BDO pledges continued sponsorship for schools football league
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:
1st- Enid Scatliffe Primary
2nd- Seventh-day Adventist Primary
3rd- Willard Wheatley Primary
U9 Champions
1st- Cedar International B
2nd- St Georges Primary
3rd- Cedar International A
U12 Champions
1st- Cedar International B
2nd- Cedar International A
3rd- 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
1st- ESHS
2nd- Cedar International
Open B Champions
1st- Ciboney School of Excellence
2nd- BVI Seventh-day Adventist School
Open A Champions
1st- Bregado Flax Educational Centre
2nd- Elmore Stoutt High School
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