Griffith’s hattrick sinks Hope Sec’ as Saints dismantle North Ruimveldt in opener

Dec 10, 2025 Sports

– K&S inaugural President’s Futsal ‘Schoolboys’ C/ship underway

Kaieteur Sports – The much-anticipated inaugural Schoolboy’s segment of the 3rd Annual President’s Futsal Championship kicked off in grand style yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, where West Ruimveldt, St. Stanislaus College, Dolphin Secondary and Brickdam Secondary all secured opening-day victories.

The launch followed a colourful March Past featuring all 20 participating schools, officially signalling the start of what is now the country’s most lucrative futsal event for youth players.

Griffith’s hattrick sinks Hope Sec’ as Saints dismantle North Ruimveldt in opener

Captain Jeremiah Griffith scores hat-trick secure West Ruimveldt Secondary opening win in the Kashif and Shanghai orgainsed President’s Futsal Championship, Schoolboy’s segment.

The official curtain-raiser saw Brickdam Secondary deliver a dramatic comeback to defeat Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary 4–3. Vreed-en-Hoop stormed to an early 2–0 lead through goals from Cayan Paul (3rd) and David Williams (8th), before Enrique Green ignited Brickdam’s response with a thunderous mid-court strike in the 12th minute.

Early in the second half, Jakeel Jackman caught the Vreed-en-Hoop goalkeeper off his line and lofted in the equaliser from starting line. Green later pushed Brickdam ahead 3–2 with a composed finish after a sharp central pass, and Omar Moses sealed the victory with a cheeky strike past the final defender.

In the second fixture, a hat-trick from Captain Seon Grant carried Dolphin Secondary to a confident 4–1 win over Cummings Lodge. Grant was supported by Cristhenson Davidinot, while Quason Price netted the lone reply for Cummings Lodge.

St Stanislaus College then displayed ruthless efficiency, blanking North Ruimveldt 7–0. Captain Keishawn Ramsay led from the front with a hat-trick, Clint Belgrave added a brace, and Anthony Sankar and Satrius Taylor completed the tally.

Seon Grant nets first three goals for Dolphin Secondary in 7-1 win over Cummings Lodge Secondary.

In the day’s final clash, West Ruimveldt romped to an 8–0 triumph over Hope Secondary. Jeremiah Griffith produced the tournament’s third hat-trick of the afternoon, supported by a brace from Joel Griffith and solo strikes from Ezikel Stanford, Okel Roberts and Donovan Welcome.

The round-robin first stage continues tomorrow, Thursday from 12:00hrs with the following matchups; St Joseph’s High vs St John’s College, Charlestown Secondary vs West Minster, South Ruimveldt vs VYC Academy and New Central High vs Bishops’ High. Admission to all school matches is free.

Earlier in the opening ceremony, Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle officially opened the championship, urging teams to maintain discipline and commending the Government of Guyana, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, and the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation for launching the first-ever Schoolboy’s segment of the President’s Futsal Championship.

Co-Director Kashif Muhammad expressed gratitude to His Excellency the President for supporting the initiative, noting that futsal is the foundation of football development. He added that the participating schools are expected to return next year and can anticipate additional competitions before year-end to keep players engaged.

Action in the Men’s Senior Division continued last night, with full coverage to follow in a subsequent edition.

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