Football: Devonshire Colts, Hamilton Parish Win

December 28, 2013

The second Shield and Friendship semi-finals were held last night [Dec 27] at the BAA field, with Devonshire Colts and Hamilton Parish earning themselves places in the finals.

The other two spots in the finals were determined on Boxing Day, when Somerset Eagles defeated BAA 1-0 to win a spot in the Shield final, while Somerset Trojans defeated St David’s 3-2 to claim a spot in the Friendship finals.

Shield: Devonshire Colts Defeat Boulevard Blazers 3 – 2

The Devonshire Colts went in front in the 12th minute when Quinn Simmons found the back of the net, but Boulevard Blazers player/coach Aaron Williams equalized in the 50th minute and then Dunn-ya Taylor scored five minutes later to give the Boulevard Blazers a 2 – 1 lead.

Jahde Eve drew the Devonshire Colts level in the 75th minute and then five minutes later Eve capitalized on a goalkeeper error scoring from close range to place the Devonshire Colts into the Shield Final where they will meet the Somerset Eagles on New Year’s Day.

Friendship: Hamilton Parish Defeat Devonshire Cougars 4 – 3

Kneijo Richardson gave Hamilton Parish a 1 – 0 lead putting the ball away from close range in the 14th minute, and then Drewonde Bascome equalized for the Devonshire Cougars seven minutes later making the score 1 – 1. Lorenzo Simmons then put Hamilton Parish back in front in the 40th minute as they went to the break leading 2 – 1.

In the second half, the Devonshire Cougars drew level once again when Bascome scored his second goal of the game in the 51st minute to make the score 2 – 2. Hamilton Parish went ahead again when Shayne Hollis scored in the 75th minute. Hamilton Parish then went up 4 – 2 in the 83rd minute when Donovan Thompson scored, but one minute later the defending champions Devonshire Cougars pulled within one when an own goal was scored by a Hamilton Parish defender.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game with Hamilton Parish advancing to the Friendship Trophy Final where they will take on the Somerset Trojans on New Year’s Day.

Read More About

Category: All, Sports

Comments (2)

Trackback URL | Comments RSS Feed

  1. ClearView says:

    Well done Parish! Big win!!!

  2. u ank sers says:

    PARISH!!!! ALL DAMN DAY!