Bermuda Institute put down a marker for the new season with a convincing win in the first round of the Ariel Re High School League.

They ran in five tries in their 29-5 win over CedarBridge Academy at the National Sports Centre. Chinua Smith scored CedarBridge’s lone try, a second-half effort with him finishing off a fine team move.

In Wednesday’s second game, Berkeley got their year off to winning start with a 22-17 win over Saltus Grammar School. Tyquann Perinchief scored both tries for Saltus, with Nicholas DaCosta converting the second of those. Saltus face BI next week, while CedarBridge, will take on Warwick Academy in a game which kicks off at 4.30pm.

Teams

CedarBridge Academy: Maurice Jones, Cedric Ennis (captain), Anthony Sousa, Daquin Richardson, Malik Richardson, Hussani Samuels, Lirico Williams, Ezekiel Williams, Sekai Wainwright, Jair Phillips, Payton Iris, Chiquon Smith, Chinua Smith, Nathaniel Morgan, Alonzo Richardson, Tajun Gibbons.

Saltus: Aaron Nelson, Nick Pell, Nick DaCosta, Blair Blakeney, Kaie Williams, Dylan Somerville, David Hicks-Badger, Tyquann Perinchief, Dylan Lightbourn, Kaden Hopkins, Calum Maule, Tyler Kendall, Zachary Simons, Sinder Daniels, James Patterson, Peter Calow, Jonathan Speight.

Fixtures

Ariel Re High School League

January 28

Warwick Academy v CedarBridge Academy, NSC, 4.15pm;

Saltus v Bermuda Institute, NSC, 5.15pm.

February 4

Berkeley v CedarBridge, 4.15pm, NSC.

Warwick v Bermuda Institute, 5.15pm.

February 25

Warwick Academy v Saltus, NSC, 4.15pm

Bermuda Institute v Berkeley, NSC, 5.15pm

Digicel Middle School League

January 29

All games 4pm

Saltus v Dellwood, Saltus

TNT v Warwick Academy, Warwick Academy

Sandys v Whitney Institute, Whitney.

February 5

All games 4.15pm

TNT v Sandys Middle School, Sandys.

Whitney v Dellwood, NSC.

Warwick Academy v Saltus, Saltus.

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