Cedar International School. The awards ceremony for the 2023/24 BDO Schools League was held at Greenland Football Field on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Photo: VINO

Managing Director of sponsor BDO, Ryan R.E. Geluk has pledged BDO's continued support of the BVI Football Association's schools football programme. Photo: VINO

'Little Messi' Xavier Penn of Enid Scatliffe White was named the Most Valuable Player of the U7 Division. Photo: VINO

Enid Scatliffe White's Carldon Stewart won the Golden Boot for his 20 goals in the U7 Division. Photo: VINO

Robyn Stoby of the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School was named Best Goalkeeper in the U7 Division. Photo: VINO

Alex Wilson of Cedar International was named MVP in the U9 Division. Photo: VINO

This assurance was given by the Managing Director of sponsor BDO, Ryan R.E. Geluk, when the awards ceremony for the league was held at Greenland Football Field on Sunday, June 23, 2024.

Mr Geluk said the last league marks 10 or 11 years BDO has been involved in sponsoring the league and “every single year it is always a pleasure and it is always makes us proud to be involved in the programme.”

BDO onboard for ‘many years to come’

The BDO Managing Director said BDO was also pleased to know that many of the players from the BDO leagues over the years have gone on to be a part of the national team.

“It’s really important for us to continue this. It is really important for the BVIFA to continue to push this amongst the youth and for this to be even bigger and better next year.

“So we will be back again in the coming school year, so we  look forward to again sponsoring the league… “next year and many years to come,” Mr Geluk stated.

22 schools, 56 teams

Veteran football coach and coordinator of the BDO Schools League, Ms Cassandra Gregg aka ‘Coach Cass’ said the last BDO Schools League, which started in October 2023, had 56 teams. This represents 22 public and private primary and secondary schools in the territory.

Coach Cass also said the programme is the “biggest sporting event in the BVI” and extended appreciation to parents for allowing their children to participate and also showing up at games to give support.

The school players, prior to the presentation of awards, were addressed by Mr Aubrey Liburd, who was then the interim President of the BVI Football Association (BVIFA) and First Vice President Mr Avanell Morton, who has since been voted as President of the BVIFA, and General Secretary Juliana Luke.

Golden Boot, MVP & Golden Glove winners

Among the awardees in the U7 Division were Enid Scatliffe White’s Carldon Stewart, who won the Golden Boot for his 20 goals; Enid Scatliffe White’s Xavier Penn, who was voted Most Valuable Player and BVI Seventh-day Adventist Primary’s Robyn Stoby, who received the Golden Glove for Best Goalkeeper.

In the U9 Division, Trevoa Stevens (23 goals) of Ciboney School of Excellence received the Golden Boot; Alex Wilson of Cedar International was named MVP and T'moi Scatliffe of St Georges Primary was awarded with the Golden Gloves.

In the U12 Division, Jezaan Demming of Bregado Flax Educational Centre Primary Division and Xachary Leggette of Pelican Gate were tied with 15 goals and had to share the Golden Boot. The Most Valuable Player was Akhori Sébastien of Enis Adams Primary while the Golden Glove went to Sekani Pemberton of Cedar International.

See other awards below:

Most Disciplined Players

U7- Kaden Purcell

U9- Kebra Mitchell

U12- Ioan Jones

Best Defender

Nathan Johnson of Cedar International

U7 Champions:

1^st- Enid Scatliffe Primary

2^nd- Seventh-day Adventist Primary

3^rd- Willard Wheatley Primary

U9 Champions

1^st- Cedar International B

2^nd- St Georges Primary

3^rd-  Cedar International A

U12 Champions

1^st- Cedar International B

2^nd-  Cedar International A

3^rd- Enis Adams Primary

Golden Boots

U15- Lashawn Gibbs of ESHS

Open B:

Myles Penn of BVI Seventh-day Adventist School

Open A :

Jadon Quashie of BFEC

Golden Glove

U15- Toby Lane of Cedar International

Open B:

Romario Joseph of BVI Seventh-day Adventist School

Open A

Caliq Creque of BFEC

Most valuable players

U15:

Jahiem Biaji of ESHS

Open B

Kyle Farrington of BVI Seventh-day Adventist School

Open A

Jaden Abrams of BFEC

U15 Champions

1^st-  ESHS

2^nd- Cedar International

Open B Champions

1^st- Ciboney School of Excellence

2^nd- BVI Seventh-day Adventist School

Open A Champions

1^st- Bregado Flax Educational Centre

2^nd- Elmore Stoutt High School