MVP Sports Girls’ Pee-Wee: Defending champions Marian make strong start

The defending champions Marian Academy and Potaro Primary won two out of two games on Saturday to start their MVP Sports Girls’ Under-11 Pee-Wee tournament campaign on a perfect note, when the action went down at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Potaro Primary bagged the first victory of the 2024 tournament, edging Smith’s Memorial Primary 2-2. Reniese Joseph found the back of the net in the 8th and 25th minutes for Potaro while Elian Lawrence found the back of the net for Smith’s in the 2nd minute.
West Ruimveldt followed with a 5-0 drubbing of Genesis Academy in the next match. Ariel Farley netted a helmet- trick in the 9th, 12th, 15th and 17th minutes while Jada McRae added their fifth in the 18th.
A solitary goal off the boots of Keshana Thomas in the 30th minute handed Waramuri Primary a 1-0 win against St John the Baptist Primary.
Then, One Mile and North Georgetown Primary played to a 1-all draw. Astrid Simon found the back of the net for North Georgetown first in the 15th minute while Kezaria Layne equalised for One Mile in the 31st.

In their first game of the day, Marian Academy pulled off a massive victory, defeating Georgetown International Academy 7-0. Chrissyanne Persaud was the star amongst Marian’s strikers, netting four times in the 6th, 13th, 16th and 23rd minutes while Haley Haberkorn, Sariah Samaroo, and Ella Fernandes added to the score in the 10th, 25th and 40th minutes.
Potaro Primary returned later to pull off another 2-1 win, this time against North Georgetown Primary. Reniese Joseph was once again the star for Potaro, scoring in the 5th and 10th minutes. Astrid Simon netted North Georgetown’s consolation in the 18th.
Genesis Academy later turned their fortunes around with a 3-0 win against FE Pollard Primary. Tyra Clement contributed a brace in the 7th and 9th minutes while Arias Lewis netted the third in the 16th.
Smith’s Memorial also had a change in fortunes, pulling off a nail-biting 1-0 win over One Mile Primary. Akeila Pile was the goal-scorer in the 15th minute.
The tournament’s defending champions closed off the day with a 4-0 victory, this time defeating Stella Maris, with a brace scored in the 18th and 23rd minutes and one each in the 12th and 30th minutes.
Meanwhile, Waramuri Primary, West Ruimveldt Primary and Batavia Primary all benefited from walkovers.
The MVP Sports Under-11 tournament will continue at the same venue on Saturday, November 24 with group stage action continuing in Round 3.