Day two action kicks off this afternoon with six matches

THE same intense start displayed in the first three matches of this year’s fourth annual Digicel-sponsored Inter-Secondary School Football Championship on last Monday’s opening day, can be expected when the action continues today from 15:30hrs.

At Uitvlugt, Uitvlugt Secondary will host Zeeburg Secondary, even as Bladen Hall Secondary match strides with Lancaster Secondary at the Victoria Community Centre ground on the East Coast of Demerara.
At Timehri, Soesdyke Secondary will look to hand Electra Institute their marching orders out of the tournament, while the same can be said for Wisburg Secondary School, who will host Mackenzie High at the Wisburg ground.
In Georgetown, St George’s, who placed fourth in last year’s tournament, will start their push for redemption against Dolphin Secondary at the Ministry of Education ground, while at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, St Mary’s and New Campbellville will go head-to-head.
Already, two-time defending champions Christianburg/Wismar Secondary School, Xenon Academy and Queenstown Secondary School have booked their passage to the next round, following their first-round victories over Linden Foundation Secondary, Supply Secondary and Freeburg Secondary Schools respectively.
At stake in this year’s tournament is $1M which will go towards a project for the winning school, with the second-, third- and fourth-placed finishers pocketing $600 000, $400 000 and $250 000, while all regional winners will receive $100 000, which will also go towards a school project.
In addition to the above-mentioned prizes, all teams making it to the quarterfinals, including the players, coach and teacher, will pocket a Smartphone compliment of Digicel, who has increased the prizes for this year’s tournament and made them more attractive.
Playoffs will kick off tournament from July 18, while the quarterfinals will be played on July 21, the semifinals two days later and the third-place playoff and final will be contested on July 27 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

(By Calvin Roberts)