Republic Bank U18 League: Chase hammer home 15 unanswered goals

…Waramuri, Dolphin secure wins

Exhilarating football action graced the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue on Sunday as the Republic Bank Under-18 schools’ football league reached the halfway stage, with games in Round 4 being contested.
The packed afternoon schedule began on an exciting note as Bartica Secondary and President’s College went through a 6-2 battle that ended in the former’s favour.
Bartica’s Billy Smith extended his personal tally in the League with an early brace in the 4th and 9th minutes while Reizer Reid joined the scoring party in the 14th to make it a 3-0 game. it wasn’t until Reid completed his brace in the 40th minute that President’s College attempted a fightback.
Omarie Grandson pulled one back for PC in the 46th minute and Jude Andrews found the back of the net four minutes later to push the score to 4-2. However, Bartica were not taking any chances as Dexter France scored in the 57th minute while Tyrese Collinson did the same in the 60th to seal the 6-2 win.
Then, Waramuri Secondary eased past West Ruimveldt Secondary 3-2. West Ruimveldt started the contest with good intensity, but seemingly lost hope after Rondell Peters netted Waramuri’s first goal in the 22nd minute. A 33rd minute strike from Eldon Lewis gave Waramuri a 2-0 lead while their third goal came in the second segment when Paul Lewis beat the West Ruimveldt keeper in the 65th minute.
The clash between South Ruimveldt Secondary and Dolphin Secondary appeared as though it would result in shared points between the two Georgetown Schools, but that was not to be as Dolphin found two late goals to seal the full three points.
Collin David found the back of the net in the 62nd minute while his teammate Omarion Lewis scored in the 70th, just before the whistle sounded for the 2-0 win.
The final game of the day, though a one-sided affair, was the most entertaining of the lot as defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation displayed the best of their goal-scoring abilities.
Knowing they needed to get their goal tally up, Chase’s Academy took full advantage of a hapless East Ruimveldt Secondary for a 15-0 result. Mark Glasgow opened the scoring for Chase with a strike in the 5th minute and thereafter, their Captain, Bryan Wharton, led from the front with seven goals. Wharton found the back of the net in the 7th, 22nd, 29th, 32nd, 39th, 41st and 42nd minutes.
Meanwhile, Omar Sam pierced the goal twice for a brace in the 14th and 25th minutes, and Darius Chester did the same in the 18th and 39th. Solitary goals came off the boots of Isaiah Ifill, Neeiaz Baksh and Emmanuel Campbell in the 9th, 15th and 28th minutes for Chase’s Academy’s massive win.
The Republic Bank U18 League is set to continue on Sunday, November 17th with Round 5. Aside from the title sponsors, Guyana Beverages Inc under its Busta Brand, Tiger Rentals, and MVP Sports have also lent corporate support to the League.