Lodge Secondary and St. John’s College secured hard-fought wins to earn quarterfinal berths when the Milo Secondary School Football Championships resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Lodge Secondary downed Tucville 5-3. Dorwin George bagged a double in the 18th and 22nd minute while Kurt Edwards added a brace in the 29th and 69th minute.
Chipping in with a 34th minute effort was Shemroy Mayers. For the losers, Derwin Jones tallied a brace in the 62nd and 73rd minute while Simeon Benn netted in the 17th minute.
Similarly, St. John’s College edged St. Stanislaus 4-3. Akeel Bennett, Tyrese Saunders, Jaheem McPherson and Samuel Gouveia scored in the 33rd, 44th, 53rd and 76th minute each.
For the losers, Daniel Persaud, Jeremiah Samson and Josiah King netted in the 32nd, 35th and 56th minute respectively. The tournament continues on Saturday with the quarterfinal round of matches.
Winner of the competition receives $500,000 towards a school project and the championship trophy.
Similarly, the second, third and fourth-placed sides pocket $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively towards a school initiative and a trophy.
Complete Results
St. Stanislaus-3 vs St. John’s College
St. John’s Scorers
Akeel Bennett-33rd
Tyrese Saunders-44th
Jaheem McPherson-53rd
Samuel Gouveia-76th
St. Stanislaus Scorers
Daniel Persaud-32nd
Jeremiah Samson-35th
Josiah King-56th
Game-2
Lodge Secondary-5 vs Tucville-3
Lodge Scorers
Dorwin George-18th and 22nd
Kurt Edwards-29th and 69th
Shemroy Mayers-34th
Tucville Scorers
Simeon Benn-17th
Derwin Jones-62nd and 73rd
