Primary play-offs reach semis

The fourth day of the CUC Primary Football League Play-offs on Saturday at the TE McField Annex saw four teams in each division securing a berth in the semi-finals.

In the Under 9 Consolation Cup, George Town Primary secured the number one seed following a 2-2 draw with Prospect Primary. Red Bay Primary defeated Cayman International School 2-0 to get the number two ranking with the losing team grabbing the number three slot and Triple C got the number four seed with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Truth For Youth.

In the semis on Saturday, George Town Primary will face Triple C and Red Bay Primary will again play Cayman International School.

In the Under 9 Champions Cup, Cayman Prep continued their dominance with a 4-0 defeat of St. Ignatius Prep following an Aaron Jarvis hat-trick and in doing so, secured the number one ranking. Sir John A. Cumber Primary defeated NorthEast Schools 3-0 to earn the number two seed. A steadily improving South Sound Schools secured the number three spot with a 4-1 victory over Savannah Primary and Grace Academy became the number four ranking following a 2-2 draw with Bodden Town Primary.

The semis will see Cayman Prep face Grace Academy and Sir John A. Cumber Primary play South Sound Schools.

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In the Under 11 Consolation Cup, Bodden Town Primary had already secured a semi-final spot as the number one seed two weeks ago. The Bodden Towners will face fourth-seeded Savannah Primary who lost 6-0 to an inspired NorthEast Schools. NorthEast Schools secured the number three slot with this lop-sided victory and will face Prospect Primary in the semis following Prospect’s narrow 3-2 victory over Cayman International School.

In the Under 11 Champions Cup, both Sir John A. Cumber Primary and George Town Primary had already secured their places in the semi-finals with wins two weeks ago but results from this past Saturday would determine the number one and two ranking.

George Town Primary began proceedings with 4-1 victory over Cayman Prep only to see Sir John A. Cumber Primary defeat Red Bay Primary 2-0 and ultimately grab top spot with George Town Primary settling for the number two ranking.

The number three spot went to Truth For Youth who defeated Grace Academy 3-1 and although losing earlier to George Town Primary, Cayman Prep secured the number four ranking. In the other division game, Triple C and St. Ignatius Prep battled to a 2-2 draw.

The semi-finals will see top seeded Sir John A. Cumber Primary take on Cayman Prep with George Town Primary facing Truth For Youth.

CUC organiser Neil Murray said: “Special thanks to Dwayne Ebanks, Bruce Blake, Chastine Rankine and Gary Whittaker who officiated games throughout the day, and thanks to sponsors Progressive Distributors.

The semi finals of the 2011/12 CUC PFL Playoffs are set for this Saturday 28 January with the finals and third-placed games scheduled for Saturday 4 February.

Complete scores and standings from the play-offs can be found on CUC’s website at www.cuc-cayman.com

Complete scores and standings from the play-offs can be found on CUC’s website at www.cuc-cayman.com