The 2025 National Sports Council/BICO Primary School Football Competition continued its round-robin slate Monday with a slate of tightly contested and lopsided matches across four tournament zones, headlined by a dramatic 2-1 victory for pre-tournament favorites Arthur Smith Primary over St Gabriel’s Primary.
Arthur Smith, the 2024 tournament champions and 2023 runners-up, pulled out a narrow one-goal win over St Gabriel’s in the Ricardo ‘Mickey’ Gibson Zone, hosted at the Briar Hall playing field in Christ Church. The match, billed as one of the highest-profile matchups of the early season, lived up to expectations as both sides traded chances before Arthur Smith secured the deciding late goal to lock in three points.
The Ricardo ‘Mickey’ Gibson Zone saw four other additional matches unfold on the matchday. Wills Primary claimed a clean sheet 2-0 win over St Bartholomew Primary, while St Winifred’s Primary notched a narrow 1-0 victory against People’s Cathedral Primary. Milton Lynch Primary delivered a dominant 4-0 shutout against St Lawrence Primary, and St Christopher Primary matched that 4-0 winning margin with a win over Shirley Chisholm Primary.
Across other zones, the Edward Smith/Frank Holder Zone in Speightstown produced an entertaining 2-2 draw between All Saints Primary and Roland Edwards Primary, with both sides splitting points after trading goals through full time. In the Dennis Leacock Zone based at Shorey Village, St Bernard’s Primary cruised to a 5-0 shutout victory against St Joseph Primary, while Providence Primary picked up a 3-1 win over Grantley Prescod Primary.
In the Kenville ‘Kab’ Layne Zone in Greens, St George, three matches concluded with varied results. Mount Tabor Primary secured a comfortable 3-0 win over St Lukes Brighton Primary, St George Primary put on an offensive clinic to defeat Cuthbert Moore Primary by a 6-0 margin, and Hits 106.7 Bay Primary eased to a 4-1 win against Ellerton Primary to close out the day’s action.