THE quest for the $200 000 first prize in the Premiership Sports Promotion inaugural Georgetown Under-17 Schools football competition begins this afternoon, with two matches at the Ministry of Education ground. A strong St George’s will tackle Dolphin Secondary starting at 13:00hrs in what is expected to be a red-hot affair. St George’s are known as the kings of the north and would be going all out to stop the invasion of the boys from the south.
The second match of the double-header is set to take the temperature higher when, St Stanislaus College collide with Charlestown Secondary at 15:00hrs. Both teams are of equal strength hence an entertaining match is promised.
Sixteen schools from the capital city have been invited to compete in the tournament that will be played on a knockout basis.
The schools participating are: St George’s, Charlestown, St Stanislaus, East Ruimveldt, Tutorial, Lodge, North Georgetown, Bishops’, Queen’s College, Tucville, North Ruimveldt Multilateral, St Mary’s, Christ Church, Queenstown and St John’s College.
The team placing second are guaranteed $150 000 while third- and fourth-placers are worth $100 000 and $75 000 respectively. The final is scheduled for Sunday, December 21. All matches would be played at the same venue.