CedarBridge Win BSSF U16 Boys Championship
CedarBridge Academy Blue team was crowned champions at the Bermuda School Sports Federation’s Under 16 Senior School Boys Six-a-Side tournament at the Clyde Best Centre of Excellence Field.
The CedarBridge Academy team capped off an undefeated day with a 3-0 victory over Somersfield Academy in the final.
CedarBridge took the lead in the second minute when the defense allowed Harlem Bean-Fox the space to power a fierce drive from well outside the box. Dakari Smith doubled the lead near the end of the half when he was the first to react to a scramble in the area following a corner. Smith thought he scored his second late in the match but teammate Jaylen Heaven got the final touch before crossing the goal line.
CedarBridge cruised past Berkeley Gold 7-1 in their quarterfinal matchup. Tyree Fubler led the way with a hat trick while Bean-Fox, Kodi Hines, Jaden Proctor, and Heaven added a goal each. Xoni Allen added a late consolation goal for Berkeley.
The other quarterfinal saw Berkeley Green edge past Saltus Red 2-1. River Curtis gave Berkeley the lead after he found himself the space to attack the Saltus goal with a breakaway. Declan Reardon equalized in the second half after a neat pass from Jack Fisher. Just when it seemed penalties were going to be needed to settle the match Joshua Smith gave Berkeley the 2-1 lead with the final kick of the match.
Berkeley Green then moved on the face Somersfield Academy in the semifinal. Misake Kitade put Somersfield Academy ahead 1-0 in the first minute of the match. Once again Berkeley found a late goal which sent the semifinals to a penalty shootout. Kitade scored his side’s final penalty as they advanced 5-4 on penalty kicks.
CedarBridge Blue defeated Saltus White 2-1 in the other semifinal. The match was fast paced, with both teams attacking to find the opening goal. CedarBridge’s Tyree Fubler intercepted a casual back pass before slipping the ball into an empty net to give the Devonshire school a 1-0 which they would not give up. Heaven scored a close range effort late in the semifinal to secure the 2-0 win.
Pool Scores
Pool A
- Berkeley Green – 1
- Saltus White – 2
- CedarBridge Red – 1
- Bermuda Institute – 0
- Berkeley Green – 2
- CedarBridge Red – 0
- Saltus White – 3
- Bermuda Institute – 0
- Bermuda Institute – 2
- Berkeley Green -1
- Saltus White – 3
- CedarBridge Red – 0
Pool B
- Saltus Red – 2
- MSA – 1
- CedarBridge Blue – 4
- Saltus Red – 0
- CedarBridge Blue – 4
- MSA -1
Pool C
- Berkeley Gold – 0
- Warwick Academy – 0
- Somersfield Academy – 2
- Warwick Academy – 1
- Berkeley Gold – 0
- Somersfield Academy – 0
Playoffs
- Berkeley Green – 2
- Saltus Red – 1
- CedarBridge Academy – 7
- Berkeley Gold – 1
Semi Finals
- CedarBridge Academy Blue – 2
- Saltus Grammar – 0
- Somersfield Academy – 1 [5]
- Berkeley Green – 1 [4]
Final
- CedarBridge Academy – 3
- Somersfield Academy – 0
