Courts Optical Pee-Wee: Defending Champs St Pius, Den Amstel, Marian Academy extend dominance

The Courts Optical Under-11 schools’ football pee-wee tournament returned for another exciting instalment of the group stage on Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue, where a number of the usual suspects registered their second wins of this year’s tournament.
Defending champions, St Pius Primary was one such school, despite tough resistance from Winfer Gardens Primary. Thanks to a double from Jovaine Wright in the 13th and 19th minutes alongside one goal each from Aleem Younge (6th) and Roy Cossou (35th), St Pius pulled off a 4-1 victory. Winfer Gardens’ consolation came via a penalty executed by Omari St. Hill.
Another 5-0 result went the way of Den Amstel Primary, who this time around made Golden Grove Primary their victim. Kester Jacobs netted a hat-trick in the 14th, 25th and 37th minutes, while a brace off the boots of Andrew Robin (5th, 30th) accounted for the remainder of Den Amstel’s 5.
Then, a Joshua Johnson helmet- trick helped Marian Academy secure a victory by a similar margin over Colaacoo Primary. Johnson found the back of the net in the 15th, 17th,19th and 22nd minutes whilst Cristiano La Rose added another in the 13th.

Tapakuma Lake Primary took full advantage of their encounter with Ann’s Grove, also winning by a 5- goal margin. Raphael Fredericks’ hat-trick (2nd, 5th, 39th) was backed up by Jorden Benjamin (7th) and Renecia Williams (31stt) with one goal each to secure the win.
Another ‘out-of-town’ school joined the winners’ circle when St John the Baptist Primary got the better of St Gabriel’s 4-1. Kriston Chandler (1st, 31st) led the charge for St John’s with a brace while Alex Pearson (5th) and Joel De Andrade (8th) found the back of the net once. Treyvon Byass secured the lone goal for St Gabriel’s in the 28th minute.
Later, Georgetown’s Stella Maris Primary turned the tides on Potaro Primary with a 3-1 victory. Clyde Jacobs was the star for Stella Maris with goals in the 18th, 28th and 40th minutes, while Jermaine Joseph (9th) was the lone marksman for Potaro.
Last year’s finalists, Redeemer Primary’s woes continued, this time with a 5-0 loss to Belladrum Primary. Nemaul Wilson (26th, 40th); Javell Fraser (29th); Runako Trotman (31st) and Kenroy Gordon (35th) were the goalscorers for Belladrum.
St Mary’s Primary narrowly got past Tucville Primary in a 2-1 affair. While Dequacy Paul (12th, 38th) accounted for St Mary’s two, Wolette Griffith (2nd) netted Tucville’s lone goal.
In another narrow win, Samuel Preston’s 34th-minute strike was enough for Genesis Primary to pull off a 1-0 win against Timehri Primary.
The result was the same when Smith’s Memorial Primary took on FE Pollard Primary. Kevon Watts (23rd) was the lone goal scorer, handing Smith’s Memorial the win.
Then a sensational performance off the boots of Juan Jaramillo handed School of the Nations a 5-1 victory. Jaramillo found the back of the net in the 6th, 10th, 13th, 25th and 35th minutes, while Caleb Nnoli netted Georgetown International Academy’s consolation in the 19th.
A team effort from Marcus Atkinson (22nd), Dylon James (27th) and Deon Henry (29th) boosted Santa Rosa to a 3-0 win over North Georgetown Primary.
Meanwhile, in other results, Batavia and West Ruimveldt Primary played to a 1-all draw. Beron Godette (20th) and Seon Horsham (18th) found the back of the net for Batavia and West respectively. In addition, Enterprise and Rosignol Primary endured a stalemate when they met for their encounter.
The Courts Optical Pee-Wee action will continue this Saturday with the third round of games in the Group stage.