KGS double up at primary schools’ invitational football competition

A primary schools’ invitational football competition, catering for schools within Kingstown and its environs, had one winner, the Kingstown Government School (KGS), which copped both the league and knockout titles.

The institution, located at Stoney Ground, was the lone team that played unbeaten in the competition.{{more}}

And, last Friday afternoon, at the Grammar School Playing Field, the KGS lifted the knockout version, outscoring the Kingstown Preparatory School via kicks from the penalty spot.

KGS trumped 3-2 after both teams had played to a 2-2 tie in regulation time.

The KGS had already secured the league title, but did so via a superior goal differential of seven.

Three teams: the KGS, the Kingstown Preparatory and the Kingstown Anglican School (KAS), all finished with nine points from their five matches.

KGS recorded two wins and three drawn matches, while the KPS and KAS had three wins and two losses.

Kingstown Preparatory, however, finished second ahead of Kingstown Anglican because of a better goal difference.

The other participating schools were the Lodge Village Government, the C.W. Prescod Primary and the Sion Hill Government, who finished in that order.

Meanwhile, winning coach Winston Telesford expressed delight in his team playing unbeaten in the competition and sees it as boost for the institution.

In the individual awards, the best defender was Sydney Louis of the KGS, with the best midfielder adjudged as Kemel Warren also of the KGS. Renaud Mc Lean of the KGS was voted the best goalkeeper.

The most goals award saw a tie between Jesse Edwards of the Sion Hill Government and Aaron Collis of the KGS, who each netted four goals. Collis added another accolade, as he was voted the most valuable player of the competition.

The main person behind the initiative is retired teacher Ian Sardine, who told SEARCHLIGHT: “It was basically to give the students something meaningful to do after the CPEA.… What we need now is to have an island-wide competition which has been missing for many years.”

A national primary school football competition has been absent from here for many years.

Sardine also wants to see national competitions at the Under-15 and Under-17 age groups. (RT)