CHAMPIONS of the inaugural tournament, St George’s High School, along with East Ruimveldt Secondary and St Joseph High School, were victorious yesterday when Petra Organisation/Milo Under-20 schools football tournament continued at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.St George’s, known as one of the powerhouses in schools football in Georgetown, signalled their intention of repeating their 2012 performance, when they dismantled St Mary’s 5-1.

Joshua Williams scored in the opening minute to give St George’s a 1-0 lead before St Mary’s equalised. Rafael Bollers found the back of the net.
However, that was as close as the game got. St George’s dominated the contest, with Adolph George, Travis Cottam, Jameel Wilson and Orin Moore scoring the other four goals for the Company Path-located school.
St Joseph picked up their win, downing David Rose Secondary 4-0, thanks to goals from Lemar Williams who netted a double and a goal each from Phillip Marignan and Mario King.
Bishops’ High School fell short 2-3 to tidy-looking East Ruimveldt Secondary. Troy Carrington netted a double in the come-back win in the 29th and 45th minutes while Romel Legall scored in the 40th minute.
Meanwhile, the organisers were forced to disqualify both Campbellville and Carmel Secondary Schools for fielding players who are not registered students of their respective institution.
The tournament continues today with four matches, starting at 11:00hrs. (Rawle Toney)