Leonora, Redeemer stun opponents as Pee-Wee football intensifies

Leonora and Redeemer Primary Schools both pulled off heists on Saturday afternoon, ousting last year’s finalists Marian Academy and Santa Rosa Primary from the Courts Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 Schools football tournament.
Redeemer Primary were the ones to remove the defending champions Santa Rosa Primary from the competition in a heart-thumping 1-0 battle. Elijah Naughton’s 23rd minute stunner made the difference between the Georgetown and Region One teams.
On the other hand, 2024 runners-up Marian Academy came in for a 6-0 thumping at the hands of Leonora Primary. Both Adrian Harry (8th, 28th) and Jhonathan Melvin (10th, 16th) registered braces in the contest while one goal each came off the boots of Colbert Baird (35th) and Chrison Austin (37th).

The day’s action began with a narrow 2-1 victory for St Pius Primary over Potaro Primary. Marcus Harris opened the scoring for St Pius early in the second minute while Roy Cossau made it a 2-0 game in the 11th. Marek Timmerman netted Potaro’s consolation in the 25th minute, but it was a little too late for them to pull off the comeback.
A brace off the boots of Neymar Edwards in the 15th and 21st minutes got St John the Baptist Primary past Stella Maris Primary by the same margin. Joshua Haratio found Stella Maris’s consolation in the 17th minute.

When the battle between Agatash and North Georgetown Primary bore no fruit, the decider went down to penalty kicks, where Agatash prevailed 3-2.
Another game was also decided on penalty kicks; that was the battle between St Gabriel’s Primary and Charity Primary. While St Gabriel’s came out on top 3-1 on penalty kicks; earlier Jalen Simon (6th) and Zion Hickerson (9th) had St Gabriel’s in the lead before Troy Boston’s brace in the 12th and 26th minutes levelled the scores.
West Ruimveldt cruised into the quarter-finals with a 5-0 victory over St Theresa’s Primary.
Jaseen Paris (5th, 32nd, 36th) registered a brace while Zyron Austin had broken the ice in the 2nd minute and Ceon Rajkumar added another in the 30th.
Tucville Primary also made their way into the next round on the back of a 1-0 victory over Georgetown International Academy. Dominic Dickson hit the match- winner in the 36th minute.
The Under-11 Primary Schools’ football action will continue this Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.