St Pius, Enterprise, Rosignol win big as Pee-Wee football kicks off

The Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue was a hive of activity on Saturday as the 11th edition of the Courts Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 schools’ football tournament got underway with a slew of exciting match-ups.
There, defending champions St Pius Primary sent a strong warning to the rest of the competition, pulling off a 12-1 victory over St Mary’s Primary.
Jovaine Wright (3rd, 7th, 10th, 40th) netted a helmet trick, followed by Emmanuel Forte (27th, 30th), Roy Cossou (18th, 25th) and Leon Crawford (32nd, 38th) with doubles. Aleem Younge (15th) and Akeem Quintin (36th) scored one goal each to seal the victory. Dequacy Paul netted St Mary’s consolation goal.
Also pulling off a massive victory on Saturday were St John the Baptist Primary out of Region Seven, defeating Genesis Primary 10-0. Kriston Chandler (3rd, 6th, 32nd) and Kareme Welcome (7th, 10th, 40th) both secured hat-tricks for St John the Baptist, while Marcellus Elvis (23rd, 30th) had a double strike, with Samany Harrison (12th) and Joel De Andrade (26th) securing one goal each.

By a similar margin, Enterprise Primary got the better of FE Pollard Primary. An experienced campaigner in Dontay Kowlessar (7th, 16th, 31st, 34th) registered a helmet trick while his teammate, Shine Arthur (28th, 36th, 39th, 40th) also netted four goals. A brace off the boots of Dazell Fernandes (42nd, 43rd) sealed the opening win for Enterprise.
On the back of a Jeremiah Mc Donald hat-trick (5th, 30th, 34th), Rosignol Primary overcame Smith’s Memorial Primary 7-0. Both Abdul Kadir (10th, 16th) and Jaime Burne (18th, 21st) scored two goals to boost Rosignol’s tally.
Then, a team effort from Den Amstel Primary saw them walking away with a 5-0 victory over West Ruimveldt Primary. Kester Jacobs netted a brace, accompanied by one goal each off the boots of Trevon Lewis (6th), Andrew Robin (9th) and Jamil Henry (11thh) to account for their five goals.
In other results, Winfer Gardens Primary and Potaro Primary both secured 2-0 victories over Tucville and Redeemer Primary Schools respectively. Maaliq Stanley (10th) and Omari St Hill (20th) were the ones to find the back of the net for Winfer Gardens. On the other hand, Kendrick La Rose (14th) and Coltn Telemaque (28th) were the goalscorers for Potaro Primary.
Meanwhile, one goal each from Cristiano La Rose and Alexander Vasconcellos powered Marian Academy to a win against Georgetown International Academy. Cristiano La Rose and Alexander Vasconcellos found the back of the net for Marian Academy in the sixth and 36th minutes respectively while Yacine Amri scored GIA’s lone goal.
Tapakuma Lake Primary, Batavia Primary, Belladrum Primary, Ann’s Grove Primary, Santa Rosa Primary, North Georgetown Primary, St Gabriel’s Primary and Colaaco Primary all picked up points via the walk- over route.
The second round of the Pee-Wee U11 group stage will be contested this Saturday, September 28 when the tournament is scheduled to continue.