Berbice High wins inaugural independence football tourney

The winning BHS team poses with their winnings. Coordinator Neil Grizzly Humphrey stands at left while sponsors Shurland Hetmyer and Nigel Felix stand at right and second from right.   

Berbice High School (BHS) won the inaugural Shurland Hetmyer and Shaun Nurse Inter Secondary School Independence Anniversary Football tournament for schools in the New Amsterdam area that was played on Friday at the All Saints Scot Church ground.

They won 3-1 on sudden death penalty after the two teams had played to 0-0 stalemate after full and extra time. In the third place play off Vryman’s Erven Secondary School (VESS) beat New Amsterdam Multilateral (NAMS) 4-2.

Delroy Bullen led the way for VESS with two goals. while there were