Latest update December 23rd, 2024 3:40 AM
Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey…Pepsi Hikers, Bounty GCC men and Pizza Hut GCC ladies solid
The Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships saw more high-scoring
Spice’s Dacia Woodroffe being challenged by Renee James of Saints
performances on Wednesday evening as the Bounty GCC men and Pizza Hut GCC ladies both made their first appearances with convincing wins while the Pepsi Hikers continued their dominance to the top of the table.
The opening match of the evening produced high drama for the excited fans as Saints HC beginning with +12 goals needed to hold off the unbeaten GCC Spice (+4) in their debut match. It took Spice 15 minutes to add to their goal tally but once the breakthrough was made they seemed destined for victory with two more in the half.
As the Spice raced against the clock to close the goal deficit on Saints, national striker, Tekeisha DeLeon drew the loudest noise from the crowd in her heroic defence for Saints, blocking several Spice shots and keeping her team’s hopes alive.
With a hat-trick from Vanessa Pires, doubles each from Tricia Fiedtkou and Tiffany Solomon and a final goal from Dominique DeGroot, GCC Spice managed to draw even with six minutes remaining.
The final buzzer however beat Spice to the line as Saints erupted in jubilation at holding the pool leaders to a 12-12 draw. In the other ladies clash of the evening, the most senior side in the tournament, Pizza Hut GCC boasting a litany of national players got past the babies of the
Tekeisha DeLeon charges to defend a Dacia Woodroffe penalty strike.
tournament, Spartans by 17-13.
With Spartans beginning on a plus 12 goal advantage, their lone additional goal in the match from a Makeda Harding penalty corner in the 30th minute received the loudest cheers. By then however, the Pizza Hut ladies who started with zero goals, had drawn even and dominated the rest of the game with four more goals for the 17-13 win.
Kerensa Fernandes was the top scorer for Pizza Hut with 5 goals; Aliyah Gordon scored 4, Marzana Fiedtkou and Sonia Jardine 3 each and Gabriella Xavier two for GCC.
The always entertaining Pepsi Hikers strolled to a 17-12 victory over SHC New Tricks in the opening men’s match of the evening. With New Tricks beginning on a plus 12 goal advantage, the Hikers dominated from end to end and gave a masterful demonstration of hockey to their young rivals.
Captain Robert France topped the score sheet with 5 goals while teammate Aroydy Branford
Bounty GCC defender Steven Xavier on the counterattack against SHC Old Dogs.
added 4. Randy Hope, Jamrai Assanah and Andrew Stewart with 2 each and one each from Colonel Heywood and Rayon Branford rounded out the scorers for the Hikers.
Bounty GCC had a productive evening, winning both of their matches, first, a 19-14 win over the HHC Recruits followed by a 17-12 triumph over SHC Old Dogs. Bounty’s Captain Kevin Spencer was their main marksman of the evening with nine goals in the two matches while Mark Sargeant put in an entertaining performance with several solo goals including a diving finish to end the final game.
The young Old Fort Warriors created the upset of the evening in their men’s clash against veteran’s GCC Vintage. With the Warriors enjoying a handicap of 20 goals to the Vintage’s 6, they {Warriors} had to use their youth and speed to hold off their experienced opponents to less than 7 goals per half.
Goalkeeper Paul Andrade produced a stellar performance for the Warriors as Vintage saw several shots being saved, each escalating the volume level of the keen Warriors supporters. Vintage was able to score four goals in the last ten minutes of the match but still fell two goals short of catching the Warriors which went on to celebrate a 20-18 victory.
The Pepsi Hikers and Bounty GCC lead the men’s table with 6 points each while GCC Spice is atop the women’s pool with 4 points followed by Pizza Hut GCC and the Old Fort Shooting Stars.
The tournament continues today and concludes tomorrow with the final from 18:40hrs.
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