Brewley ensures Christianburg/Wismar Secondary repeat as champions

By Joe Chapman

CHRISTIANBURG/Wismar Secondary (Multi), led by the lone strike off the boot of forward Omar Brewley, repeated as champions of the Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Linden Secondary Schools Under-18 football tournament.

The side edged New Silvercity Secondary School (NSSS) 1-0 in the final which concluded Friday afternoon at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.
Once again the Multi boys proved to be too much for NSSS, in this case another one-goal difference being the factor, as it had been back in 2014.
The final was a repeat of last year’s where Multi prevailed 3-1 in the final, as Brewley, who netted twice in that win, proved his mettle as a striker.

Brewley was fed the ball from the left flank by Andre Mayers and Brewley showed poise, broke past his marker then with exquisite timing surprised the NSSS goalkeeper, beating him with a rasping drive from on top the 18-yard box in the 40th minute.
NSSS maintained their resistance in this game and also had some chances which were all stalled by the brilliance of Multi goalkeeper Decklan Lee. For his generally good showing of excellent reflexes he was later named Best Goalkeeper.

The third-place playoff game ended with victory for the Mackenzie High School (MHS) over Wisburg Secondary by a 2-1 margin. However, individual scores were not available for that game.
A member of the United States-based Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Foundation, Compton ‘Cha Cha’ London, was on hand to assist in the presentation of the prizes won after the final.

While Brewley was named the Best forward and Mayers the Best Defensive Player, it would be New Silvercity’s leading scorer Emanuel Atkins who copped the Most Goals prize having scored seven.

His teammate Schemer Ojai Whittington was handed the Best Midfield Player award and their coach Dwalon Farrell, as in 2014 when they lost, was adjudged the Best Coach.