It was their second week of competition, and the female teams in the ExxonMobil Girls’ Under 14 competition upped the ante in pursuit of a spot in the knockout stages.
A snippet of action in the Girls’ tournament of the ExxonMobil U14 competition
In Saturday’s action, defending Champions Charlestown Secondary asserted their dominance against the East Ruimveldt females, while New Campbellville Secondary continued to showcase their talent on the playing field.
The first game played for the day saw New Campbellville trashing Uitvlugt Secondary by an 8-0 margin. Roshana Warren was the top striker of the match, bagging the highest amount of goals (five) from an individual thus far in the tournament, with goals in the 8th, 22nd, 36th, 38th and 40th. With one goal contributions from Grace Miller (6th) Nuella Haynes (15th) and Rayana Benjamin (26th), Campbellville were able to not only trample their opponents, but send a stern warning to the other competitors.
2018 champions Charlestown Secondary barely outplayed East Ruimveldt Secondary to add more points to their tally. A collective team effort from the Charlestown girls was enough to see their opponents off, with goals from Shania Eastman, Carletta Ross and Daniel Smith. On the other hand, Shaqwana Wright’s double (17th, 19th) was not enough to overcome last year’s winners.
Meanwhile, a lone goal from Madison Chichester in the 5th minute of their game was enough for St. Stanislaus to overcome St Mary’s secondary in their encounter.
Dolphin Secondary brought their ‘A’ game on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Ann’s Grove 5-1. Both Akila Smith (19th, 32nd) and Jerica Paris (30th, 40th) netted doubles for Dolphin, while Niomie Williams added one goal in the 33rd for Dolphin’s five.
Consolation goal for Ann’s Grove came off the boots of Rennae Wills in the 16th minute of play.
Parents and other supporter were made to bite their nails in anticipation as a stiff encounter between Lodge and Tucville Secondary unfolded.
Michelle Fitter of Lodge netted a goal in the 16th to give her team the advantage, but when second half play resumed, Keithana Mollyneaux was quick to score the equalizer. Try as they may, no other player was able to get on the score sheets; and the two teams were made to settle for the 1-1 draw.
On the other hand, walkovers on the day saw Ann’s Grove being awarded points when they were scheduled to take on Richard Ishmael. Annandale Secondary also benefited from Richard Ishmael’s absence with a walkover of their own. Additionally, Dolphin Secondary was given a walkover instead of playing Annandale Secondary.
The ExxonMobil Under 14 Girls’ action will resume next Saturday, July 6, at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
