St Ignatius, Mackenzie High clinch Digicel football titles

St. Ignatius captain Rayes Williams collecting the Region #9 zonal championship from Petra Organization representative Jacklyn Boodie in the presence of his teammates
St. Ignatius captain Rayes Williams collecting the Region #9 zonal championship from Petra Organization representative Jacklyn Boodie in the presence of his teammates

St. Ignatius was crowned the Region #9 champion, whilst Mackenzie High clinched the Region #10 title when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued yesterday.

Over at the St. Ignatius ground, Lethem, the home side crushed Sand Creek by a 3-0 score-line. Romel Ernest opened the scoring in the 11th minute, directing a powerful unchallenged header from inside the centre of the box which struck the crossbar and settled into the back of the net.

On the other side, Sand Creek’s best attempt in the half occurred in the 28th minute as a shot from the top of the penalty box was tipped over the crossbar by the diving goalkeeper.

The hosts eventually doubled their lead in the 37th minute, as Ernest completed his double, slotting home inside the centre of the six-yard box after latching onto a flat right-sided cross inside the penalty area.

The score was then sealed in the 66th minute in the form of Akon Albert under fortuitous circumstances.

Albert’s tame strike from 25 yards in the centre of the field was misjudged by the goalkeeper, as it bounced over his outstretched leg and settled into the lower left corner.

Meanwhile, Mackenzie High crushed Kwakwani 4-0 at the Wisburg School ground in the Region #10 final. Dexter Milo bagged a brace whilst Jovon Dennis and Teon Giddings netted one goal respectively.