Milo schools’ football: Santa Rosa, Bush Lot, New Amsterdam impress on Day 2
Santa Rosa, Bush Lot and New Amsterdam Secondary were among the outstanding teams when the first round of the group stage in the 2025 Milo Under-18 Secondary School Football Tournament wrapped up on Sunday at the Ministry of Education and Queen’s College Grounds.
The tournament’s second helmet trick off the boots of Kymani Sandy handed New Amsterdam Secondary a 5-2 victory over Vreed-en-Hoop at the MoE Ground.
Sandy netted goals in the 11th, 30th, 55th, and 65th minutes while his teammate Teon Williams netted in the 44th minute. For Vreed-en-Hoop, Darwin Archer registered a double in the 4th and 56th minutes.
Jeremiah Griffith found the back of the net twice in the 12th and 68th minutes, and Joel Griffith once in the 27th minute to lift West Ruimveldt Secondary to a 3-1 win over Westminster.
Santa Rosa Secondary goal scorers Darren Williams, Keshan Campbell, Rupee Norton, and Randy Chappelle
Nickille Watson secured Westminster’s consolation strike in the 32nd minute.
It was a goal-fest when Santa Rosa Secondary met Brickdam in the final game at the MoE Ground, as the Region One outfit won 9-0. Daren Williams pierced the nets in the 8th, 9th and 24th minutes, backed up by braces off the boots of Keshan Campbell (20th, 54th) and Randy Chappelle (26th, 45th). Rupee Norton (22nd and Shameer David (60th) also added to Santa Rosa’s massive tally.
Another high-scoring encounter saw Bush Lot Secondary overcoming Bartica Secondary 5-3.
Bush Lot Secondary’s goalscorers from left Quaency Fraser, Luke Langevine and Ezra James
Bartica’s Arvel Smith netted in the fourth minute, followed by Reizer Reid in the 12th and Kerville Roberts in the 30th minute. Each time, national under-17 forward Quaency Fraser was the man to equalise for Bush Lot in the 8th, 20th and 43rd minutes. Eventually, Fraser’s teammates Luke Langevine (47th) and Ezra James (60th) extended Bush Lot’s lead for the win.
Then, Devon Chance (11th, 29th, 35th) found the back of the net thrice, alongside a double from Kennard Halley (41st, 58th) to power Ann’s Grove Secondary’s 8-1 drubbing of Carmel Secondary.
Solitary strikes off the boots of Isaiah Pellew (57th), DeShawn John (47th) and Keevin Austin (38th) added to Ann’s Grove tally while Marcus Layne netted Carmel’s consolation in the 32nd.
The final game of the weekend saw President’s College and Yarrowkabra Secondary settling for shared points after a 1-1 affair.
Leroy Evans opened the scoring for Yarrowkabra in the 11th minute while Michael Joseph found PC’s equaliser in the 59th minute .
The Milo tournament will continue next weekend with the second round of group stage action.
