Jamaica's Jordan Petrekin (green jersey) looks to make a move during a Caribbean under-17 qualifier at the host US Virgin Islands on July 19, 2017, in Charlotte Amalie. (Photo: Aisha-Zakiya Boyd)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands – Jamaica became the first team to join host Trinidad & Tobago in the final round of Caribbean qualifying for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, when it defeated the host US Virgin Islands on Tuesday, 9-0, to complete Group 4 play with a perfect 3W-0D-0L record.

In the win at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Thirston Briscoe (15’, 40’) and Chad Letts (78’, 85’) led the way with braces, while Cobi Atkinson (29’), Jeremy Verley (33’), Damani Osei (36’) and Kaheem Parris (76’) added one goal apiece.

Parris was excellent throughout the five-day competition as the only player to net in each of his team’s three games.

Second-place Antigua & Barbuda was paced by Shalon Knight, who struck for a tournament-high four goals, including three in a 5-1 win over the US Virgin Islands.

The competition is being contested between 25 teams, with the six, first-round group winners, plus the best runner-up, heading to Trinidad & Tobago for the final round in September.

The 2017 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship will have a field of twelve teams: Panama as host; three from Central America, five from the Caribbean and three from North America.

2016 CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL UNION UNDER-17 QUALIFYING
July 15 – September 21, 2016

FIRST ROUND

GROUP 1 (Warner Park – Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis)
July 20, 2016: Dominica v Cuba; St. Kitts & Nevis v Barbados
July 22, 2016: Cuba v Barbados; St. Kitts & Nevis v Dominica
July 24, 2016: Barbados v Dominica; St. Kitts & Nevis v Cuba

GROUP 2 (Truman Bodden Sports Complex – George Town, Cayman Islands)
July 20, 2016: Puerto Rico v Haiti; Cayman Islands v Aruba
July 22, 2016: Haiti v Aruba; Cayman Islands v Puerto Rico
July 24, 2016: Aruba v Puerto Rico; Cayman Islands v Haiti

GROUP 3 (Victoria Park – Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
July 20, 2016: Bermuda v St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines v Grenada
July 22, 2016: St. Lucia v Grenada; St. Vincent & the Grenadines v Bermuda
July 24, 2016: Grenada v Bermuda; St. Vincent & the Grenadines v St. Lucia

GROUP 4 (Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands)

Jamaica 3-3-0-0-16-2-9
Antigua & Barbuda 3-2-0-1-9-4-6
Guyana 3-1-0-2-2-7-3
US Virgin Islands 3-0-0-3-1-15-0

July 15, 2016
Guyana 1, Jamaica 4
Roberto Sewel-Case 31’ / Jamal Topey 16’; Raewin Senior 51’, 74’; Kaheem Parris 65’

USVI 1, Antigua & Barbuda 5
Ramesses Moore McGuiness 37’ / Shalon Knight 12’, 64’, 82’; Kenijah Challenger 45’+3; Demiah Joseph 55’

July 17, 2016
Jamaica 3, Antigua & Barbuda 1
Jeremy Verley 14’; Kaheem Parris 37’; Raewin Senior 88’ / D’Jarie Sheppard 84’

USVI 0, Guyana 1
Joshua Ferreira 13’

July 19, 2016
Antigua & Barbuda 3, Guyana 0
Shalon Knight 45’+2; D’Jarie Sheppard 58’; MacKenzie Hill 88’

USVI 0, Jamaica 9
Thirston Briscoe 15’, 40’; Cobi Atkinson 29’; Jeremy Verley 33’; Damani Osei 36’; Kaheem Parris 76’; Chad Letts 78’, 85’; Omar Thompson 83’

GROUP 5 (Stade Fiesque Duchesne – Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe)
July 20, 2016: Dominican Republic v Curacao; Guadeloupe v Saint-Martin
July 22, 2016: Curacao v Saint-Martin; Guadeloupe v Dominican Republic
July 24, 2016: Saint-Martin v Dominican Republic; Guadeloupe v Curacao

GROUP 6 (Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion – Paramaribo, Suriname)
July 20, 2016: British Virgin Islands v Bahamas; Suriname v Anguilla
July 22, 2016: Bahamas v Anguilla; Suriname v British Virgin Islands
July 24, 2016: Anguilla v British Virgin Islands; Suriname v Bahamas