Silverware galore! Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca displaying the trophies that are up for grabs today
Following weeks of avid competition, rivalries will come to a boil today, Saturday, when the ExxonMobil U14 Boys’ and Girls’ Schools’ football tournaments come to a close with two grand finales at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
Captains of Waramuri Top Primary and Bartica Secondary, Makayah Holmes (brown) and Rondel Washington, face off with the ExxonMobil Championship Trophy
New champions are set to be crowned in both divisions, and Region One’s Waramuri Top Primary are poised to repeat Charlestown Secondary’s 2022 heroics of clinching the championship in both divisions.
In the girls’ tournament, Waramuri Top Primary and President’s College will go head-to-head. Captains Aaliyah Henry and Kimora Edwards are both confident in their team’s ability to capture the title.
“For my team, we did well, and we know we can do it and be the winners,” Waramuri’s Aaliyah Henry has said.
Kimora Edwards of President’s College has said, “I’m very confident! But, you know, they’re a little tough, so we have to work a lot harder.”
The Waramuri Top’s boys will challenge Bartica Secondary for the Boys’ Championship. Captains Makayah Holmes and Rondel Washington both think their team has what it takes to secure victory.
Captains of Waramuri Top Primary and President’s College, Aaliyah Henry (burgundy) and Kimora Edwards, face off with the ExxonMobil Championship Trophy
“We are very confident; and, you know, we can win the finals,” Waramuri’s Holmes has said. But Washington of Bartica Secondary has said, “Yeah! We got this! We could carry the trophy back, plus with a lot of goals too, you know.”
Meanwhile, coordinator Troy Mendonca of the Petra Organization is pleased with the level of competition witnessed thus far.
“At this juncture, referring to what happened in 2020 in the absence of football, I think we’ve seen with the inclusion of especially the Hinterland teams, I think we’ve seen an improvement in terms of the level of competition. I think I want to single out the Bush Lot Secondary School for their display, having been a team out the Georgetown area, first time being invited,” Mendonca explained.
The Petra Co-Director added, “What I can say, there’s a need for a little bit of coaches’ education, but then I think those teams that are in the final, they’re worth being there; and for Under-14 teams, we anticipate a very good game.”
The Girls’ final is set for 15:00hrs on Saturday, while the boys will clash at 16:00hrs. Both third-place playoffs will precede those games.
