“Old Beef” Inter-Secondary School Memorial tournament

Feb 07, 2013 Sports

New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMS) defied the odds to come out victors when the latest edition of the Hilbert “Old Beef” Humphrey Inter Secondary Schools U-16 Memorial Football tournament was played recently at the Scots Church ground at Princess Elizabeth Road New Amsterdam.
Six schools took part in the one week 11-a-side tournament. The schools were New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMS), Berbice High School (BHS), Berbice Educational Institute (BEI), Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS), Tutorial Academy Secondary School (CSS) and Canje Secondary School (CSS).
In the final which was played in front of an appreciative crowd NAMS got the better of Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) 4-2 on penalty kicks after the game ended nil all after full and extra time. The game was evenly matched with both teams creating a number of scoring opportunities, but was unable to score the vital winner.
Berbice High School (BHS) copped third place after they got the better of Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) by a 2-0. Scoring for the winners were Stephon Hinds and Shimron Hetmyer.
Earlier in semifinal play, NAMS squeezed past VESS 4-3 on penalty kicks after the game ended 1-1 at the end of full time. Ray Hinds scored for VESS with Shakeel Grant leveling the score for NAMS. In the other game BEI edged BHS by 1-0 margin with a Jason Drakes strike in the 20th minute.
In earlier play, BEI gained a walkover from Tutorial Academy Secondary (TASS), NAMS edge past BHS 1-0 with Grant scoring in the 48th minute.
VESS led by a hat-trick off the boot of Steffon Boucher then demolish TASS 5-0. Also on the scorecard was Rai Joseph with one and the final goal coming by a defence error.
BHS eeked out a 1-0 win over Canje Secondary (CSS) with Shamar Arrindell being the man on target.
BHS then drubbed VESS 5-0 in their encounter. Omario Bentham and Stafford Edwards with two each and Denzil Ogle one were the marksmen.
NAMS were also 5-nil winners as they whipped CSS in another preliminary match. Godfrey Edwards and Trivelle Grimond hit home two each, while the prolific Shakeel Grant netted the other.
The top teams and outstanding individual players were presented with their accolades immediately after the finals.
NAMS took home the Hilbert “Old Beef” Humphrey trophy with BEI copping the runner up spot and BHS third, all receiving trophies. VESS ended fourth.
The individual prizes were presented to Jamal Benjamin of CSS – best goalkeeper; Akeem Bollers of NAMS – best defender, the best midfielder award went to Shakeel Grant also of NAMS. Steffon Boucher of VESS took away the trophy for the best striker. The tournament was coordinated by Neil “Grizzly” Humphrey.

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