NORTH Zone champions St Anthony's College are floundering in this year's BWIA Secondary Schools Football League. The West Moorings-based unit have found themselves one place from the bottom of the table after the first round of competition. They have amassed just six points from seven games to date and ended the first round with a string of three straight losses.
Having lost several of his top players from last season, St Anthony's coach Nigel Grovesnor was indeed bracing for the worse. But he could not have been expecting to be in this deep a hole. Stepping up to challenge for the Saints' title are Malick, who were zonal runner's up last season.
And the five-time zonal champions, led by skipper and striker Devon Jorsling, are fighting hard to notch another lien on the title. The last time Malick won the league title was 1995. And having had a sniff of it last year, it is unlikely they will let up in the second round. Furthermore, the Morvant side's 2-0 triumph over St Anthony's in the final first round game last Saturday was certainly a morale booster going into the next phase of the battle.
However, with St Mary's (12 pts) and Queen's Royal College (11 pts) within striking distance and the other teams bunching up as well, Malick will know the title is far from won.