up from the groups will advance to the semi-finals.

Teams and their respective groups are as follows:

JUNIORS: GROUP 1 — Gaynstead, Excelsior, Norman Manley, Alpha Academy, Meadowbrook and Campion College.

GROUP 2 — The Queen’s, St Hugh’s, Camperdown, Holy Childhood Ardenne and Tarrant.

SENIORS: GROUP 1 — The Queen’s, St Catherine, Norman Manley, Excelsior, Tarrant and STATHS.

GROUP 2 — St Hugh’s, Holy Childhood, Camperdown, Gaynstead, Campion College and Meadowbrook High.

The second round continues on Wednesday with matches scheduled in the Junior and Senior Leagues starting at 2:00 pm at the Leila Robinson Courts.