St John’s, West, Potaro end perfect group stage

St John the Baptist, West Ruimveldt and Potaro Primary Schools romped to victories on Saturday afternoon to end the group stage of the Courts Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 Schools’ Football competition unbeaten when the tournament continued at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Region Seven’s St John the Baptist were the first to pick up a win on Saturday, downing Genesis Primary 7-0.

After Aaron Christian got things going with a brace in the 2nd and 8th minutes, Neymar Edeards (17th); Alex Pearson (23rd, 27th); Orlando Deeges (24th) and Jarell Schroeder (25th) added to the score for the massive tally.
A Justin Calvan hat-trick in the 3rd, 19th and 25th minutes later propelled Agatash Primary to a 5-0 victory. Carlos Paul, scoring in the 7th and 23rd minutes, then added the finishing touches to their total.
A similar scoreline followed when Stella Maris Primary got the better of Batavia Primary in the following game. Clevon Jacobs was the leading man with goals in the 2nd, 9th and 11th minutes, accompanied by Kenyeatha Junor’s brace in the 15th and 35th.

The 5-0 trend seemed to be the hottest of the day as West Ruimveldt Primary brought up their win by the same margin when they faced off with Charity Primary. Ceon Rajkumar joined the hat-trick club with goals in the 11th, 23rd and 30th minutes, supported by Yanique Cadogan’s lone strike in the 21st and an own goal in the 20th.
I-Shent Ouderk (11th) and Rodwell Lindy (13th) netted one goal each in the following game, powering St Theresa’s 2-0 victory over Ann’s Grove Primary.
Laman Telemaque’s lone strike in the 29th minute became the difference between Potaro Primary and Redeemer Primary in a thrilling 1-0 win for the former.
St Gabriel’s Primary later secured a 4-0 win against Georgetown International Academy. Nathan Melville scored in the 6th and 9th minutes, followed by goals from Zion Hickerson (25th) and Jalen Simon (27th).
It was a nail-biting encounter between St Pius Primary and Clonbrook Primary which ended 3-2 in the Georgetown side’s favour.
Akeem Quintin broke the ice in the 9th minute, but Clonbrook’s Jemany Jefford equalised in the 14th minute. Clonbrook took the lead via Wellon Carr in the 23rd, but it was heartbreak for the East Coast outfit as Carlos Waterman’s late brace in the 32nd and 34th minutes sealed the win for St Pius.
Smith Memorial later needled Winfer Gardens Primary through a Derick Holder strike in the 13th minute.
Marian Academy brought the curtains down on the day’s action with a tense 2-1 win over St Stephen’s Primary.
Marian Academy’s Nwora Lincoln and Lester Thomas secured goals in the 10th and 14th minutes for last year’s runners-up.
The Pee-Wee U11 action will continue at the same venue next Saturday as the knockout stages begin.