Santa Rosa, SJTB win big as Boys’ Pee-Wee tournament kicks off

Defending champions Santa Rosa Primary, St John the Baptist, West Ruimveldt and Leonora Primary were among the big winners on Saturday, when the Courts Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 Boys’ football tournament kicked off.
St John the Baptist Primary brought up the first win of the day, with a 6-0 drubbing of St Theresa’s Primary. Aaron Christian (1st, 14th, 24th) and Neymar Edwards (3rd, 16th, 27th) both netted hat-tricks for the victorious teams.
One goal each off the boots of Marek Timmerman (25th), Raheem Persaud (30th) and Ramario Smith (31st) handed Potaro Primary a 3-1 victory over Winfer Gardens Primary. Omari St Hill netted Winfer Gardens’ consolation in the 32nd minute.

Then, Santa Rosa matched St John the Baptist’s energy with an identical 6-0 win, this time against Good Fortune Primary. Taz Larose registered a helmet-trick with goals in the 5th, 16th, 20th and 26th minutes while Michael Harris secured a brace in the 13th and 21st minutes.
A Yanique Cadogan hat-trick in the 4th, 7th and 9th minutes led West Ruimveldt Primary to a 4-0 win when they took on St Aloysius Primary. Ceon Rajkumar had earlier opened the scoring for West Ruimveldt in the first minute.
Another hat-trick was witnessed when Jhonathan Melvin found the back of the net in the 3rd, 11th and 29th minutes, lifting Leonora Primary to a 4-1 victory over Clonbrook Primary. Akeem Johnson had also netted for Leonora in the 21st minute, while Maxton Adams found Clonbrook’s lone strike in the ninth minute.
Tucville Primary cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Stella Maris Primary, owing to a Dominic Dickson brace in the 26th and 30th minutes of their encounter while Santa Rosa edged North Georgetown Primary 1-0, owing to a Taz La Rose strike in the 30th minute.
A close clash was witnessed between Redeemer and Smith Memorial Primaries, with the former coming out on top 3-2. Orlanzo Webster (10th) and Aaron Lall (7th, 21st) netted for Redeemer while Derick Holder (12th) and Xavier Herrajes (14th) were responsible for Smith Memorial’s reply.
Nathan Ville (4th), Zion Hickerson (25th) and Simon Devon (28th) netted one each in St Gabriel’s Primary’s 3-0 beating of St Stephen’s Primary.
Meanwhile, drawn encounters on the day saw St Pius and Agatash Primary playing to a stalemate while a similar result was witnessed when Marian Academy and Georgetown International Academy butted heads.
Also, Genesis and Ann’s Grove Primary had a 2-all draw. Joshua Sparman (8th) and Josiah Archer (19th) netted for Genesis while Kevon Wickham (6th, 13th) responded with a brace for Ann’s Grove.
The Pee-Wee tournament will continue at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground on Saturday when the second round of the group stage will be held.