Pee- Wee U11 tournament: Winfer Gardens, Redeemer, Enterprise Primary among 1st day winners

Weeks of preparation and anticipation were finally put to action on Saturday as the Courts Under 11 Pee- Wee football tournament kicked off.
The venue was the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta avenue, where teams suited up for the March Pass exercise, before the official commencement of the 2022 tournament.
Winfer Gardens primary, based in the heart of the city, were the first team to walk away with a victory in the competition. Before Winfer Gardens could adjust themselves however, Wesley McDonald of Colaaco Primary was the first to find the back of the net.
Minutes later, Shamar Bishop made it a 1-1 game, on Winfer Gardens’ behalf. Then as Isiyah Williams joined the party in the 11th, Bishop found the back of the net once again in the 12th, to push the score to 3-1, for a Winfer Gardens victory.
Enterprise Primary entertained in the following game, with a 5-0 drubbing of Craig Primary. Dontay Kowlessar (11th, 24th) and Jashan Haynes (12th, 14th) led the way for Enterprise, each scoring a double. Isandro Vincent was the other scorer, finding the back of the net in the 34th, to push their tally to 5.
Soesdyke Primary grinded out a hard-fought win against F.E. Pollard Primary in the ensuing match. Within minutes of the opening whistle being sounded, Mickel Arthur struck for Soesdyke. The youngsters goal turned out to be the winning one, as F.E. Pollard missed out on their opportunities to level the scores.
Marian Academy were the next Primary institution to join the winners’ circle, on the back of a brace from Kaleigh Todd.
Todd was the first to strike gold in the 13th minute and returned two minutes later to push the scores to 2-0 against Timehri primary. Nyhl George added another to Marian’s tally in the 18th for the 3-0 win.
Also netting a brace on Saturday was Aaron Archer of West Ruimveldt Primary. It was during West’s 3-0 encounter with St. Stephen’s Primary that Archer evaded the goal’s custodian in the 13th and 15th minutes for his two. In the 40th, Malachi Alleyne added West’s third goal.
A nail- biting confrontation between Redeemer Primary and North Georgetown Primary, resulted in the former prevailing, 3-2. Shawn Douglas opened the scoring for North in the 8th, but Donald Choo-Sheet found the equalizer a minute later. David DeCosta, played brilliantly and was duly rewarded with his first goal in the 18th minute. North’s Douglas returned to level the scores again, but a stunning long-shot from DeCosta in the 26th, did the deed for Redeemer.
St. Margaret’s and Smith’s Memorial Primary played valiantly but eventually had to settle for s deadlock, as neither side could find the back of the net.
In other results, St. Pius primary and Ann’s Grove Primary enjoyed walkovers, when the were intended to face Den Amstel Primary and Graham’s Hall Primary respectively.
The Pee- Wee tournament, which is also supported by Sterling products Limited, will continue next Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at the same venue.