Igloo Ice Cream Junior Hockey tourney ends

Oct 16, 2012 Sports

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The Igloo Ice Cream National Junior Hockey Championships came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday afternoon at the National Gymnasium when arch rivals Hikers and GCC treated the crowd to a memorable Under 21 Men’s Final. The two day tournament which featured six categories was the highlight of the year for the 102 junior hockey players that represented their club and school teams. After GCC All Stars, GCC and Hikers took home the Under-13, Under-16 Girls and Under-16 Boys titles respectively on the opening day, Sunday was the schools and under-21 players turn to take center stage.

First up it was Marian Academy, St. John’s College, St. Stanislaus College, Queens College and the surprise of the tournament Christ Church who produced some entertaining hockey in the morning session. Marian Academy finished the preliminary rounds as the top team and faced the 4th seed Christ Church in the first semifinal, but it was the underdogs who produced the shock of the tournament when they came from behind to pull off 2-1 upset. The other semifinal featured St. Stanislaus College against longtime rivals Queen’s College who exacted revenge for their shock defeat earlier in the year with a 5-0 demolition of the Brickdam School. QC took their momentum into the finals and went past a proud Christ Church 3-0 to become the first National Schools Champion.
In the Under-21 Girls category the GCC girls once again proved that they were in a class of their own, completing a clean sweep of their matches with Ashley DeGroot leading the way for her team. The Boys under-21 Final however was a close encounter between arch rivals Hikers and GCC. After a frantic start the game settled before Hikers’ Leon Bacchus caught the GCC defence napping in the third minute and stole the ball in the D before slotting into the bottom left corner. GCC’s Mark Sargeant responded almost immediately to tie up matters at 1-1. Both teams then squandered numerous opportunities before tournament stand out Aroydy Branford went on one of his trademark runs to seal the game in the 16th minute.
At the presentation ceremony Guyana Hockey Board member Gail Harding thanked the sponsors Igloo Ice Cream for supporting the development of junior hockey in Guyana. She also thanked the parents, coaches and players who made the tournament possible. Next up for the Board will be the National Senior Indoor Championships which is scheduled for later this month.
Complete Results:
Schools
Champions – Queens College (Briawna Gordon, Leroy Jack, Macaela Harding, Aliyah Gordon, Devon Scott, Shamar Mittelholzer)
Runners-up – Christ Church (Kareem McKenzie, Shania Riley, Nyron Joseph, Daniel Hooper, Michael Crosse, Stephon Sprosta)
Third Place – St. Stanislaus College (Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ezekiel Springer, Ato Greene, Meshach Williams, Gordon Trotman)
MVP Girl – Aliyah Gordon (QC)
MVP Boy – Kareem McKenzie (Christ Church)
Under 13
Champions – GCC All Stars (Daniel Hooper, Kareem Mc Kenzie, Samuel Woodroffe, Meshack Sargeant, Shania Riley)
Runners-up – Marion Gangnam (Lorenzo Vanzo, Rosario Ramsammy, Jessie Newton, Makeda Harding, Eleomar Silva, Jada Gomes, Travis Whitehead)
Third Place – Saints Sensations (Ezekiel Springer, Jonathan Persaud, Nicholas Nervais, Trelochanie Salvador)
MVP Girl – Shania Riley (GCC All Stars)
MVP Boy – Rosario Ramsammy (Marion Gangnam)
Under 16 Girls
Champions – GCC (Jada Gomes, Shania Riley, Aliyah Gordon, Athena Seenanon)
Runners-up – Hikers(Makeda Harding, Romichelle Brumell, Annesa Permal, Shameka Bhagwandin)
MVP – Athena Seenanon(GCC)
Under 16 Boys
Champions – Hikers (Aroydy Branford, Andre Stewart, Quesi Jordon, Shamar Nunes, Nyron Joseph, Shamar Williams)
Runners-up – Old Fort (Stephon Sprosta, Shaquille Thomas, Omar Hopkinson, Rafol Robertson, Fitzroy Leitch, Julian Smith, Deheron Wilkinson)
Third Place – Saints (Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ato Greene, Ezekiel Springer, Gordon Trotman, Jonathan Persaud, Shemar Boston)
MVP – Arody Branford (Hikers)
Under 21 Girls
Champions – GCC ( Samantha Fernandes, Ashley deGroot, Dacia Woodroffe, Sandy Roopnarine, Rebecca Xavier, Athena Seenanon, Briawna Gordon)
Runners-up – Hikers (Macaela Harding, Rushelle Matthias, Latacia Chung, Makeda Harding Abigail Greaves, Annesa Permal, Romichelle Brumell, Ayeisha Boodie)
MVP – Ashley deGroot(GCC)
Under 21 Boys
Champions – Hikers(Michael Harding, Arody Branford, Leon Bacchus, Andrew Stewart, Osafo Timmerman, Robert Brumell, Nyron Joseph, Shaquille Oneil)
Runners-up – GCC(Keon Mc Kenzie, Antonio Seenanon, Meshach Pierre, Mark Sargeant, Michael Craige, Jonathan Singh, Lennox Carrol, Eric Hing, Medroy Scotland, Andrew Shaw)
Third Place – Saints (Leroy Jack, Yonnick Peters, Kevin Edwards Devon Scott, Kwesie Lewis, Seon Sookhai, Hilton Chester, Paramanand Dindial, Ato Greene, Shamar Mittelholzer, Ezekiel Springer Meshach Williams)
MVP – Arody Branford (Hikers)

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