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Leagues’ honour at stake in BAA clash

Some of Bermuda’s top footballers of yesteryear will look to turn back the clock when they return to action as part of the Eversly (Bo) Lewis All-Star matches tonight.Andrew Bascome, Kenny Thompson, Sammy Swan, Wendell Baxter and Frankie Ming are just a few of the names who will play in the inaugural Legends Game at 7pm at BAA Field.The Legends match will be followed by an All-Star game between a Corona League XI and a Bermuda Football Association (BFA) Premier Division XI to kick off at 9pm.The event will honour the legacy of former Scottish professional Lewis, who signed for Aberdeen FC as a teenager in the early 1960s.Part proceeds will be donated to local charities St. John Ambulance and Youth Vision. Fox has also slashed last year’s admission fee by 50 per cent this year due to the credit crunch.“Hopefully people will come out and see some of the ex-players who they haven’t seen for a long time,” he said.Fox hopes the All-Star games can help raise awareness of the escalating violence in Bermuda. In the past month two young footballers have been shot dead.“That’s the only way we can get over the violence, by bringing everyone together,” he said.Fox has plans to expand the annual event to possibly include First Division and youth footballers in the future.He also intends to honour the legacy of a local football legend from this year onwards.Former winger Lewis signed by Aberdeen at the age of 17 in 1961. Although the talented winger never played first team football he did enough to inspire compatriot Clyde Best who became a cult hero at West Ham.“We need to start honouring our older players. Eversly Lewis was one of the first Bermudians to go and play in a foreign country,” he said.Eversly (Bo) Lewis Memorial teams:Team A Timmy Figuerido, Ty Williams, Paul Towlson, Wayne Campbell, Shawn Smith, Shea Pitcher, Albert Caisey, Richard Scott, Kevin Grant, Kenny Burt, Kenny Hill, Sammy Swan, Clevie Wade, Dwight Warren, Paul Cann, KennyThompson, Lorenzo Symonds, Elliott Jennings, Jerry Webb, Mike Martin, Karl Roberts, Bulla Anderson.Team B Randy Darrell, Dwayne Adams, Richard Todd, Shannon Burgess, Niel Paynter, Earl Richardson, Sinclair Gibbons, Troy Durham, Wendell Baxter, Joe Trott, Craig Smith, Corey Hill, Coolridge Bell, Stevie Dickinson, Herbie Bascome, Gareth DIll, Pinks Lewis, Andrew Bascome, Frankie Ming, Cyril Steede, Mike Corday, Niel Robinson, David Bascome, Joseph Gooden.Corona Team Troy Hall, Cud-Joe Matthews, Kyle Lightbourne, Leroy Stevens, Stanton lewis, Milton Ferreira, Tokia Russell, James Roach, Damon Wade, Rui Furtado, Lamaul Crofton, Henry Santucci, Stephen Palmer, Rui Sebastaio, Frances Desilva jr., Johny Neascu, Damon Francis, Cal ThomasPremier Team Jason Williams, Jason Smith, Jarizinho Bassett, Korvon Tucker, Ajani Gibbons, George Dyer Jr, Devrae Tankard, Kemon Simmons, Fiqre Crockwell, Lorenzo Symonds, Jared Peniston, Ralph Bean, Travis Wilkinson, Jahron Dickinson, Domico Coddington, Raymond Beach, Troy Tucker, Daniel Andrade,Blenn Bean.