ExxonMobil U14 football tournament…

THE quarter finals of the 2024 ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament will take place today at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Ave.
Some of the teams had easy paths from the round of sixteen, while others had to fight for their spots.
Leonora Secondary School’s Boys team showed their class on Saturday to earn a place in the quarter finals of the 2024 ExxonMobil U14 Schools Football tournament.

Today’s quarter-finals, set for the Ministry of Education ground, saw the West Coast side contending with West Ruimveldt Secondary, who they beat, 7-1.
Quincy Fraser led Leonora’s scoring with 4 goals, as Keon Grant and Abdul Kendel also got onto the score sheet, giving Leonora a comfortable victory.
West Ruimveldt Secondary’s consolation goal was scored by Alex Stanton.

Chase Academic Foundation also narrowly edged Hope Secondary, 3-2, to advance to the next round, thanks to contributions from Mark Glasgow, Ranny Yam and Akeel Young.
Defending boys champion Bartica Secondary also stopped St. John’s College, 3-1, compliments of a brace from Jadan Christian.
South Ruimveldt Secondary will also move on to the next round after a 4-1 win over New Amsterdam Secondary.

South’s Devonte Game had a double, with Rickford Toney and Jahim Hart scoring the other goals.
Bush Lot Secondary drew, 2-2, with Marian Academy before winning, 7-6, after penalty kicks, while Westminster Secondary also needed kicks to advance, when they collided with Waramuri Primary Top; Westminster took the victory, 5-3.

Christiansburg Secondary drew with Santa Rosa Secondary, 1-1, but proved the cooler heads in the penalty kicks to emerge winner, 3-1, while Dolphin Secondary will also be in the quarter finals after beating West Demerara Secondary, 3-nil.
Dolphin Secondary had a brace from Gowan Adams, with Damani Hardy scoring the other goal.

Over at the girls tournament, reigning champion Waramuri Primary Top stormed into the quarter finals with a 7-nil stoppage of Bushlot Secondary.
Brentia Marks got things going in the 10th minute after which Erika Harris registered a double in the 20th and 25th minutes before Shenesa Thomas scored her lone goal to make it 4-nil.
Harris came back to collect a hat-trick with Tina Williams and Lillianna Bacchus closing it off in the 38th and 39th minutes of the contest for the emphatic 7-0 win.

President’s College was the day’s biggest winner after a 12-nil humbling of Institute of Academic Excellence.
It was a field day for their scorers with Kimore Edwards accounting for 6 goals followed by a hat-trick from Sharmel Blake, a double for Reyanna Gounga and Nesa Andrew scoring the other goal.
Abram Zuil Secondary also went down to Bartica Secondary girls 4-1 with Nerismar Williams’s scoring Bartica’s goals in the 12th, 14th, 35th and 39th minutes.

Charity Secondary edged Three Miles Secondary 1-nil with a Donelle Smith’s goal.
Tucville Secondary won 2-1 by penalty kicks over Cotton Field Secondary after nil-all draw.
New Amsterdam Secondary got the better of New Central Secondary 3-nil with Amara Peneu contributing through a pair of goals.

Marian Academy also won when they came up against East Ruimveldt Secondary, with the latter forfeited the game at the second half with Marian leading 2-nil after goals from Ashley Walton and Skyler De Nobrega.
Santa Rosa also took their game after Christ Church Secondary ladies were no show, handing them a walk over.
The Quarter final is set for today at the Ministry of Education ground with action kicking off at noon.
The winning team this year is set to pocket four hundred thousand dollars towards a schools project of their choice in both the male and female categories with half that amount for second place