SCOTIABANK/Pepsi U-15 School Football Academy action returned to Georgetown with three games played last Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground, with Ryan Hackett nailing home a helmet-trick for Lodge Secondary School.

Playing in the first game, Lodge swamped School of the Nations 10-1, with Hackett finding the back of the net in the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 9th minutes, backed by double strikes from Daniel McAllister (25th and 36th) and Shaquille Grovesnor (40th and 42nd) minutes.
The victorious school also got solitary strikes from King Frank 43rd and Turston Gordon 48th minutes, with David Dias scoring in the 10th minute for School of the Nations.
In the second game, St George’s High, who will face Lodge Secondary in the final of the Milo-sponsored, Petra Organisation-organised Under-20 tournament this Saturday at the same venue, were held to a 3-3 draw by a determined North Georgetown lineup.
St George’s goalscorers were Joshua Williams (18th) and Orin Moore (30th and 40th) even as Nehemiah Gomes got a brace for North Georgetown in the 4th and 53rd minutes, backed by Osafo Matheison’s 55th minute strike.
Game Three saw defending champions Charlestown Secondary playing to a hard-fought 3-2 win against Tucville Secondary, through goals from Omari James 23rd and in the 32nd minute from Brian Price, while for Tucville, Julien Bamfield 55th and Randave Noel 58th were the goalscorers.
The action continues this weekend at the same venue with the females showcasing their talent from 09:30hrs, when Campbellville Secondary and North Georgetown Secondary clash and at 11:00hrs Lodge Secondary will come up against Tutorial High.
The following day, the males will be back in action from 09:30hrs, with Christ Church facing Bishops’ High, Campbellville Secondary meeting with St George’s High from 11:00hrs and Queen’s College and Chase Academy clashing from 12:30hrs to bring the curtain down for the day.

BERBICE:
Berbice High School defeated New Amsterdam Multilateral School 2-0 at the Esplanade ground in New Amsterdam, thanks to goals from Rawle Bourne 42nd and Shamar Arrindel in the 62nd minutes, while their action will continue today at the same venue with Canje Secondary opposing Vryman’s Ervin Secondary at 16:00hrs.

LINDEN:
The action will continue in Linden tomorrow at the Wisburg Secondary School ground, where the home team will host reigning National schools champions Wismar/Christianburg Secondary in both a male and female encounter, with the females doing battle from 14:30hrs and the males from 16:00hrs.