As the Guyana Hockey Board’s Smalta Under 14 Indoor Hockey League winds down, Garnett Street were on fire last Friday, whipping GCC Thunder Bolts 12-0.
The Garnett Street boys were red hot at the St. Stanislaus College auditorium with half of their goals coming from the stick of Baraka Garnett. In the second minute of play, Samuel Garnett had already found the back of the net with Baraka scoring three minutes later. Samuel then returned to score his second while Tahrea Garnett and Jamal December contributed one goal each, all within the span of two minutes, closing the first half of the 20 minute battle with Garnett Street leading 5-0.
The second half saw Baraka scoring two more times before Michael D’Andrade slotted in his first goal. Tahrea scored again in the 17th minute before Baraka scored in the 18th and 19th to signal the GCC Thunderbolts’ demise.
Action in the Under-14 Smalta indoor tournament
In the Girls division, GCC Challengers played Saints Hockey Club (SHC) Sensations to a tight 4-4 draw with Sensations throwing away a game they could have easily won. Genesia Samuels opened up the door for Sensations with Abosaide Cadogan equalizing within seconds, however, Kiera Williams ensured a lead was on the cards for Sensations by scoring a minute later and then scoring once more to close the first half 3-1.
But in the second half, Sensations allowed Challengers to score three valuable goals, two of which came from Cadogan and one from Tamar Bhagwandin.
In the other matches, SHC Silencers stole a 2-0 victory over Hikers in the other girls match while the top two teams, SHC Scalpels maintained their top ranking with a 2-1 win over second placed St. Joseph High. SHC Scorchers burned GCC War Dogs 7-1 with Oshazay Savory registering a hat trick. Hikers Hatchet was victorious over GCC Thunderbolts, who suffered their second defeat, this time 6-2. SHC Samurai made light work of War dogs who folded for 3-0.
The action resumes Friday where the tournament gets into the business end at St. Joseph High.
