The Tribune

The Queen’s College Comets and St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine are the first national high school soccer champions in Bahamian high school sports history.

Both teams clinched their respective division titles in the tournament finale at the Roscow Davies Soccer Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Comets won 2-1 over their BAISS rival, the St Andrew’s Hurricanes. In a rematch of the BAISS championship, the Comets exacted revenge on the Hurricanes with goals from Jaime Thompson and Tadiwa Mushonga. Ethan Willie scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes.

The Comets were the highest goal scorers of the tournament with a 6-1 win over CV Bethel in the opening round and a 4-1 victory over Jack Hayward in the semi-final.

After a bye in the first round, the Hurricanes defeated the CR Walker Knights 2-1 in their semi-final.

The Wildcats eventually finished in third place with a win over the Knights.

In the girls’ final, the Big Red Machine scored a 1-0 win over the visiting Lucaya International School Buccaneers out of Grand Bahama. Eden Cox scored the game-winning goal in the 77th minute to lift her team to the title.

The Comets claimed third place in the division with a win over the Knights.

The Big Red Machine’s path to the championship included an opening round 2-1 win over CC Sweeting and a 2-0 win over the Knights in the semi-final.

The Bucs advanced with a 2-1 win over the Comets.