Schools chase regional honours in ExxonMobil U18 football

Regional and district titles will be on the line when the ExxonMobil Under-18 Schools Football competition continues from October 22–24, with finals scheduled for Region One, Region Three, East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara and Georgetown South.

Organised by the Vurlon Mills Football Academy (VMFA), the competition enters its fourth weekend with a programme of boys’ and girls’ matches that also includes action in Essequibo, Berbice and Georgetown North.
Dolphin Secondary and Vreed en Hoop Secondary will each contest boys’ and girls’ finals on Saturday, giving both schools an opportunity to secure honours in the two categories.
At Tucville, Dolphin face Charlestown Secondary in the Georgetown South girls’ final at 14:30h before meeting New Central High in the boys’ final at 15:30h.
Vreed en Hoop’s girls will take on West Minster Secondary at Friendship Park from 13:00h, followed by the boys’ final between Vreed en Hoop and DeWillem Secondary at 15:00h.
The programme begins on Thursday with Santa Rosa Secondary facing Waramuri Secondary in a boys’ encounter at Santa Rosa from 10:00h. The winners will meet Hosororo Secondary in the Region One boys’ final at Coomacka on Friday at 11:30h.
Friday’s action at Coomacka will open with the girls’ final between North West Secondary and Waramuri Secondary at 10:00h.
The East Coast finals will also be played on Friday, with Plaisance hosting Annandale Secondary against President’s College in the girls’ decider at 13:00h. Hope Secondary and Golden Grove Secondary will then contest the boys’ final at 14:00h.
On the East Bank, Friendship Secondary and Diamond Secondary meet at Providence on Friday from 14:00h. The winners will return to the venue on Saturday to face Dora Secondary in the boys’ final at 13:00h.
Meanwhile, Queen’s College will host four Georgetown North fixtures on Saturday, with boys’ and girls’ games being played simultaneously.
At noon, New Campbellville Secondary faces Chase’s Academic Foundation in the girls’ competition, while Chase’s boys take on Christ Church Secondary. The 14:00h fixtures will pit St John’s College against New Campbellville in the boys’ competition and Cummings Lodge against Marian Academy in the girls’ competition.
In Region Two, Saturday’s programme at Queenstown begins with Charity Secondary against Cottonfield Secondary in the boys’ competition at 10:00h. Charity’s girls will meet Aurora Secondary at noon before Aurora’s boys face Abram Zuil Secondary at 14:00h.
Bygeval Secondary and No. 8 Secondary will contest a Region Five double-header at the No. 5 Ground on Saturday. The girls’ match starts at 13:00h, followed by the boys’ encounter at 14:30h.
Three matches are scheduled for All Saints in Region Six that day. Canje Secondary faces New Amsterdam Secondary in the girls’ competition at 11:00h, while Lower Corentyne Secondary meets New Amsterdam’s boys at 13:00h. Berbice Educational Institute and Tutorial Academy will complete the programme with their boys’ encounter at 15:00h.
The tournament continues under the theme “Play, Learn, Lead,” with VMFA encouraging school communities and football supporters to attend the matches.