Defending champs defeat Cummings Lodge 8-2 to reach knockout round

Jarel Grannum of Lodge Secondary (centre) on the attack while being pursued by two Cummings Lodge players during their teams’ matchup

Defending champs Lodge Secondary sealed their berth to the knockout round downing Cummings Lodge 8-2 when the third annual Milo/Petra Organization Secondary Schools U-20 football tourney continued yesterday.

Played at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue, Lodge broke the deadlock in the fourth minute as Sylvester Richardson scored, finishing into the empty net after an initial strike from the centre of the field was parried into his onrushing path

The score line would then increase to 2-0 one minute later as Richardson sealed his double with a