Mackenzie High & St. Ignatius cop Regional crowns

Jul 10, 2023 Sports

Digicel Schools Football Championships 2023…

The Mackenzie High Football team secured the 2023 Regional title at the Wisburg Ground in Region Ten.

Kaieteur Sports – Yesterday, two more Regional Champions were crowned when the eighth edition of the Digicel’s Schools Football Championships, organised by the Petra Organisation, continued in Regions Nine and Ten.

At the Wisburg Ground in Region 10, Mackenzie High comfortably defeated Kwakwani 4 – 0 to lift the Regional title.

Dexter Milo with a brace along with a goal each from Jovon Dennis and Teon Giddings propelled Mackenzie High to a well-deserved win.

At Aranaputa in Region Nine, it was a hard-fought battle in the finale. Up to press time, the official score was unavailable but St. Ignatius led Sand Creek, 2 – 0, with mere minutes left to play. More details will be available in tomorrow’s issue.

Meanwhile, the action continues today in Region Four (Georgetown) and Region Six, with two double-headers in the card.

Region Six’s Champion will also be crowned at the end of the day’s play as Vryman’s Erven tackle Berbice Educational Institute at 16:00 hrs in the final. The match that precedes features New Amsterdam and Tutorial Academy battling for third place at 14:30 hrs; both at the Scott Ground.

In Georgetown, the double-header is fixed for the Ministry of Education Ground with the first match between Marian Academy and St. Winifred’s scheduled for 16:00 hrs while the feature match will see Carmel go head-to-head with Charlestown at 17:30 hrs.

Thus far, the Regional Champions of the 2023 edition are Santa Rosa (Region 1), Charity (Region 2), Leonora (Region 3),

Region 4 (EC) – Buxton, Region 4 (EB) – Soesdyke, Mahaicony TI (Region 5) and Kato (Region 8).

The only remaining zones left to crown a Regional Champion are Region 4 (GT), Regions 6, 7, 9 and 10.

St. Ignatius will now move on to the National Championship following their Regional title triumph.

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Digicel’s Schools Football Championships, Mackenzie High comfortably defeated Kwakwani, organised by the Petra Organisation

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