Walton nets hat-trick as Marian Academy rises past Ascension

Part of the action between Tucville (green) and Queenstown on the opening day of the Digicel Schools Football Championship.

Marian Academy and Tucville were among the winners in the Georgetown division, whilst Bladen Hall Multilateral and La Bonne Intention recorded wins in the East Coast Demerara section when the 8th edition of the Digicel Schools Football Championship commenced yesterday.

In the Georgetown section at the Ministry of Education (MOE), Carifesta Avenue, Marian Academy mauled Ascension 7-0. Bradley Walton recorded a hat-trick in the 17th, 24th, and 39th minute whilst Justin Ten-Pow, Nicholas Jones, Kishon Shamsudeen and Jeffrey Yargil netted in the seventh, 11th, 34th, and 43rd minute respectively.