Four GSSSA soccer champions crowned

By TENAJH SWEETING tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

Following a threeyear hiatus, soccer finally returned to the field for the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) this year.

Yesterday at the Roscow A L Davies national soccer field, four new champions were crowned from the junior and senior divisions.

For the juniors, the HO Nash Lions toppled the CH Reeves Raptors.

Meanwhile, the junior boys of the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves defeated the SC McPherson Sharks.

In the senior division, the CR Walker Lady Knights dominated the RM Bailey Pacers to claim the championship hardware.

The Government High School (GHS) Magic once again repeated as champions after claiming victory over the CR Walker Knights.

Seniors

The CR Walker Lady Knights took down the RM Bailey Pacers behind a dominating solo performance by Valtinique Simmons.

The defensive effort of her teammates kept the RM Bailey Pacers scoreless while she used her offensive prowess to score 3-0.

In the first half, Simmons secured her first goal after a teammate misfired on an attempt to score.

However, the 10th grader followed behind and launched the ball to the back of the net.

In the second half, Simmons continued her pursuit of goals, this time on a ferocious kick from midfield to add another point to the team’s total.

After one of her teammates’ attempt at a goal was ruled offside, the girls’ national team member came right behind to add another goal of her own, making it her second hat trick in the last two days.

The team’s MVP Simmons said she came into the game to score another hat trick and was thankful to her teammates and coaches because without them they would not have been in this position to win the championship. For the senior boys,