Wesley’s Shanice Neal & Imane McKenzie
Belize City, February 8, 2013
The Wesley College girls won the 2013 female high school central division football finals 3-0 against the St. Catherine’s Academy girls at the MCC garden on Monday evening, February 11th.
In Game 1 of the finals last Friday evening, February 8, the Wesley girls had struggled to a nil-zip draw with the SCA girls. In Game 2, speedy Shanice Neal and Elisha Bernardez sled the Wesley attacks, but the SCA defenders held them scoreless to the end of regulation.
Jada Parchue almost scored the winning goal for SCA late in the second half, but Wesley’s goalie Latesha Hughes just barely averted that disaster by deflecting Parchue’s shot away from goal. She and Julia Arzu had led the SCA offensive with the help of midfielders but the Wesley defenders would have none of it.
In the 1st overtime period, the SCA defense goofed into giving up a penalty and Erica Milligan converted for a 1-0 lead. Shanice Neal then escaped the SCA defense for a one-on-one with SCA goalie Briany Flowers and scoring in the left corner. Elisha Bernardez then launched an attack and scored a 3rd goal.
The SCA girls had eliminated the Anglican Cathedral College girls 2-0 in a penalty shootout in the semifinals last Wednesday.