ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament: Waramuri Girls, Bartica Boys reign supreme!
The 2023 ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under-14 champions, Bartica Secondary and Waramuri Top Primary
Waramuri Top Primary’s girls and Bartica Secondary’s boys roared with dominance on Saturday afternoon as they fought to be crowned champions of the ExxonMobil Under-14 Girls’ and Boys’ Schools’ Football tournament.
A glimpse of the Boys U14 final between Bartica Secondary (orange) and Waramuri Top
The Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Carifesta Avenue was treated to a display of the best of the country’s Under-14 football talents in what was the culmination of a highly competitive tournament.
The feature match in the girls’ tournament saw Waramuri Top Primary taking on President’s College girls. Fireworks flew early with an own goal that went in Waramuri’s favour, coupled with a goal from PC Captain Kimora Edwards that saw the scores levelled 1-1 early.
Waramuri Captain Allia Henry added another two goals to their tally in the 30th and 35th minutes, while Tiffany Cozier added their fourth goal in the 49th. Waramuri Top won 4-1.
A look at the Girls U14 final between Waramuri Top (burgundy) and President’s College
Bartica Secondary utilized their superior stature in the Boys’ final to school Waramuri Top Primary Boys 4-0. From the very first minute of the encounter, it was apparent that Bartica were intent on both dominating and controlling possession.
Jadiel Yaw put Bartica in control early when he found the back of the net in the 3rd. Travin Benjamin made it a 2-0 game minutes later; and in the 23rd, a clever set piece from Bartica saw Rondel Washington finding the back of the net.
Bartica managed to add only one more goal to their tally in the second half. It came off the boots of Riley Tracey. The boys from the Mining Town also managed to keep their opponents at bay in rder to seal the championship with a 4-0 win.
In the girls third-place playoff, Bartica Secondary overcame Tucville Secondary 3-0, with goals coming from Niksha Persaud (20th, 24th) and Candacy Robinson (38th).
In the boys’ competition, Bush Lot Secondary thumped New Central High 5-3 for the podium position. Trevor Eastman (8th, 46th), Quancy Fraser (20th, 24th) and Joela Blair (34th) were the scorers for Bus Lot; while Trevor Gordon (22nd, 30th, 50th) netted a hat trick for New Central.
In individual awards, Bartica’s Riley Tracey carted off the accolade for the Most goals and MVP accolades, while Waramuri Top’s Mechelle Williams and Allia Henry were adjudged highest goal scorer and MVP respectively. Zico De Santos and Devanie Thomas were the tournaments’ best goalkeepers in the male and female divisions.
