Savannah secures top spot ahead of playoffs

(CUC-PFL): This past Saturday, Savannah Primary’s Under 9 team and Cayman Prep’s Under 9 and Under 11 teams ended their league campaigns undefeated with victories on the final day of the 2013/2014 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) regular season. With the Playoffs scheduled to begin this Saturday, November 30, Savannah Primary’s Under 9s secured the top spot in Group A with a 3-0 victory over St. Ignatius Prep. Dylan Hernandez opened the scoring after only 31 seconds pouncing on a loose ball in the St.Ignatius penalty area to give his team an early lead from which St. Ignatius would never recover.

The youngsters from Savannah added to their lead in the 16th minute after St. Ignatius’ Daniel Rivers turned the ball into his own net trying to clear the ball off the line from an Akiel Bodden corner.

Jawan Wray sealed all three points in the 40th minute as he beat the St. Ignatius Prep offside trap to slot home his school’s 21st goal of the season and maintain their 100% record.
In the later game, Savannah’s Under 11s ‘snuck’ into the Champions Cup playoffs on goal difference with a 0-0 draw against St. Ignatius Prep thanks to the heroics of their stand out goal keeper Justin Miller. Young Miller had another excellent game between the posts making some very important saves at the feet of the St. Ignatius marksmen.

In other games in Group A it was Sir John A. Cumber Primary 4 vs. Cayman International School 1 (Under 9) and Sir John A. Cumber Primary 6 vs. Cayman International School 2 (Under 11). Schools qualifying for the Under 9 Champions Cup from Group A include Savannah Primary, St.Ignatius Prep, Sir John A. Cumber Primary and either George Town Primary or Cayman International School (to be decided this week). Competing for the Under 11 Champions Cup are Sir John A.Cumber Primary, George Town Primary, St. Ignatius Prep and Savannah Primary. Competing in the Under 9 Consolation Cup are George Town Primary or Cayman International School (to be decided this week) and Truth For Youth. In the Under 11 division, TruthFor Youth and Cayman International School will represent Group A.

In Group B, Cayman Prep finished off another undefeated season in the Under 9 and Under 11 divisions after defeating second-placed South Sound Schools 3-0 in both games. In other scores from Group B it was NorthEast Schools 1 vs. Red Bay Primary 0 (Under 9); NorthEast Schools 3 vs. Red Bay Primary 1 (Under 11); Bodden Town Primary 0 vs. Prospect Primary 4 (Under 9) and Bodden Town Primary 3 vs. Prospect Primary 5 (Under 11).

Qualifying for the Under 9 and Under 11 Champions Cups from Group A are Cayman Prep, South Sound Schools, Prospect Primary and NorthEast Schools. In the Under 9 and Under 11 Consolation Cups it is Red Bay Primary, Bodden Town Primary and Triple C.

The 2013/2014 CUC PFL Playoffs begin this Saturday, November 30 at the Annex Field with games in the Champions Cup only. The Consolation Cup games will begin on Saturday, December 7. This Saturday at 9:00 am, it will be Savannah Primary vs. NorthEast Schools (Under 9) and St. Ignatius Prep vs. Prospect Primary (Under 9). At 10:00 am, it’s Sir John A. Cumber Primary vs. South Sound Schools (Under 9) and George Town Primary/Cayman International School vs. Cayman Prep (Under9).

In the Under 11 division at 11:00 am, it’s Savannah Primary vs. Prospect Primary and St. Ignatius Prep vs. NorthEast Schools. At 12:15 pm, it’s Sir John A. Cumber Primary vs. Cayman Prep and George Town Primary vs. South Sound Schools.

Organisers of the CUC PFL encourage all parents and fans of “the powerful game” to head to the Annex Field for the 2013/2014 CUC PFL Playoffs this Saturday morning to cheer on our young athletes.