Offence shines in CIFA youth leagues
(CIFA): There were a number of goal scorers who thoroughly enjoyed their weekend as the fourth round of games in the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues were played Saturday, 10 March. In the Boys Under 11 league Kyan Okoli scored three goals and teammates Jaeden Gordon and Sean Byles added two each as Academy SC Stingrays defeated Latinos FC A 11-0. ASCs Joshua Elliott, Jacoby Zelaya, Zachary Brooks and Payton Corbin contributed a goal apiece in their team’s victory.
In other Under 11 games, 345 FC B ran out 5-1 winners over Sunset Warriors thanks to two goals from Daniel DeQuintal, one each from Rafael Wejbora and Dillon Phillips, and an own goal. Jaxon Cover responded for Sunset Warriors.
George Town SC won their encounter with Bodden Town 2-0 with Joshua Haden and Emre Ebanks getting their names on the score sheet.
Future SC defeated East End FC 2-0 with Caleb Fredricks and Josiah Leblanc scoring for the West Bay outfit and Sunset Rockets outlasted Academy SC Lionfish 3-0 thanks to two goals from Sean Leon and a solitary strike from Matthew Rees.
In the Boys Under 13 games played at the Annex Field, Academy SC Jaguars got by Cayman Athletic SC 2-0 with Jahmar Campbell and Dante Dell’Oglio grabbing the all-important goals and Sunset Sharks beat George Town SC 5-0 thanks to Justin Parsons’ double, Barnaby Robinson and Matthew Goulden scoring one each and an own goal. At the Ed Bush Field in West Bay, 345 FC defeated Academy SC ESM 1-0.
In the Boys Under 15 league at the CIFA Field, Academy Blue enjoyed a 9-1 victory over their younger counterparts Academy SC White, with Kameron Bennett scoring a hat trick, Immanuel Duran scoring two and Jonah Sigsworth, Nathan Trickett and Jadan Yearwood each netting a goal apiece. The ninth goal was an own goal. Selvin Caballero scored for Academy SC White.
In the other Boys Under 15 game, Cayman Brac recorded their first victory of the season with an 8-2 win over Scholars International at the Ed Bush Field in West Bay.
There was one game played in the Girls Under 11 league on Saturday as Sunset Stars’ Olivia Thorpe scored both goals in her team’s 2-0 victory over Sunset Fusion. The second scheduled Under 11 Girls game between Academy SC and George Town SC was played earlier on Wednesday, 7 March at the Academy Field with Academy SC defeating George Town SC 1-0 thanks to a Millicent Hoffman strike.
The fourth round of youth games conclude with two Boys Under 15 games today (Tuesday, 13 March) as Bodden Town FC play Future SC at 4pm at the CIFA Centre of Excellence and Cayman Athletic SC face Sunset FC at 4:15pm at the Annex Field.
In the Boys Under 17 league on Wednesday, 14 March, Academy SC take on Future SC at 5pm at the Annex Field.
In the Girls Under 18 league on Thursday, 15 March, Sunset FC play Academy SC at 4:15pm at the Annex Field.