MHS Roccball players finished 8 of 9 rounds of play with 40 games completed and 5 games to go before the semi-final playoffs for the top four teams of 41st Annual Roccball Season of games for “Saipan’s Own Sporting Event.” The teams in the picture are Border Control, left, and Baddie-Z, right, of ball.
THE Roccball game between team Rizzlers and Border Control of Marians High School’s was the last game of eight rounds of competition for this year’s Rocball games. In that game, the players of Border Control came back from a first set loss of 15 to 13 and won the second set 19 to 13 for the win at 32 to 28. With eight rounds and 40 games completed, this year’s Rocball teams will complete the nine rounds of 45 games after spring break.
In the first game of round eight, Bolley Ballerz defeated the Spicey Locals 40 to 24, the Aces defeated Chagii Fahn 63 to 17, Topshakaz was able to squeak out a win with a 23 to 22 victory over team Quest, and team Nesoan Power was forced into overset (overtime) before they were able win their game against Baddie-Z team.
The sport of Roccball is unique in that it is very first team net sport in the world to invent and incorporate three-point scoring plays seven years before the NBA created their three-point scoring plays in 1987, and a rally point scoring system with unrestricted hitting and kicking fifteen years before FIVB came out with their rule changes in 1995. And the proof of Roccball’s innovative court design, scoring system, and game winning features, have been documented and registered copyrighted several times with the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. since 1980.
In just five games of play, the MHS Roccball players scored sixty 2 point serves, six 2-point backcourt plays, one defensive play called the “Jam” where a front-line player spikes down a served ball, 19 three-point goals, and dozens of one point court plays.
