BICO Primary Schools Football Competition Begins with Exciting Opening Matches

The highly anticipated BICO Primary Schools Football Competition has officially kicked off, bringing excitement, energy, and competitive spirit to schools across Barbados. Young footballers proudly represented their schools as teams battled for important early points in the opening round of matches across several zones.

The opening fixtures of the BICO Primary Schools Football Competition showcased strong defensive performances, impressive attacking displays, and determined efforts from schools eager to make their mark in this year’s tournament.

Edward Smith/Frank Holder Zone 1 Results

• Elliot Belgrave Primary 0 – St. Lucy Primary 0
• Gordon Greenidge Primary 1 – Selah Primary 0
• Roland Edwards Primary 3 – Half Moon Fort 0 (Roland Edwards won by default)

Zone 1 saw tightly contested football, with Gordon Greenidge Primary securing a narrow victory while Roland Edwards Primary collected a default win.

Dennis Leacock Zone 3 Results

• St. Joseph Primary 1 – Grantley Prescod 7
• Providence School 4 – Hillaby/Turner’s Hall 1
• St. Margaret’s Primary 0 – St. Bernard’s Primary 7

The Dennis Leacock Zone produced several high-scoring encounters, with Grantley Prescod and St. Bernard’s Primary both delivering dominant performances.

Kenville “Kab” Layne Zone 5 Results

• Eagles Academy 1 – St. Jude’s 1
• St. George Primary 4 – Mount Tabor Primary 0
• Cuthbert Moore Primary 0 – HITS 106.7FM Bay Primary 3
• St. Luke Brighton 3 – Workman’s Primary 0 (St. Luke’s won by default)

St. George Primary and HITS 106.7FM Bay Primary opened their campaigns with impressive victories, while Eagles Academy and St. Jude’s shared the points in an evenly matched contest.

Ricardo “Mickey” Gibson Zone 7 Results

• Wills Primary 0 – Milton Lynch 4
• Arthur Smith 3 – St. Bartholomew 0
• St. Gabriel’s 3 – People’s Cathedral 2

Zone 7 delivered exciting attacking football, including a thrilling contest between St. Gabriel’s and People’s Cathedral, while Milton Lynch and Arthur Smith both secured convincing wins.

The opening round of the BICO Primary Schools Football Competition has already highlighted the passion and talent present within Barbados’ youth football programme. With many more matches still to come, supporters can look forward to an exciting season of school football action and emerging young talent.