THE stage is set and the battle lines are drawn for the 2018 final of the Milo schools football tournament, when Sir Leon Lessons play Buxton Youth Developers at the Ministry of Education ground tomorrow commencing at 18:30hrs.

New champions will be crowned, following the booting of defending champions Chase Academic Foundation.
During a press briefing recently, Shemar Carrington of Sir Leon Lessons stated that there is a strong feeling of confidence as they go into the final but nothing that will cloud the team’s judgement.

“We defeated the three-time champions so you know everyone would want us to go forward and win this competition which I am expecting that we will do tomorrow.”
“(Our plan is to) come out, do what we executed in training. Play hard, play as one and play for each other and win the game,” Carrington added.

His namesake Shemar Scott was less talkative but promised fireworks when the teams meet in the middle of the Ministry of Education ground.
Tournament co-director Troy Mendonca pointed out that the tournament continues to see the advancement of school football and at the start of the quarterfinals, it was almost impossible to pick a clear winner.

It is for this reason, he noted, that the body continues the tournament through a partnership with Beepats and their Milo brand as well as the Ministry of Health through its gender-based violence campaign.

The final will be preceded by the third-place playoff between Annandale and Lodge Secondary from 16:30hrs.