Courts Optical Pee Wee football tournament…

THE Courts Optical Boys under 11 football tournament will get into the business side of the competition with the commencement of the round of 16 at the Ministry of Education Ground on CARFESTA avenue later today (Saturday).

The 16 strongest teams coming out of the initial 32 in the group stages emerged after heated play in the round robin segment of the competition.

They are now set to battle in the knock-out stages.

The top round of 16 qualifier is St John the Baptist who stormed out of their group with a hat-trick of victories over St Theressa, Genesis and Ann’s Grove primaries.

They will kick off the day’s clashes against Stella Maris Primary, with multiple times former champions St Pius on the verge of another quarter finals berth when they take on Potaro primary.

St Pius who looked like a shell of themselves in the competition so far have squeezed into the round of 16 as the best third place side and will have their work cut out for them against the unbeaten Potaro Primary.

Potato has dismissed the likes of the Redeemer, Winfer Gardens and Smith Memorial in their group.

Also set to have a chance to reach the quarter final stage is North Georgetown who will line-up against Agatash primary.

Debutant Agatash has been a force to reckon with some eye-catching performances to reach the round of 16 stage.

Next Charity Primary meets St Gabriel’s at 13:00 hours.

Also set to collide are West Ruimveldt and St Theresa Primary, West has been in fine form playing undefeated after wins over Charity, Sophia and St Aloysius.

Georgetown International Academy will battle in the round of 16 for the first time against seasoned campaigners Tucville, another former champion.

Tucville will be hungry for more goals after dominating their contests with Stella Marris, St Mary’s and Batavia in the group stage.

Leonora is also set to face off with Marian Academy, while defending champion Santa Rosa will play Redeemer primary in the final match-up for the day.