The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net    

THE 2025 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer season rolled on yesterday with the senior boys of Queen’s College and Kingsway Academy going head-to-head at the Queen’s College campus. 

The Comets had a strong second-half surge to prevail 3-0 against the Saints to capitalise on their home turf advantage. 

QC senior boys’ head coach Lawrence Lewis was tight-lipped about the team’s expectations for the season but was grateful for the club’s latest victory.

“We are going to do what God has for us. It feels good to get the win. It is always good to get a win and even better to get the win at home,” he said.

The Saints and Comets both had a hard time finding the back of the net in the first half of the game. 

As a result, the score was tied at zero apiece going into the second half.

The Comets finally broke the scoring drought early in the second half.

Durai Adderley found a hole in the Saints’ defence to score the Comets’ first goal from the midfield.  Adderley’s goal shifted the score to 1-0 in favour of QC. 

His teammate Travarius Higgs dribbled past the Kingsway defenders into the penalty area and was on target for the Comets’ second goal of the contest.

The Saints had their opportunities to score but the Comets denied their chances.

The Comets’ Caelab Yehuwdah scored the third and final goal for his school to seal the victory against the Saints.

Coach Lewis shared what was the difference maker for his team in the second half of play.

“The team started out a little bit slow. We didn’t play quite the way we wanted to but in the second half we put it together. We were able to distribute the ball, started playing a little bit more team ball, made better passes and runs and our defence was strong all the way through so in the second half we were able to finish,” he said.

The 2025 BAISS soccer season will continue with the St Anne’s senior girls matching up against the Kingsway Academy Saints today at 4pm.

The Comets’ junior boys will also be in action today against Windsor School.

The BAISS soccer playoffs are scheduled for March 26.