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Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy…Gripping encounters anticipated as top teams compete for championship honours

Jun 04, 2014 Sports

Weeks of intense and competitive action will come to a delectable end when action in the Scotiabank/Pepsi School Football Academy concludes at venues in Berbice and Linden over the coming weeks.
There will be two sets of semi final matches on June 15 with the first match being contested between a Georgetown female team comprising of players from East Ruimveldt/Campbellville taking on their counterparts from Berbice High/Tutorial Academy Secondary School while the second game will see Berbice Educational Trust matching skills with winners of Group B, a combination of Georgetown teams, Christ Church/Queens College.
The second set of semi final matches is slated for Saturday June 21and is tentatively set for the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground. Uitvlugt Secondary will come up against Wisburg Secondary from 10:00hrs while Georgetown Group A winners, Tutorial High/North Georgetown Secondary, will come up against MacKenzie High. Subsequently, the national finals will be contested between the respective winners on Saturday, June 28 at a Georgetown venue.
Meanwhile, at the Ministry of Education Ground Saturday May 31 last, Charlestown Secondary males trounced Queen’s College 7- nil with last year’s MVP, Omari James enjoying a goal fest in the 22nd, 24th, 38th, 50th, 58th and 62nd minutes while Brian Price pierced the opposition’s goal in the 17th minute. That win lifted Charlestown to 6 points from 4 games and left QC on 6 points from 3 games with 1 game remaining.
Also on that day, North Georgetown Secondary males defeated New Campbellville Secondary 3-1 with Nehemiah Gomes (22), Daniel Nedd (26) and Reuben Miller (60) netting for the winners. Emmanuel Pross narrowed the gap for New Campbellville Secondary with a 38th minute success.  North Georgetown Secondary has since moved up to 10 points from 4 games with 1 more to play.
On Sunday June 1, East Ruimveldt Secondary females defeated defending champions Tutorial High1-0 with Christine Thomas making the difference in the 58th minute. The win enabled East Ruimveldt Secondary to qualify for the Georgetown female final against New Campbellville Secondary, Saturday June 7 next at the Ministry of Education Ground commencing at 10:00 hrs with the winner going on to represent Georgetown in the national finals.
Ninety minutes later, Queen’s College will take on Christ Church and the former team is on 6 points and the latter on 7. Should Christ Church manage to secure even a draw, they will move on to 8 points and win the group.
There will also be a match between North Georgetown Secondary and Tutorial High for a place in the national finals. Tutorial is currently on 12 points and all they need is a draw to qualify whilst North Georgetown who are on 10 points is in a must win situation if they are to emerge as group winner.

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