TRINIDAD’S Queens Park Hockey Club headlined the men’s category on day 2 as they achieved a 5-3 victory over Bounty GCC with action continuing in the National Gymnasium for the 2024 Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey League.
Queens Park’s Cade Lue Sue got things going in the second minute of play with a field goal before Dwayne Scott found the equaliser for Bounty GCC.
Trini top marksman Jordan Vieira was up to the challenge as he again put his side on top with the conversion of a penalty corner in the 10th minute.
Bounty’s Anthony Harry made it 2-2, four minutes after as they went into the break level on scores.
After the resumption, goals would follow in the 22nd and 23rd minutes off the sticks T&T Darren Cowie and Vieira to make 4-2.
Scott returned to register a double and pull back the scoreline but Queens Park Dominic Young would cap off the victory as they ended winner 5-3.
In the other men’s open clash, YMCA Old Fort and T&T police side played to a 5-5 draw.
YMCA Old Fort also had a dominating performance over Pepsi Hikers winning 5-2.
Led by their skipper Warren Williams the YMCA side put former top indoor side Hikers to the sword.
Williams had with a hat-trick with Omar Hopkinson and Yonnick Norton scoring the other goals.
Hiker’s captain veteran Robert France scored their pair of goals.
Meanwhile GBTI GCC defeated Saint’s Hockey Women’s Team 3-2.
Princessa Wilkie got the ball rolling for GBTI GCC in the first period but Saints Clayza Bobb levelled the scores in the second period.
Wilkie recorded a double to give the GCC team the advantage again but Saints Makaylah Poole ensured GBTI GCC was pulled back with her Penalty Corner.
GBTI GCC skipper Gabriella Xavier would break the deadlock in the dying minutes to cap of the group stage win 3-2.
In the over 35 division, Queen’s Park’s Dominic Young was imperious as he scored six goals to see his side past Hickers 8-5
Hickers opened the scoring before Queen Park took over the contest with Darren Cowie scoring the equaliser.
Young then recorded his six goals in a stretch to see them overwhelming the opposition.
Hickers Randy hope scored a late brace to give the score line some respectability as they lost 8-5.
In the over 45 class, doubles from Phillip Fernandes and Patrick Edhgill helped the GCC vintage beat Carib 4-2.
Fernandes and Edghill scored in the 5th and 11th minutes respectively before Caribs’ Samuel Carty pulled one back.
However, the vintage duo of Fernandes and Edghill again piled on the goals to extend they lead 4-1 before Carib’s Edison O’Brian scored a consolation goal at the end in the 4-2 loss.
On the opening day Saints started off with a bang as they took a 3-1 win over top rivals Bounty GCC with a double from Jabari Lovell.
GBTI GCC also took a win over YMCA Old Fort by the same margin with young sensation Abosaide Cadogan scoring a brace.
The Over 35 saw GCC the sequel hammering Hickers 6-1 with two goals each for Kevin Spencer, Peter Dr Groot and Orland Semple while in the Over 45, Hikers old boys bettered GCC vintage 2-1 compliments of converted penalty corners from Devin Munroe and Brian Asregado.