Chairman of Harbour View Football Club and Vice-Chairman of the Premier League Football Association (PLCA), was honoured last Thursday at the KSA Business House Football Assciation awards presentation, at the the Scotiabank Sports Club in Liguanea. He received the Abe Alexander Memorial Award for his outstanding administrative service to football in Jamaica, which started in 1967. He thank the BHFA for the award and replied to guest speaker of the presentation, Ronald Sutherland, Vice President , Sales & Marketing of CVM TV, about the PLCA decision to terminate the live showing of Premier League Football matches on CVM TV. He was also very upset about FIFA Vice President Jack Warner’s comments about the the Reggae Boyz, who recently won the 2010 Digicel Cup, and told the gathering that the PLCA would be sending a letter to both Mr Warner and the JFF, to show their displeasure concerning it.
Division one champion Petrojam and Wisynco both dominate the awards presentation by copping six (6) awards each. Wisynco won the division two and Knockout competitions, a first in the history of Business House Football. Wray & Nephew were runner up in both competitions. Promoted Petrojam became the second team to win the division one title in their first year, when they defeated former champion Carib Cement in the final. They also won the Challenge trophy. Girvon Brown of Wisynco and Nicholas McCreath were join leading goal scorer, with five (5) goals in the Knockout competition. Omar Washington was the division two final MVP, while coach Marcus Gayle and Keith Gayle were division two coach and Manager of the year. Girvon Brown cop his second award for the night as he was the leading goal scorer in division two with twelve (12) goals. David Stultz of Petrojam was the leading scorer in division one with nine (9) goals, while his teammate, Aphas Bernard was the final mvp for division one. Coach Raymond Quallo and manager Robert Blake were both division one manager and coach of the year respectively. First time entrant National Land Agency won the fair play award, while former President Lorna Franklin was given an honorary award, for her twenty (20) year of service to the BHFA from 1986-2006. Current President Wayne Shaw and Brian Rose were recognised for their fifteen (15) years of service, while treasurer Joseph Fagan was also recognised for twenty (20) years. Carvel Banton and Shane Harrison were the referee and assistant referee for the 2010 season. Individual awardees were given gift vouchers from sponsors Western Sports Limited.
Five-a-side champion | NMIA AIRPORT |
Five-a-side R-up | NWC |
Most Prepared Team | SCOTIA BANK GROUP |
Scotia Bank Knock-Out Champion | WISYNCO |
Scotia Bank Knock-Out R-up | Wray & Nephew |
Leading goal scorer | NICHOLAS MCCREATH (SCOTIA) GIRVON BROWN (WISYNCO) 5 goals each |
WESTERN SPORT Division 2 Champion | WISYNCO |
WESTERN SPORT Division 2 runners up | WRAY & NEPHEW |
Division 2 LEADING GOAL SCORER: | GIRVON BROWN (WISYNCO) 12 goals |
Division 2 MVP FOR THE FINALS: | OMAR WASHINGTON (WISYNCO) |
Division 2 WINNING MANAGER | KEITH GAYLE (WISYNCO) |
Division 2 WINNING COACH | MARCEL GAYLE (WISYNCO) |
WESTERN SPORT Division 1 Champion | PETROJAM |
WESTERN SPORT Division 1 runners up | CARIB CEMENT |
Division 1 LEADING GOAL SCORER: | DAVID STULTZ (PETROJAM) 9 goals |
Division 1 MVP FOR THE FINALS: | APHAS BERNARD (PETROJAM) |
Division 1 WINNING MANAGER | ROBERT BLAKE(PETROJAM) |
Division 1 WINNING COACH | RAYMOND QUALLO (PETROJAM) |
Challenge Trophy Champion | PETROJAM |
Fair Play trophy | NATIONAL LAND AGENCY |
Honorary Award | Lorna Franklyn ( Former President) |
15 Years Award | Wayne Shaw (President) |
15 Years Award | Brian Rose (General Secretary) |
20 Years Award | Joseph Fagan (Treasurer) |
REFEREE OF THE YEAR | CARVEL BANTON |
ASST. REFEREE OF THE YEAR | SHANE HARRISON |
ABE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL AWARD | CARVEL STEWART ( For his outstanding administrative service to Football In Jamaica) |
Left: Director of Marketing for Scotiabank Group, Joan Forrest-Henry, present the Scotiabank Group sponsored Knockout Trophy, to captain of Wisynco, Kevin Palmer at the 2010 KSA Business House Awards Presentation.( Joyce Fletcher photo)
Right: KSA Business House President, Wayne Shaw (left), present the Western Sports sponsored Business House Division One Trophy, to captain of Petrojam, Jothan Watson, with Carl Chang, CEO of Western Sports limited at the 2010 KSA Business House Awards Presentation.( Joyce Fletcher photo)