Digicel Schools Football Championships 2023: Charlestown, Tutorial Academy, Charity advance to Round-of-16
Grounds on the West Coast of Demerara and in Berbice came alive on Monday evening when the Digicel Schools’ Football Championships continued in those areas.
In Region 3, visitors Charlestown Secondary upset Leonora Secondary 4-1. Andrew Carto and Malachi Barker each scored a goal in the respective 19th and 49th minutes, and two own goals scored by Leonora in the respective 61st and 70th minutes accounted for Charlestown’s 4.
Leonora’s consolation goal was scored by Findly Miggins in the 78th.
At the same venue, Westminster Secondary overcame North Ruimveldt Multilateral 5-3. All of Westminster’s goal came in the first half, as Samuel McAllister got the scoring started early, netting in the 7th and 22nd minutes. Tyreese Johnson followed with a strike in the 30th, while Harod Haynes and Khy Austin added to the tally in the 32nd and 35th respectively.
A glimpse of what to expect at the Round-of-16 today and tomorrow
North Ruimveldt attempted a comeback, as Calvin Bowlin netted their first in the 71st, then Jevon Luck extended North’s tally with a double in the 75th and 87th. However, it was a little too late for the Georgetown visitors.
Over in the ancient county, Mahaicony Technical Institute eased past Tutorial Academy 4-2. It was quite a tense encounter, as Hiswar Kiene and Dawrad Wilson found the back of the net for Tutorial in the 10th and 21st respectively.
Goals off the boots of Dane Singh and Kadeem Henry in the 24th and 39th meant that the half expired with the scores locked at 2-2; but in the second segment, Jaheim Drakes and Ezekiel Abel added their names to the scoresheet in the 66th and 78th to secure the victory.
Queen’s College challenged the Berbice Educational Institute in the following game, but the visitors came up short. All it took was a solitary goal off the boots of Daniel Arthur in the 65th for Berbice to secure the win.
In addition, Charity Secondary thumped Marian Academy in a single game at the NIS Ground. Led by trebles from Enrique Edwards (24th, 38th, 67th) and Oundra Sobers (27th, 35th, 60th), Aron Williams had opened the scoring in the 2nd, and Dwayne Williams struck in the 20th to secure the 8-0 win.
The Round-of-16 begins tomorrow at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground in Georgetown. Tucville Secondary will battle Charity Secondary in the first game at 13:00hrs. Then St. Ignatius and Buxton Secondary will battle at 15:00hrs, after which Santa Rosa Secondary and Mackenzie High School will do battle at 17:00hrs. the final game of the day will see Kwakwani Secondary and Waramuri Top Primary in action from 19:00hrs.
The Round of 16 will continue tomorrow, Thursday, August 3rd, at same venue.
