St Patrick’s Primary retained their INSPORTS Primary Schools All-Island Netball title, while Corinaldi Avenue Primary were crowned football champion, on Tuesday.
St Patrick’s defeated Bethabara 23-21 in a close encounter played at the stadium courts, while Corinaldi edged Rosseau Primary 6-5 on penalties after battling to a nil-all draw in regulation and extra time.
Both all-island champions walked away with 200-thousand dollars each, while the runners’ up collected 125-thousand each.
White Horses Primary collected 75-thousand dollars for finishing third in the netball after dispatching Corinaldi 20-17 and Port Antonio Primary beat Holland Primary 3-1 on penalties and also collected their 75-thousand dollars.
Both fourth-placed teams received 50-thousand dollars each.
Both winning coaches, Lecia Walters of St Patrick’s and Recardo Esmie of Corinaldi were rewarded with 10-thousand dollars each.
Shantae Powell of St Patrick’s and Donovan Carey of Corinaldi were the Netball and Football MVPs.
This was especially nice for Carey who broke his foot last year.