Charlestown, Campbellville win big on Girls’ opening day

ExxonMobil Under-14 Tournaments…

When their tournament began on Saturday last — a week after that of the Boys had started — twelve Girls teams joined their male counterparts to pursue the spoils on offer in the ExxonMobil Under 14 Boys’ and Girls’ tournaments.

The young ladies did not disappoint either, scoring 26 goals in just 6 matches.
Tucville Secondary trampled Uitvlugt Secondary in the opening match by a margin of 4-1. Keithann Mollyneaux and Karen Jupiter each netted two goals for Tucville, while Atesha Moore scored Uitvlugt’s consolation goal.
Lodge Secondary and East Ruimveldt Secondary both eased past their opponents, New Campbellville Secondary and Saint Stanislaus College respectively, with a one-goal win. Michelle Filter and Ginlena King were respective strikers for Lodge and East Ruimveldt.

The tournament’s defending champions, Charlestown Secondary, opened their 2019 campaign with a resounding win, scoring 7 goals against St. Mary’s and in process sending an ominous message to their competitors.
Danielle Smith wasted no time in getting her team’s score sheet ticking. She scored in the 3rd minute in what turned out to be a rain of goals for Charlestown Secondary; as Carletta Ross (5th, 24th, 31st) netted a hat-trick and Akilah Koster (15th, 21st) scored a brace, while Shania Easton contributed one for Charlestown’s resounding 7-0 win.
The second hat-trick of the day saw Keasha Jones powering East Ruimveldt to a 5-0 win over Dolphin Secondary. Also scoring for East Ruimveldt were Shaqwana Wright (12th) and Tamera Mendonca (30th).
Campbellville Secondary followed Charlestown’s lead by handing Ann’s Grove a 7-0 drubbing in the day’s final game. Roshana Warren led the way for her team with goals in the 16th, 27th and 30th, while a brace from Alicia Maynard (3rd, 9th) and one each from Imani Maxwell (15th) and Breanna Solomon (29th) did the trick for Campbellville.
As for the males, the twelve games staged on Saturday were equally competitive, with a handful of them being high-scoring encounters.
Dolphin Secondary “got the ball rolling in the right direction” with a 3-0 win over Saint Stanislaus College. Jequan Cole (8th), Dwayne James (10th) and Jude Charles (39th) were the scorers for Dolphin.
Carmel Secondary defeated Marian Academy by a similar margin, with Shem James (7th), Ian Daniels (8th) and Matthew Layne (12th) each netting a goal for the 3-0 win.
A brace from Treyon Grenville (20th, 33rd) and one from Allister Henry (7th) made for a comfortable President’s College win against Uitvlugt Secondary. Niaz Orella (11th) netted one for Uitvlugt to end the game at 3-1.
In the game following, Golden Grove Secondary made light work of Brickdam Secondary with a 5-0 drubbing. Quintin December starred for the East Coast team with a helmet trick of goals scored in the 6th, 24th, 35th and 38th minutes; while Renford Cato brought Golden Grove’s tally to 5 with a goal scored in the 33rd.
The Charlestown boys proved to be less formidable than their female counterparts, receiving a 4-1 trashing at the hands of Cummings Lodge Secondary. Shiloh Adams (9th, 10th) and Jitzak Martinez (16th, 34th) each netted two each for Cummings Lodge, while Charlestown’s consolation goal came off the boots of Kurt Grant.
Ann’s Grove nosed past Richard Ishmael 3-2 in an eventful encounter. Richard Ishmael “controlled things” in the first half with goals from Shaquan Brancine and Sherwin Evans, but a late surge from Shemar Meredith (25th, 30th) and Akeem Gouveia (28th) underwrote the Ann’s Grove victory over Richard Ishmael.
Lodge Secondary took an easy 2-0 win over Campbellville Secondary with goals from Joseph Harry and Akon Braithwaite; while the East Ruimveldt boys took home a 2-1 win over Kingston Secondary as their female counterparts had done to their opponents. Adrian Wharton (10th, 31st) netted both goals for East, while Dammany Barrow scored Kingston’s lone goal.
St. Mary’s and North Ruimveldt played to a draw, as did Annandale Secondary and Plaisance Orphanage. Likewise, Queenstown Secondary and Tucville Secondary; and St. John’s College and Tutorial High, shared points after their drawn encounters.
Action in the ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under 14 tournaments will continue this weekend, Saturday June 29, at the Ministry of Education Ground.