Courts Pee-Wee U-11 Tournament: Enterprise, St Pius to battle in final showdown

One thing is certain: there will be a new Courts’ Pee-Wee Under-11 champion team crowned this weekend. Whether it will be St Pius Primary, who are no strangers to the Pee-Wee accolade or Enterprise Primary, who have been dark horses this year, only time will tell.

The two schools stormed into the final, following clinical victories on Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue, defeating Marian Academy and North Georgetown Primary respectively.
In the first semi-final, where St Pius met Marian Academy, Aaron Vasconcellos proved himself as one of the best up-and-coming football talents, holding his team together on all fronts.

Handling the semi-final pressure well, Vasconcellos netted in the 20th, 36th and 39th minutes, for a hat-trick that kept Marian Academy reeling under pressure. However, Vasconcellos was not the first or only player to find the back of the net as his teammate, Octain Moore, struck first in the 15th minute and later in the 30th, for a double that brought St Pius’ tally to five.
Their opponents had no answer for St Pius’ dominance and coupled with their near-misses, succumbed 5-0, missing out on the final.
The second semi witnessed a tense contest between North Georgetown and Enterprise Primary.
North Georgetown were up first on the scoresheet, thanks to a 13th minute goal from Nathaniel Peters. With the scores still at 1-0 upon the start of the second half, Enterprise Coach Troy Wright’s tactics came into play.
Wright, who coached 2019 champions St Agnes Primary to their first Pee-Wee Championship, encouraged his young troops to remain calm, a game plan that paid dividends a few minutes later.
First, it was an own goal from North Georgetown that levelled the scores. Then, Enterprise’s most prolific scorer, Jashan Haynes found the back of the net at the last possible moment, to hand his team the game-winning goal and a 2-1 victory.
In other placement matches on Saturday, Craig, Smith’s Memorial, Timehri, Den Amstel, West Ruimveldt and Redeemer Primary found themselves in the winners’ row.
In the first placement game, Maurice Fields (6th, 24th) and Kevin Dejounge (14th, 19th) combined forces to hand Craig Primary a 4-0 victory over Tucville Primary. Timehri Primary also kept their sheet clean, with a 3-0 win against Colaaco Primary. Nyron Barrow (17th, 20th) and Quinton Taylor (10th) were responsible for Timehri’s goals.
Den Amstel Primary edged Winfer Gardens Primary in the next game 2-1. Andre Robertson put Winfer Gardens in the lead first, with a strike in the 32nd minute. However, goals from Malachi Mohammad (35th) and Jaquan Smith (40th) sealed the deal for Den Amstel.
A Troy Lindey brace in the 22nd and 25th was all it took for West Ruimveldt Primary to ease past Soesdyke Primary, in a 2-0 affair.
Redeemer Primary had the biggest win of the day, trouncing Ann’s Grove 10-0. Led by hat-tricks from David DeCosta (3rd, 30th, 34th) and Jonathan Ollivierre (23rd, 39th, 40th); the team also saw contributions from Adiel Hamilton in the 8th and 10th minutes, while Jareal Richards (41st) and Shivraj Persaud (44th) added one each for the mammoth tally.
The Pee-Wee final is set for Saturday, November 19, at the aforementioned venue. There, Enterprise will battle St Pius for the tournament’s top honours, while Marian Academy and North Georgetown lock horns in the third-place play-off.
In addition to the title sponsors, Courts, the tournament is supported by Sterling Products and MVP Sports.