Milo Schools’ football tournament St. Joseph and Annandale register latest wins

Mar 01, 2020 Sports

Match day one of the second round of group matches in the eighth annual Milo schools’ football tournament kicked off yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground on Carifesta Avenue where Annandale Secondary were the most dominant on the day, while St. Joseph High picked up three points and Lodge Secondary had to settle for a draw.

Play between Lodge Secondary (possession) and Caramel Secondary.

The East Coast lads; Annandale, thumped East Ruimveldt Secondary 10-2, led by a hat-trick from Skipper Omari Glasgow; fresh from duties with the National under-20 football side in Nicaragua where the junior lads performed creditably.
The match was closed up to the 18th minute when Ezekiel Waldron equalised for East following Glasgow’s opener two minutes earlier. Henceforth it was all Annandale, despite a 35th minute strike from Jaliem Cox for East that pegged the score at 3-2.
Jerome Harrigan and Tyrice Dennis each netted braces, while Rickey Deputron, Colin Henriques and Tiquan Taylor each added one goal.
St. Joseph’s High picked up a win and a valuable three points following a 2-1 win over South Ruimveldt in the opening match of the day. Kahlil Gittens and Jaleim Cox each netted one goal for the winners in the 36th and 43rd minutes, respectively, while Godfrey Weekes banged in the equalizer in the 46th minute of the clash.

Action between Annandale Secondary and East Ruimveldt (defence)

The feature match of the day saw 2019 losing finalists Lodge Secondary come back from a 2-0 deficit to draw 2-2 with Caramel Secondary that would’ve been disappointed that they couldn’t hold on for the win after Lonsdale Amsterdam fired them ahead in the 42nd minute before doubling his side’s lead in the 50th minute.
However, Lodge were urged on by their coach Leon Babb and they showed how their fighting spiriting to claw back for a draw.
Asafo Jackson found the back of the net in the 52nd minute, while Curt Edwards fired the equaliser in the 65th minute of the encounter.
The 2020 Milo schools’ under-18 football tournament is sponsored by Beepats and coordinated by Petra Organisation and continues today with three more matches.

Omari Glasgow

The competing schools are Bishops’ High, South Ruimveldt, New Central, Cummings Lodge, Carmel, Golden Grove, St. Stanislaus College, Christ Church, St. John’s College, Marian Academy, Charlestown, East Ruimveldt, St. Joseph, Canje, Christianburg/Wismar, Annandale, President’s College, Golden Grove, Ann’s Grove, Uitvlugt, Vergenoegen and Friendship.
The first prize of $400,000 will go towards a school project, while the second, third and fourth-placed sides will pocket $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively towards a school initiative. (Calvin Chapman)