Unbeaten Chase retains Republic Bank title

…West Ruimveldt come up trumps to qualify for KFC tournament
The win was ‘as easy as Sunday morning’ for Chase’s Academic Foundation who rolled over Dolphin Secondary 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to complete their unbeaten, title winning run in the 2025 Republic Bank Secondary School League.
The penultimate game of the day, Isaiah Ifill opened the scoring for Chase in the 22nd minute. However, a Dolphin’s goalkeeper was pulling off save after save, it was the simplest of mistakes that costed his team a second goal. Bryan Wharton’s long shot from outside the box was on target, but the keeper’s gather was flawed causing the ball to trickle in, in the 30th. The Shaquan David added their third in the 33rd for the win.

The eventual Most Valuable player (MVP) of the tournament, David spoke about his Chase’s win and his role in the team.
David spoke to the Guyana Times Sport exclusively, stating, “The first game, the Captain [Bryan Wharton] wasn’t around so, it was a little challenging in the first game. But after our Captain came back from the second game, we start playing more of our football, he come, he showed his leadership and so on. So, I want to thank the Captain for that.”

“As a midfielder, I got to organize the team, I’m playing as a six so, I go to be seeing the game and I just organize it, talk to the team, make sure we keep position and so on,” The Republic Bank MVP said about his work on the pitch.
Probably the marquee clash of the day, West Ruimveldt and Charlestown Secondary butted heads for a chance to secure the coveted second position, that would qualify them for the KFC Goodwill tournament.
Penalty opportunities on both sides of the pitch saw the scores being levelled 1-1 by the 12th minute after perfect placements from Jeremiah Griffith (8th) and Cambie Deanglo (12th).
However, spectators erupted when Griffith put West Ruimveldt ahead again in the 14th, chipping a long ball over the opposing keeper’s head, for an eventual 2-1 score at the half.
Seemingly giving up the cause, Charlestown let their guard down in the second segment as Griffith completed his hattrick in the 56th, while Donovan Welcome netted a brace in 52nd and 66th, in addition to Dellon Phillidelphia’s 60th minute strike.
Discussing significance of their win and qualification were Captain Jeremiah Griffith and forward Dellon Phillidelphia.
“It means the most to us because it’s our first time in the KFC and I think we will do goo in it [KFC Goodwill tournament],” Griffith told the publication.
Phillidelphia added, “We came out with one plan in our mind, through the team, it was to win and get the three points and to move on to the KFC. As the captain, Jeremiah said, it’s our first time going into the KFC and we worked hard to progress.”
Other fixtures in the final round of the Republic Bank league on Sunday saw Abram Zuil and Three Miles Secondary romping to victory.
Goals off the boots of Jaden Abrams (50th) and Daniel Bumbury (59th) had earlier helped Abram Zuil cruise past President’s College 2-0.
Then, Three Miles Secondary downed South Ruimveldt Secondary 3-1. In that contest, South Ruimveldt took the lead first through Devonte Gaime in the 15th minute but Three Miles’ Joshua James was quick to equalize in the 20th minute.
Durell Washington gave the Region 7 side the lead in the 30th minute while Lebron Mendonca sealed the victory with a strike in the 43rd.
While Chase’s Shaquan David was named the tournament’s MVP, his teammate Bryan Wharton was the highest goalscorer with 16 strikes in the tournament while goalkeeper Flavio LaRose was adjudged the best in the competition.