2022 SSFL Thread

[Trini _2026]

These are some jokey scores

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San Juan North, Pres stay on course for semis spot.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).

San Juan North Secondary and Presentation College of San Fernando kept up their 100 percent winning records at the top of Group B of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division with contrasting Round Four wins, on Wednesday.

Playing away from home on a very heavy surface at Trincity, San Juan North got a lone strike from Larry Noel to defeat Trinity College East for a fourth straight win in as many matches while handing the host a third straight 1-0 loss.

Noel got his goal as early as the second minute to push his league-leading tally to 12 goals, while San Juan North who also saw a left-footed Lindell Sween free-kick ricochet off the crossbar in the 27th minute improved to a maximum of 12 points, level with Inter-Col holders Presentation College to stay on course to secure the two semifinal playoff spots from the Group.

At Union Hall, San Fernando, Presentation got first-half items from Caleb Boyce, his fourth of the campaign, and Maliq Brathwaite and a second-half strike from Mackeil Edwards in a 3-0 win over Moruga Secondary, who remained bottom of the eight-team table without a point.

At St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair, Aydon Caruth (22nd penalty), Zion Aberdeen (37th), Musaddiq Mohammed (52nd), and Stephon James (64th) were all on target for Queen's Royal College (QRC) in their 4-2 triumph over Malick Secondary, who got two late items from J'Lon Matthews in the 70th and 73rd minutes.

At African Grounds, Enterprise, Zion Harley netted a first-half double for East Mucurapo in a 2-1 win against Chaguanas North Secondary, who had Justin Lewis on target.

Wednesday's Round Four results:

Group B:

Trinity East 0 vs San Juan North 1 (Larry Noel 2nd)

Presentation (San F'do) 3 (Caleb Boyce, Maliq Brathwaite, Mackeil Edwards) vs Moruga 0

Malick 2 (J'lon Matthews 70th, 73rd) vs QRC 4 (Aydon Caruth 22nd pen, Zion Aberdeen 37th, Musaddiq Mohammed 52nd, Stephon James 64th)

Chaguanas North 1 (Justin Lewis) vs East Mucurapo (Zion Harley 2)

Latest Group A standings

Group A

Place Teams P W D L F A Pts
1*Fatima 4 3 1 0 18 2 10
2*St Benedict’s 4 3 1 0 15 1 10
3*Naparima 3 2 0 1 17 3 6
4*Speyside Sec 4 2 0 2 7 11 6
5*St Anthony’s 4 2 0 2 6 7 6
6*Carapichaima East 4 1 0 3 5 25 3
7*Pleasantville 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
8*St Augustine 3 0 0 3 5 17 0

Group B

Teams P W D L F A Pts
1*San Juan North 4 4 0 0 22 1 12
2*Presentation (San F’do) 4 4 0 0 9 2 12
3*QRC 4 2 1 1 12 9 7
4*East Mucurapo 4 2 0 2 10 7 6
5*Chaguanas North 4 1 1 2 6 17 4
6* Trinity East 4 1 0 3 3 3 3
7* Malick Sec 4 1 0 3 4 10 3
8* Moruga 4 0 0 4 1 14 0

Upcoming matches (Kickoff is 4 pm unless otherwise stated)

Saturday: - Group B:

QRC vs Trinity East, QRC Grd, St Clair

San Juan North vs East Mucurapo, San Juan North Grd, Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan

Presentation (San F'do) vs Chaguanas North, Union Hall, San F'do

Moruga vs Malick, Moruga

Rescheduled match: - Group A:

Naparima vs Pleasantville, Naparima College Grd, Lewis St, San F'do

Wednesday: - Group A:

Speyside High vs Pleasantville Sec, Speyside, 3.30 pm

Carapichaima East vs St Anthony’s, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 2 pm

St Benedict’s vs Naparima, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 4 pm

St Augustine Sec. vs Fatima, St Augustine Sec Grd, Warren St, St Augustine, 4 pm

Rescheduled match: - October 8:

St Augustine vs Pleasantville, St Augustine Sec Grd, Warren St, St Augustine, 4 pm

Leading scorers:

12 - Larry Noel (San Juan North)

5 - Chaim Williams (Fatima)

4 - Nathaniel O’Garro (Naparima), Caleb Boyce (Presentation), Zion Harley (East Mucurapo)

3 - Kedell Jones (San Juan North), Omari Campbell, Kanye Francis (Naparima), Joshua Mason, Christian Bailey (Fatima), J'Lon Matthews (Malick)

2 - Milz Johnson, Jarlon Toppin (Speyside), Maalik Jarvis (East Mucurapo), Khiba Romany (Fatima), Ephraim Brown, Tarik Lee, Jaden Grant (St Benedict’s), Tau Lemsee, Aydon Caruth, Mussadiq Mohammed, Stephon James (QRC), Jaheim Faustin (Trinity East), Joshua Miller, Theo Crovador (St Anthony's), Lindell Sween (San Juan North), Israel Joseph (Naparima), Alex Piper (St Augustine), Ethan Trotman (Carapichaima East), Justin Lewis (Chaguanas North)

1 - Jabari Forbes, Andres France, Terrell Rajoon, Josiah Cooper (Naparima), Jameel Cooper, Isaiah Nicholas, Marcel Valentine (St Augustine), Reyes Gray, Lenox Eastman, Tyrell Moore (Speyside), Mordacia Forde, Aadon Wilson-Wright (St Anthony’s), Oba Samuel (Malick), Mikel Toussaint, Al-Kalipha Henry (East Mucurapo), Santana Smith (Moruga), Josiah Ochoa, Jeremiah Nile, Derrell Garcia, Nicholas Bobcombe, Tyrique Lucas (St Benedict’s), Alijah Nunes, Michael Chaves, Nathan Achin, Luke Correia, Aidan De Gannes (Fatima), Adah Barclay, Micah Braithwaite, Malik Braithwaite, Mackeil Edwards, Levi Jones (Presentation), Teshaun Franklyn, Zakari King, Zion Aberdeen, Micah Nelson (QRC), Khaleem Prince (Trinity East), Elizsha Rogers, Rondell Harewood, Jardiel Joseph, Kent Guy (San Juan North), Hezekiah John (Chaguanas North), Josiah Hypolite, Kirziah Myers, Tyrese David (Carapichaima East)

RELATED NEWS

Pres, San Juan North continue stainless Premiership record.
T&T Newsday Reports.

PRESENTATION College San Fernando ensured that they maintained their 100 per cent record in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership this season with a resounding 3-0 against strugglers Moruga Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, on Wednesday evening.

The current Intercol and Tiger Tanks Cup champions have been resilient in Group B of the Premiership so far and comfortably brushed aside their southern counterparts, who are yet to earn a point this season.

The “Pres Lions” opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when Micah Braithwaite smartly placed a left-footed strike into the bottom left corner from 12 yards out. Their lead was doubled one minute before half-time through Caleb Boyce. The Pres captain turned two Moruga defenders at the edge of the goal area and rifled the ball into the roof of the net.

Mackeil Edwards wrapped up the three points for Presentation in the 82nd minute with a composed tap-in from ten yards as the Lions ensured their stay at the top of the group. Fellow table toppers, San Juan North Secondary, also maintained their clean slate this season as they edged Trinity College East 1-0 on a soggy pitch away from home.

In-form striker Larry Noel put San Juan in front in the second minute, one of the earliest goals scored in the SSFL Premiership this term. The clinical number nine’s initial shot from 12 yards was trapped by a pool of water in the penalty area, but Noel was quick enough to pounce on the ball for a second opportunity before the defender’s intervention and calmly slotted it into the back of the net.

The east-based team went on to dominate the home team on their own patch, registering 23 shots with 11 on target. But the heavy conditions made it difficult for either side to score after the game’s opening goal, and San Juan held on to claim victory. Last season’s Intercol runners-up are now four wins from four games played and are seeking to beat Pres to the top spot.

The two north-based teams in the group, East Mucurapo Secondary and Queen’s Royal College (QRC) earned victories to keep their qualification hopes alive against Chaguanas North Secondary and Malick Secondary, respectively.

East Mucurapo toiled hard and were rewarded with a 2-1 win against their central opponents away from home while QRC grabbed a 4-2 win.

Group B action resumes on Saturday for matchday five with QRC vs Trinity East (2pm), Moruga vs Malick (4pm), Presentation vs Chaguanas North (4pm), and San Juan North vs East Mucurapo (4pm).

[Deeks]

I can't understand how Chaguanas North Sec. lost 13-0 to SanJuan. Now the giving the other schools a fight. They tied QRC 2-2 and lost 2-1 to East Mucurapo. Again meh Alma Mater win 4-2 against Malick. But not convincing. A win is a win.

[Trinidad Sports Reality]

Alot of teams only got their form 6s and repeaters after the 2nd game so you will see some improved showing

[Deeks]

Alot of teams only got their form 6s and repeaters after the 2nd game so you will see some improved showing

That's true.

[Tallman]

San Juan, ‘Pres’ qualify...Naparima close on Group A leaders
By Roger Seepersad (T&T Express)

San Juan North Secondary continued their winning form in the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League Premiership Division with skipper Larry Noel scoring a brace to lead his side to an easy 2-0 victory over East Mucurapo Secondary in their Group B fixture at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, yesterday.

Noel’s strikes in the third and the 35th minutes saw him take his personal tally for the season to 14 goals from five games which ensured San Juan’s place in the semi-finals of the tournament. The opening goal was a left-footer from the San Juan skipper to beat Dayshawn Alexander in goal for Mucurapo.

Alexander then failed to hold on to a free-kick from Lindell Sween that bubbled out his gloves with Noel pouncing on the loose ball to double San Juan’s advantage.

Noel had another opportunity in the second half when he collected a pass from Sween in the penalty box, however his turn-and-shoot effort sailed over the bar. Noel also hit the upright in the final minute as they had to settle for a 2-0 win.

Meanwhile, Presentation College San Fernando also stayed perfect with a 3-0 win over Chaguanas North Secondary in the second game of a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva to also secure a semi-final berth.

Adah Barclay opened the scoring for “Pres” in the 41st minute and doubled the advantage early in the second half with a free kick in the 57th minute that sailed over the wall and beat the Chaguanas North custodian.

Vaughn Clement then put the game beyond doubt, converting an 85th minute penalty, burying his right-footed shot in the left corner to seal the result.

Both San Juan and Presentation will advance to the semi-finals. Only the top two teams in the group will advance to the next round.

In the other results in Group B yesterday, Trinity College East defeated Queen’s Royal College 5-1 in the second game at Hasely Crawford Stadium to end the Royalians’ outside chances of catching at least Presentation, while Moruga and Malick Secondary played to a 2-2 draw in Moruga.

It was the Jaheim Faustin show in the second game at the Hasely Crawford, with the Trinity College East number 17 scoring a beaver-trick to lead his team to a comfortable win.

Faustin opened the scoring in the 14th minute, intercepting a back-bass and slotting home. Three minutes later, Trinity were on the counter-attack after Nathan Quashie squandered a chance to draw level at the other end and it was Faustin running on to a pass from Desailly Bastien-Cowen and hitting a left-footer past the QRC custodian Shemuel Cassimy.

Anderson Barnwell’s 30th minute corner put Trinity 3-0 up before Faustin scored again in the 35th as they ended the first half 4-0 up.

Faustin came back in the second half, fighting off a challenge from Zakari King in the 49th before finding the back of the net for his final goal of the game, while QRC pulled one back in the 82nd minute with substitute Roshaun Doobay getting his name on the scoresheet with a right-foot volley.

Meanwhile in a rescheduled Group A match, Naparima College beat Pleasantville Secondary 2-0 in the first game at Ato Boldon Stadium to keep alive their semi-final hopes.

“Naps” moved on to nine points from four games, just one point behind Group A leaders Fatima and St Benedict’s College who have ten points each from four games.

Yesterday’s SSFL results:

Group A

Naparima College 2 (Jelani Calliste, Kanye Francis) Pleasantville Secondary 0

Group B

East Mucurapo 0 San Juan North 2 (Larry Noel 3rd, 35th)

QRC 1 (Roshaun Doobay 82nd) Trinity College East 5 (Jaheim Faustin 4, Anderson Barnwell)

Moruga Secondary 2 (Tyrell Thompson, Brandon Collymore) Malick Secondary 2 (Tyrese Manswell, Jeremiah Gabriel)

Presentation College 3 (Adah Barclay 2, Vaughn Clement pen.) Chaguanas North Secondary 0

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North Eastern beat Manzan 5-2 in SSFL U-16.
By Stephon Nicholas (T&T Newsday).

NORTH EASTERN College beat Manzanilla Secondary 5-2 on Monday in an East Zone Under-16 contest in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL).

At the Ojoe Road Recreation Ground in Sangre Grande, North Eastern took little time to stamp their control with Jehrell Ignatius scoring the opener inside the first minute.

Left winger Lebron Andrews doubled the lead in the 7th minute as Manzanilla found it difficult to come out their half.

Ignatius put the match beyond doubt with two more goals to complete his hat-trick and give his team a dominant 4-0 lead the break.

Despite the huge deficit, Manzanilla came out a different team in the second half and pressured their opponents, who began to make mistakes. In contrast to the first half, Manzanilla had a number of shots on goal which either were saved or went narrowly wide.

However, they received a gut punch when North Eastern's Ricardo Sankar took advantage of a goalmouth scramble to fire it home and make it 5-0.

Manzan's persistence did not wane, and they received a further boost with a straight red card to North Eastern College's Alex Hinds for dissent.

Manzan were duly rewarded for their efforts with two late goals from Jadon Remy and Josiah Phillip, who removed his goalkeeping attire in the second half to help his team further up the field.

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Siparia sure of Big Five spot after 4-2 win.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).

Siparia West Secondary School yesterday booked its spot into the Big Five play-off that will be used to determine the teams to be promoted to the Premiership Division, next year.

This they did by defeating St Madeleine Secondary, 4-2, courtesy of a double strike by Akell Vasprey in the seventh and 58th, as well as two other goals from Israel Mascall (10th minute) and Isaiah Gittens (22nd minute) in the South Zone of the Boys Championships Division in the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League.

With the win, the southerners assumed an unassailable lead of 19 points from six matches with two rounds of matches still to be played.

Coach Dexter Francis, a former national defender for the now infamous ‘Strike Squad’ of 1989 that came within a point of qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, has been running the show in Siparia. He said yesterday that he wants to go all the way to the Premiership Division, next year.

From the play-offs, which will take place among the top teams from the different zones in the Championship Division, the top three teams will be promoted.

In the South Zone, Point Fortin East is the closest team to Siparia with 11 points.

In the East Zone, Arima North leads the standings with 19 points following yesterday’s convincing 4-1 triumph over Five Rivers. However, with four more rounds of matches to go in the zone, they can be caught by second-place El Dorado East on 11 points.

Known as ‘The Blue Thunder’, El Dorado could not take the field yesterday in its encounter with Valencia due to the severe weather conditions for the past few days.    

In the North Zone, St Mary’s College leads the group on 19 points after yesterday’s 3-0 win over Trinity College (Moka), while in the Central Zone, all matches were postponed due to a COVID-19 scare. 

Results:

North:

Mucurapo 3 (Ismael Acosta, Christian Nicholas 2) vs Diego Martin Central 0

Tranquility 6 (Ronaldinho Richards 3, Tyrek Daniel, Dante Ferdinand, Akeem De Souza) vs Blanchisseuse 2

CIC 3 (Christopher Brooks, Daylon Riley, Raoul Aguillera-Nunes) vs Trinity College Moka 0

South:

Siparia West 4 (Akell Vasprey 2, Israel Mascall, Isaiah Gittens) vs St Madeleine 2

Point Fortin 7 vs P/Town 1 (Joshua Eccles)

East:

Holy Cross 0 vs Manzanilla 3

Arima North 4 vs Five Rivers 1

Standings

South

Place*Team*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Siparia West Secondary*7*6*0*1*39*9*+30*19
2*P/Fortin East Secondary*6*3*1*2*39*10*+29*11
3*Ste Madeleine Secondary*5*2*2*1*27*13*+14*7
4*P/Town West Secondary*6*1*5*0*6*40*-34*3
5*Fyzabad Anglican Secondary 6 1 5 0 10 49 -39 3

East

Place*Team*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS

1*Arima North*7*6*0*1*19*7*+12*19
2*El Dorado East*6*3*1*2*15*11*+4*11
3*Valencia *6*2*2*2*15*12*+3*8
4*Five Rivers *7*2*4*1*14*18*-4*7
5*Holy Cross*7*2*5*0*9*19*-10*6
6*Manzanilla*7*1*4*2*13*17*-4*5

Central

Place*Team*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Presentation*3*3*0*0*16*4*+12*9
2*Miracle Ministries*3*2*1*0*22*3*+19*6
3*Couva East*3*1*2*0*10*20*-10*3
4*ASJA Boys Charlieville*3*0*3*0*4*25*-21*0

North

Place*Team*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*St Mary’s College*7*6*0*1*22*7*+15*19
2*Trinity College Moka*7*3*2*2*13*12*+1*11
3*Tranquility *6*3*2*1*15*10*5*10
4*Mucurapo West*7*3*4*0*12*14*-2*9
5*Blanchisseuse*5*1*2*2*14*17*-3*5
6*D/Martin Central*6*0*6*0*8*19*-11*0

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Pres to maintain unbeaten run against QRC.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).

Unbeaten Presentation College, San Fernando will be aiming to maintain its unblemished record against Queen’s Royal College (QRC) at Serpentine Road, St Clair, Port-of-Spain from 3.30 pm this afternoon.

Presentation, under national Under-17 coach Shawn Cooper, is already assured of one of the top two places that will be progressing from Group B with an unassailable 15 points, but they will have to be concerned about an unpredictable Royalians side that has not had much luck this season, mainly due to a number of errors in their defence.

Last Saturday, the Royalians, with seven points, were the only team to upset the top two teams then, San Juan North and Presentation (on 12 points each then), from sealing their entries into the semifinals, but they self-destructed against Trinity College East at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, going down 5-1, courtesy of a beaver-trick by Jaheim Faustin and a series of defensive blunders.

With two more rounds of matches to be played, QRC will be aiming to finish strongly in the third position.

Cooper said yesterday they will be coming hard against the Royalians, as they continue their attempt to improve on their game.

“We will be coming to play and we are coming to win. We will be coming with our strongest team because while there will be nothing for them in the game, we will be trying to perfect our game. So we will not be taking this game lightly, we will not be giving anything away because we are not yet a finished product,” Cooper explained.

QRC will have to win today to keep their third-place spot with Trinity College (6 points), East Mucurapo (6 points), Chaguanas North (4 points) and Moruga (4 points) all ready to assume that position with a win this afternoon.

Today’s matches (Start time 3.30 pm)

Chaguanas North Sec vs Moruga Sec, Africa Ground, Enterprise Chaguanas

QRC vs Presentation College, QRC Grd

East Mucurapo vs Trinity College, Fatima Grd

Malick Sec vs San Juan North, CIC Grd

Standings

Group A

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*GD*PTS
1*Fatima*4*3*1*0*18*2*16*10
2*St Benedict’s*4*3*1*0*15*1*14*10
3*Naps*4*3*0*1*19*3*16*9
4*St Anthony’s*4*2*0*2*6*7*-1*6
5*Speyside*4*2*0*2*7*11*-4*6
6*Caps*4*1*0*3*5*25*-20*3
7*Pleasantville*3*0*0*3*0*9*-9*0
8*St Augustine*3*0*0*3*5*17*-12*0

Group B

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*GD*PTS
1*San Juan North*5*5*0*0*24*1*23*15
2*Presentation*5*5*0*0*12*2*10*15
3*QRC*5*2*1*2*13*14*-1*7
4*Trinity East*5*2*0*3*8*4*4*6
5*East Mucurapo*5*2*0*3*8*11*-3*6
6*Chaguanas North*5*1*1*3*6*20*-14*4
7*Malick Sec*5*1*1*3*6*12*-6*4
8*Moruga Sec*5*0*1*4*3*16*-13*1

[Tallman]

‘Pres’ and San Juan stay perfect
By Roger Seepersad (T&T Express)

San Juan North Secondary and Presentation College San Fernando stayed perfect in Group B as action resumed yesterday in the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, setting up a showdown in the final round for the top spot.

San Juan are currently on top of the standings via a superior goal-difference and they maintained their golden run with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Malick Secondary at St Mary’s College Ground, St Clair.

Meanwhile, Presentation playing away to Queen’s Royal College overcame the Royalians 2-0 in their own backyard.

In the other Group B games yesterday, Trinity College East defeated East Mucurapo Secondary 2-1 while Chaguanas North Secondary edged Moruga Secondary 1-0.

“Pres” and San Juan are already into the next round by virtue of finishing in the top two in the group but after dominating the other teams, the pair will square off on the final match day with everything to play for.

San Juan North started their game without leading scorer Larry Noel and were made to fight hard for their victory thanks to a first half penalty that was converted by Lindell Sween and a late winner from Jardell Joseph.

Malick conceded a penalty in the 21st minute and Sween stepped-up to put the leaders in front. And is stayed that way until late in the second half when Malick’s Lendelle Baptiste brought the scores level with about ten minutes to go. Baptiste’s strike was only the second goal conceded by the Group B leaders this season.

Noel, eventually coming off the bench, had a long-range effort blocked by the Malick defence in the 80th before Sween’s 86th minute free-kick found the head of Joseph at the far post as San Juan sealed the win for full points.

At QRC Ground, both “Pres” and QRC had opportunities in the first half but it was the visitors that made the breakthrough in the 25th minute with Isaiah Jacob shaking off Malic Harraman down the left flank before serving up a cross to the unmarked Daniel Quashie in front of goal.

By the time the QRC defence realised their mistake, it was too late, with Quashie beating the advancing Shemuel Cassimy before burying his left-footed shot in the back of the net.

Three minutes later, a Pres corner found the head of a QRC defender before falling at the foot of an outstretched Phillip Gray for an own goal.

“Pres” coach Shawn Cooper maintained that they were taking it one game at a time. “Steady going. We are playing one game at a time,” he said. Asked about their next clash against San Juan, Cooper said: “We go back to the drawing board and we hope to do very well on that day.”

Yesterday’s Premier Division Group B results:

Chaguanas North Sec 1 vs Moruga Secondary 0

QRC 0 vs Presentation College 2 (Daniel Quashie 25th, Phillip Gray (OG) 28th)

East Mucurapo Sec 1 (Jermon Gulston 42nd) vs Trinity College East 2 (Desailly Bastien-Cowen 50th, Jean-Luc Romero 52nd)

Malick Secondary 1 (Lendelle Baptiste 79th) vs San Juan North Secondary 2 (Lindell Sween pen 21st, Jardell Joseph 86th)

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Saints whip Mucurapo West for North Champ Div title.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).

Four different players were on target as St Mary’s College whipped Mucurapo West Secondary 4-1 to claim the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League Boys’ Championship Division North Zone title at St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair, on Tuesday.

For the “Saints”, who became the second team after recently-crowned South Zone champion Siparia West Secondary to qualify for the Championship Division “Big Five”, the qualifier to the Premier Division, the quartet of Raul Aguillera-Nunes, Jamal Thomas, Josiah Connell, and Kyle Phillip were all on target while Jamani Andrews got the lone reply for Mucurapo West.

With the win, the “Saints” pushed their points tally to an unassailable 22 points from eight matches, eight clear of second-placed Trinity College of Moka, with two matches left to play for each team.

In the other matches in the North on Tuesday, Trinity College Moka edged Blanchisseuse Secondary 1-0 while Diego Martin Central Secondary got their first win of the season, 3-2 over Tranquillity Secondary.

In the East Zone, El Dorado East Secondary edged Five Rivers Secondary 2-1 to improve to 14 points from seven matches on the six-team table, and within five points of leaders, Arima North Secondary who were idle after their match against Holy Cross College was not played, while Manzanilla Secondary trashed Valencia Secondary, 6-2.

Over in Tobago, Scarborough Secondary jumped to the top of the seven-team standings with 12 points from five matches thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 triumph over Pentecostal Light & Life, while Bishops High School slipped to third, a point behind after being held to a 1-1 draw by former powerhouse Signal Hill Secondary, who sits fourth with nine points, but from a match more.

At the end of the zonal Championship Division, the champions will contest a “Big-Five” round-robin series at the end of which the top three teams will be promoted to the 2023 SSFL Premier Division, to replace the three demoted teams.

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St Benedict's, Fatima, Naps stay in semis hunt.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).

The trio of St Benedict's College, Fatima College and title-holders Naparima College all won handsomely to remain in a three-way battle for the two semifinals spots at stake from Group A for the National League semifinal playoffs of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division on Wednesday.

In the feature match of a doubleheader at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, St Benedict's College peppered St Augustine Secondary by an astonishing 14-1 margin, a record defeat for the "Green Machine" led by a six-goal burst from captain Tarik Lee in the sixth, 14th, 19th, 41st, 47th and 54th minutes to carry his season tally to eight from five matches, six behind San Juan North's Larry Noel.

The trio of Josiah Achoa (5th, 27th), Derell Garcia (8th, 46th), and Jaden Grant (84th, 86th) added two goals each for St Benedict's while Nicholas Bobcombe (24th), and Ephraim Brown with a 90th-minute item also netted to help carry their points tally to 13, the same as Fatima College, but with a superior goal-difference of plus-27 to Fatima's plus-24 with two matches left to play. Theron O'Brien got the lone reply for St Augustine in the second half from the penalty spot as they are yet to pick up a point and destined for relegation as the cellar-placed finisher.

Down at Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo Road, host, Fatima kept up their top-two finish bid with a comfortable 8-0 hammering of Speyside Secondary with a goal each from Chaim Williams, Jadon Williams, Aidan De Gannes, Alijah Nunes, Keba Romany, Justin Alcantara, Jose Attong, and an own-goal via Nigel Burnett.

Four-time Premier Division champions, Naparima kept up their bid to secure a semifinal spot as a top-two finisher in the pool thanks to a 4-0 trashing of St Anthony’s College at Naparima College Ground, Lewis Street, San Fernando with Andres Frances, Nathaniel O'Garro, Kanye Francis, and Jabari Forbes scoring on each to stay third with 12 points, ahead of their clash with St Benedict's on Saturday.

At the other end of the table, Carapichaima East Secondary wasted a chance to boost their survival hopes after squandering a 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw with Pleasantville Secondary in the first match of the double-header at Couva.

Kiriziah Mayers netted a double to put Carapichaima East 2-0 ahead, only for Pleasantville Secondary then hit back with goals from Tyrese Phillip, Antonio Noreiga, and Daniel Jones to take a 3-2 advantage before Mayers salvaged a point for Carapichaima East to leave both teams level on four points with two matches left to play

Group B will resume on Saturday, with San Juan North Secondary and Coca-Cola Inter-Col holders Presentation College of San Fernando having already secured the two semifinal spots with a maximum of 18 points each from their respective six matches to date and one round left to be completed when they face off for a top spot on Saturday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from 3.30 pm.

However, at the other end of the table, Moruga Secondary with one point in six matches, Malick Secondary with four, and East Mucurapo Secondary with six points will all be playing for their survival.

The new format of the 16-team Premier Division sees the teams divided into two groups of eight teams for one round of round-robin competition, at the end of which the top two in each pool will advance to the crossover semifinals on October 21 ahead of the final, four days later.

Both the semifinals and final are slated for either the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo or the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

The bottom-placed team in each pool will be automatically relegated and will be joined by the losers of the playoff between the two teams to finish second from the bottom in their respective groups.

Yesterday's Results:

Group A:

Fatima College 8 (Chaim Williams 12th, Jadon Williams 16th, Aidan De Gannes 25th, Nigel Burnett o.g 32nd. Alijah Nunes 53rd, Keba Romany 60th, Justin Alcantara 65th, Jose Attong 70th) vs Speyside High 0

Naparima College 4 (Andres Frances 5th, Nathaniel O'Garro 44th, Kanye Francis 46th, Jabari Forbes 71st) vs St Anthony’s College 0

Pleasantville Sec 3 (Daniel Jones, Tyrese Phillip, Antonio Noreiga) vs Carapichaima East 3 (Kirizah Mayers 3)

St Benedict’s College 14 (Tarik Lee 6th, 14th, 19th, 41st, 47th, 54th, Josiah Achoa 5th, 27th, Derell Garcia 8th, 46th, Jaden Grant 84th, 86th, Nicholas Bobcombe 24th, Ephraim Brown 90th) vs St Augustine Sec 1 (Theron O'Brien 50th pen)

Latest Standings

Group A

Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Fatima 5 4 1 0 26 2 13
2. St Benedict’s 5 4 1 0 29 2 13
3. Naparima 5 4 0 1 23 3 12
4. St Anthony’s 5 2 0 3 6 11 6
5. Speyside 5 2 0 3 7 19 6
6. Pleasantville 5 1 1 3 6 12 4
7. Carapichaima East 5 1 1 3 8 28 4
8. St Augustine 5 0 0 5 6 34 0

Group B

Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. San Juan North 6 6 0 0 26 2 18
2. Pres (San F’do) 6 6 0 0 14 2 18
3. Trinity East 6 3 0 3 10 5 9
4. QRC 6 2 1 3 13 16 7
5. Chaguanas North 6 2 1 3 7 20 7
6. East Mucurapo 6 2 0 4 9 13 6
7. Malick 6 1 1 4 7 14 4
8. Moruga 6 0 1 5 3 17 1

SSFL Premier Division leading scorers:

14 - Larry Noel (San Juan North)

8 - Tarik Lee (St Benedict's)

6 - Jaheim Faustin (Trinity East), Chaim Williams (Fatima)

5 - Naparima O'Garro, Kanye Francis (Naparima)

4 - Caleb Boyce (Presentation), Zion Harley (East Mucurapo), Kirziah Myers (Carapichaima East), Jaden Grant (St Benedict's)

3 - Kedell Jones (San Juan North), Omari Campbell, Joshua Mason, Christian Bailey, Keba Romany (Fatima), J’Lon Matthews (Malick), Aadah Barclay (Presentation), Ephraim Brown, Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict's)

2 - Milz Johnson, Jarlon Toppin (Speyside), Maalik Jarvis (East Mucurapo), (Fatima),

(St Benedict’s), Tau Lemsee, Aydon Caruth, Mussadiq Mohammed, Stephon James (QRC), Joshua Miller, Theo Crovador (St Anthony’s), Lindell Sween (San Juan North), Israel Joseph, Jabari Forbes, Andres France (Naparima), Alex Piper (St Augustine), Ethan Trotman (Carapichaima East), Justin Lewis (Chaguanas North), Nicholas Bobcome, Derelle Garcia (St Benedict's), Alijah Nunes, Aidan De Gannes

1 - Terrell Rajoon, Jelani Felix, Josiah Cooper (Naparima), Jameel Cooper, Isaiah Nicholas, Marcel Valentine, Theron O'Brian (St Augustine), Reyes Gray, Lenox Eastman, Tyrell Moore (Speyside), Mordacia Forde, Aadon Wilson-Wright (St Anthony’s), Oba Samuel, Tyrese Manswell, Jeremiah Gabriel (Malick), Mikel Toussaint, Al-Kalipha Henry (East Mucurapo), Santana Smith, Tyrell Thompson, Brandon Collymore (Moruga), Jeremiah Nile, Tyrique Lucas (St Benedict’s), Michael Chaves, Nathan Achin, Luke Correia, Jadon Williams, Jose Attong, Justin Alcantara (Fatima), Micah Braithwaite, Malik Braithwaite, Mackeil Edwards, Levi Jones, Vaughn Clement (Presentation), Teshaun Franklyn, Zakari King, Zion Aberdeen, Micah Nelson, Rashaun Doobay (QRC), Khaleem Prince (Trinity East), Elizsha Rogers, Rondell Harewood, Jardiel Joseph, Kent Guy (San Juan North), Hezekiah John (Chaguanas North), Josiah Hypolite, Tyrese David (Carapichaima East), Kelon Williams, Daniel Jones, Tyrese Phillip, Antonio Noreiga, J’quan Edwards, Jadon Dorsett (Pleasantville)

[Sam]

Just come from home, good players from de few games ah see.

Alex Thomas (Chaguanas North), Joshua Lewis (San Juan North), Aidan DeGannes (Fatima), Jaheim Faustin (Trinity College East), Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict’s), Caleb Boyce, Tarik Lee (St Benedict’s), Larry Noel (San Juan North).

[Deeks]

Did St. Augustine used their A colts against Benedicts ?

[Flex]

Saints whip Mucurapo West for North Champ Div title.
T&T Guardian Reports.

Four different players were on target as St Mary’s College whipped Mucurapo West Secondary 4-1 to claim the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League Boys’ Championship Division North Zone title at St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair, on Tuesday.

For the “Saints”, who became the second team after recently-crowned South Zone champion Siparia West Secondary to qualify for the Championship Division “Big Five”, the qualifier to the Premier Division, the quartet of Raul Aguillera-Nunes, Jamal Thomas, Josiah Connell, and Kyle Phillip were all on target while Jamani Andrews got the lone reply for Mucurapo West.

With the win, the “Saints” pushed their points tally to an unassailable 22 points from eight matches, eight clear of second-placed Trinity College of Moka, with two matches left to play for each team.

In the other matches in the North on Tuesday, Trinity College Moka edged Blanchisseuse Secondary 1-0 while Diego Martin Central Secondary got their first win of the season, 3-2 over Tranquillity Secondary.

In the East Zone, El Dorado East Secondary edged Five Rivers Secondary 2-1 to improve to 14 points from seven matches on the six-team table, and within five points of leaders, Arima North Secondary who were idle after their match against Holy Cross College was not played, while Manzanilla Secondary trashed Valencia Secondary, 6-2.

Over in Tobago, Scarborough Secondary jumped to the top of the seven-team standings with 12 points from five matches thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 triumph over Pentecostal Light & Life, while Bishops High School slipped to third, a point behind after being held to a 1-1 draw by former powerhouse Signal Hill Secondary, who sits fourth with nine points, but from a match more.

At the end of the zonal Championship Division, the champions will contest a “Big-Five” round-robin series at the end of which the top three teams will be promoted to the 2023 SSFL Premier Division, to replace the three demoted teams.

[Flex]

Fatima, St Benedict's move into Big Four with wins.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).

Premiership Division contenders St Benedict's and Fatima Colleges have joined San Juan North Secondary and Presentation College in the Big Four of the Tiger Tanks-sponsored Secondary Schools Football League after contrasting wins yesterday.

At the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, St Benedict's, one of the leading teams in Group A heading into the encounter, pulled off a hard-fought 1-0 win over Naparima while Fatima cruised to a 4-0 victory over St Augustine Secondary at Warren Street in St Augustine, courtesy of a double by Michael Chaves.

The wins pushed both Fatima and St Benedict's to 16 points each, which they cannot be reached with just one more round of matches to go. Naparima stayed on 12 points with the loss but even if they win in their final match they will not be able to surpass or reach Fatima and St Benedict's Colleges.

The southerners, playing far away from the southland, were expectedly cautious at the start, as both teams tried to eliminate errors, but that approach was soon discarded, as both needed to win to assure their entry into the playoffs.

Naps, sometimes vulnerable in defence, were exploited in the 39th minute when the diminutive but skilful Tarik Lee weaved his way through some three players in the centre of midfield before releasing to the speedy Nicholas Bobcombe to skip past his marker and slipped the ball past the advancing goalkeeper for the opening goal.

Coach Travis Mulraine, who took over from Angus Eve at the helm of the southern champs had now been given more to think about as his team trailed at the halfway interval 1-0.

However, his men did not give up, as they continued to press for the equalising item which they feel they should have gotten late in the second half. In the 84th minute, Omari Campbell lifted a pass to Nathaniel O'Garro storming into the St Benedict's area from the right side, and with the goalkeeper out of position, the latter hit his attempt wide of an open goal.

At St Augustine, Chaves laid the foundation for their passage to the play-off with a brace, while Chaim Williams and Khiba Romany scored the other two goals.

(Teams)

St Benedict’s College (4-3-3): 22.Thane Devenish (GK); 4.Keanu Morean (3.Anthony Williams 90), 6.Nesean Alexander, 5.Joshua Demas, 19.Lyshawn Morris; 12.Josiah Ochoa (20.Rayshawn Crichlow 84), 15.Ephraim Brown, 8.Derrel Garcia (21.Malacai Webb 90+3); 10.Nicholas Bobcombe (9.Jaden Grant 76), 7.Tarik Lee (captain), 11.Jeremiah Niles.

Unused substitutes: 1.Jair Buckmire (GK), 2.Joshua Phillip, 18.Tyrique Lucas.

Coach: Randolph Boyce

Naparima College (5-3-2): 1.Kerdeem Duncan (GK); 2.Jelani Calliste, 12.Omari Asher (captain), 6.Daimiel Mitchell (11.Omari Campbell 71), 5.Josiah Cooper, 7.Jkwon Bailey; 10.Kanye Francis, 4.Jaron Pascal, 8.Terrell Rajoon; 22.Jabari Forbes (16.Andres France 73), 9.Nathaniel O’Garro.

Unused substitutes: 30.Dajeon Collingwood (GK), 15.Chad King, 17.Kyrise Frontin, 20.Israel Joseph, 21.Zachary Seecharan.

Coach: Travis Mulraine

Referee: Crystal Sobers

Wired868 Man of the Match: Tarik Lee

Results

Group A:

St Benedict's 1 (Nicholas Bobcombe 39th minute) vs Naparima 0

St Augustine 0 vs Fatima 4 (Michael Chaves (2), Chaim Williams, Khiba Romany

Group B:

East Mucurapo 2 vs Malick 4 (Lindell Baptiste, Josimar Duncan, Jabari Bramble, Oba Samuel)

Trinity College East 5 (Khaleem Prince (4), Joshua Figaro) vs Chaguanas North 0

QRC 5 vs Moruga 1

Latest Standings

Group A

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts
1*St Benedict’s*6*5*1*0*30*2*16
2*Fatima*6*5*1*0*30*2*16
3*Naparima*6*4*0*2*23*4*12
4*St Anthony’s*5*2*0*3*6*11*6
5*Speyside*5*2*0*3*7*19*6
6*Pleasantville*5*1*1*3*6*12*4
7*Carapichaima East*5*1*1*3*8*28*4
8*St Augustine*6*0*0*6*6*38*0

Group B

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts
1*San Juan North*6*6*0*0*26*2*18
2*Pres (San F’do)*6*6*0*0*14*2*18
3*Trinity East*7*4*0*3*15*5*12
4*QRC*7*3*1*3*18*17*10
5*Malick*7*2*1*4*11*16*7
6*Chaguanas North*7*2*1*4*7*25*7
7*East Mucurapo*7*2*0*5*11*17*6
8*Moruga*7*0*1*6*4*22*1

[Tallman]

Harragin’s hat-trick guides Holy Name to 15 in North
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)

North Zone leader Holy Name Convent Port-of-Spain, on Sunday moved to 15 points at the top of the standing in the zone after thrashing Bishops Anstey 8-4 at Fatima grounds in the Girls Championship Division of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League.

Jessica Harragin led the way with a hat-trick, while Calypso Ayoung and Elliana Dyette each got a brace, and Jada Cummings got the other goal to ensure that the school stayed in strong contention to claim the win in the zone that would enable them, to progress to the play-offs next month.

At St Joseph’s Convent’s home ground, the home team will have to wait for organisers to decide what happens next in their encounter with Tranquility Secondary, which was abandoned with four minutes left in the game.

The St Joseph’s Convent girls led 9-0 when the referee called off the match. The St Joseph’s girls are second on the standings with nine points and a win in this game will take them to 12 points where they will maintain pressure on the leader.

In another North Zone match, the officials will also have to decide after the Diego Martin Central versus Bishop’s Centenary contest was also called off with 25 minutes to go due to rain. The Diego Martin girls were leading 2-1 at that time.

Meanwhile, in the East Zone, Five Rivers Secondary maintained their lead at the top of the table by hammering El Dorado East, 6-0. They now lead second-place St Augustine Secondary by three points on 12 points.

However, the St Augustine girls shut out Manzanilla Secondary 4-2 to move to nine points.

In another match, the San Juan North could not follow in the footsteps of their boys’ counterparts, as they went down 5-0 to Bishop Anstey East.

Meanwhile, matches in the south and central zones were postponed.

RESULTS:

East

Five Rivers 6 vs El Dorado East 0

San Juan North 0 vs Bishop Anstey East 5

St Augustine 4 vs Manzanilla Sec 2

North

St Joseph’s Convent led Tranquilty 9-0 when match was abandoned

Holy Name Convent 8 (Calypso Ayoung 2, Ellianna Dyette 2, Jessica Harragin 3, Jada Cummings) vs Bishop Anstey 4

Diego Martin Central led Bishop’s Centenary 2-1 when match was abandoned

[Deeks]

Wow what a name. Calypso Ayoung!!!!!!

[Flex]

St Benedict’s, San Juan North top SSFL Premiership seeds for semis.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).

St Benedict’s College and San Juan North Secondary will go into the Tiger Tanks-sponsored Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division National Semifinals as top seeds after finishing as winners of their respective eight-team round-robin groups, on Tuesday.

In the playoffs, St Benedict’s will meet fellow southerners, Presentation College of San Fernando while San Juan North faces Fatima College.

At St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair, St Benedict’s used goals from Rayshawn Crichlow, Darren Griffith, Jaden Grant, and Derrelle Garcia to defeat fellow southerners Pleasantville Secondary, who had Daniel Jones on target later on.

The win for St Benedict’s carried their points tally to 19 from seven matches, and ahead of Fatima College on goal-difference (plus-31 to plus-29) after the latter’s narrow 3-2 win away to St Anthony’s College despite playing more than 60 minutes with ten men after goalkeeper Tristan Edwards was red carded by referee Rashby Mc Phie.

Down at St Anthony’s College Ground, Westmoorings, captain Christian Bailey opened the scoring with a header in the 20th minute and Yohance Atherton made it 2-0 four minutes later.

Goalkeeper Edwards was then issued a straight red card for a professional foul as the last man, and from the resulting penalty, Russel Francois pulled a goal back for the Tigers, beating substitute goalkeeper Tyrese Romain.

Eight minutes before the half-time whistle, Jesse Hospedales conceded an own to put the host on level terms, but in the second-half despite playing a man down, it was Fatima who grabbed all three points in the pouring rain with Kheba Romany, hammering home a left-footed strike in the 62nd.

The defeat left the Tigers on six points with a match against Carapichaime East Secondary, who went under to dethroned champions Naparima College 2-1 to play with the loser facing the possibility of contesting the relegation playoffs as the seventh-placed finisher in the group, along with Pleasantville who also has a match against Speyside left to play.

Speyside guaranteed its survival with a 3-2 win over relegated St Augustine Secondary in the other Group A match.

At the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, San Juan North ended at the top of Group B on goal-difference after battling to a 1-1 draw with fellow qualifiers Presentation.

With both teams already assured of qualification, the battle was on to see who would be the top seeds ahead of the semifinals, and it was Presentation who struck the first blow through Daniel Quashie in the eighth minute, only for Jardiel Joseph to level things up for San Juan four minutes later.

Both teams then failed to find a winner which meant, San Juan stayed top on goal-difference from Presentation as well after both teams also ended with 19 points from their seven matches played.

At the other of the Group B table, Moruga has already been relegated after ending with one point and will be joined by the loser of the playoff between seventh-placed East Mucurapo, and the Group A seventh-placed team.

Yesterday’s SSFL results:

GROUP A:

St Benedict’s 4 (Rayshawn Crichlow, Darren Griffith, Jaden Grant, Derelle Garcia) vs Pleasantville 1 (Daniel Jones)

St Anthony’s 2 (Russel Francois 28th pen, Jesse Hospedales 37th) vs Fatima 3 (Christian Bailey 20th, Yohance Atherton 24th, Kheba Romany 62nd)

Speyside 3 (Tyrell Moore, Shyon George, Jarlon Toppin) vs St Augustine 2 (Jordan Ferdinand, Marcel Valentine)

Naparima 2 (Aklilu Joseph 45+2, Aidan Ramnarine 85th) vs Carapichaima 1 (Emmanuel Edwards 16th)

GROUP B:

San Juan North 1 (Jardiel Joseph 12th) vs Presentation 1 (Daniel Quashie 8th)

Current standings:

Group A:

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts
1*St Benedict’s*7*6*1*0*34*3*19
2*Fatima*7*6*1*0*33*4*19
3*Naparima*7*5*0*2*25*5*15
4*Speyside*6*3*0*3*10*21*9
5*St Anthony’s*6*2*0*4*8*14*6
6*Pleasantville*6*1*1*4*7*16*4
7*Carapichaima East*6*1*1*4*9*30*4
8*St Augustine*7*0*0*7*8*41*0

Group B:

Place*Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts
1*San Juan North*7*6*1*0*27*3*19
2*Pres (San F’do)*7*6*1*0*15*3*19
3*Trinity East*7*4*0*3*15*5*12
4*QRC*7*3*1*3*18*17*10
5*Malick*7*2*1*4*11*16*7
6*Chaguanas North*7*2*1*4*7*25*7
7*East Mucurapo*7*2*0*5*11*17*6
8*Moruga*7*0*1*6*4*22*1

Remaining Round-Robin matches:

Group A:

St Anthony’s vs Carapichaima East

Speyside vs Pleasantville

National Premier Division semifinals: - Date to be determined, Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo

St Benedict’s College vs Presentation College

San Juan North vs Fatima College

Leading scorers:

14 - Larry Noel (San Juan North)

8 - Tarik Lee (St Benedict’s)

6 - Jaheim Faustin (Trinity East), Chaim Williams (Fatima)

5 - Naparima O’Garro, Kanye Francis (Naparima), Khaleem Prince (Trinity East), Zion Harley (East Mucurapo), Jaden Grant (St Benedict’s), Kheba Romany (Fatima)

4 - Caleb Boyce (Presentation), Kirziah Myers (Carapichaima East), Christian Bailey (Fatima)

3 - Kedell Jones (San Juan North), Omari Campbell, Joshua Mason, Michael Chaves (Fatima), J’Lon Matthews (Malick), Aadah Barclay (Presentation), Ephraim Brown, Josiah Ochoa, Nicholas Bobcome, Derelle Garcia, (St Benedict’s), Mussadiq Mohammed (QRC), Maalik Jarvis (East Mucurapo), Jarlon Toppin (Speyside)

2 - Milz Johnson, Tyrell Moore (Speyside), Tau Lemsee, Aydon Caruth, Stephon James, Teshaun Franklyn (QRC), Joshua Miller, Theo Crovador (St Anthony’s), Lindell Sween, Jardiel Joseph (San Juan North), Israel Joseph, Jabari Forbes, Andres France (Naparima), Alex Piper (St Augustine), Ethan Trotman (Carapichaima East), Justin Lewis (Chaguanas North), Alijah Nunes, Jaden Williams, Aidan De Gannes (Fatima), Oba Samuel (Malick), Brandon Collymore (Moruga), Daniel Jones (Pleasantville), Marcel Valentine (St Augustine)

1 - Terrell Rajoon, Jelani Felix, Josiah Cooper, Aidan Ramnarine, Aklilu Joseph (Naparima), Jameel Cooper, Isaiah Nicholas, Theron O’Brian, Jordan Ferdinand (St Augustine), Reyes Gray, Lenox Eastman, Shyon George (Speyside), Mordacia Forde, Russel Francois, Aadon Wilson-Wright (St Anthony’s), Lendelle Baptiste, Jabari Bramble, J. Duncan, Tyrese Manswell, Jeremiah Gabriel (Malick), Mikel Toussaint, Al-Kalipha Henry (East Mucurapo), Santana Smith, Tyrell Thompson, Joshua Figaro (Trinity East), Rayshawn Crichlow, Darren Griffith, Jeremiah Nile, Tyrique Lucas (St Benedict’s), Nathan Achin, Luke Correia, Yohance Atherton, Jose Attong, Justin Alcantara (Fatima), Micah Braithwaite, Daniel Quashie, Malik Braithwaite, Mackeil Edwards, Levi Jones, Vaughn Clement (Presentation), Zakari King, Nathan Quashie, Mikel Cardinal, Zion Aberdeen, Micah Nelson, Rashaun Doobay (QRC), Elizsha Rogers, Rondell Harewood, Kent Guy (San Juan North), Hezekiah John (Chaguanas North), Josiah Hypolite, Tyrese David, Emmanuel Edwards (Carapichaima East), Kelon Williams, Tyrese Phillip, Antonio Noreiga, J’quan Edwards, Jadon Dorsett (Pleasantville)

[Flex]

SSFL bans school games at African Ground.
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).
 
THE SECONDARY Schools Football League (SSFL) has banned its scheduled games at African Ground, Enterprise, Chaguanas for the rest of the 2022 season.

On Saturday evening, several gunshots were fired from a white panel van near the basketball court at the ground. Nine-year-old Jamal Modeste was struck in the back by a bullet and died at the Chaguanas Health Centre.

Four men were held in connection with the killing but were later released.

The African Ground was used by Chaguanas North Secondary’s junior and girls’ teams during the 2022 SSFL season.

Merere Gonzales, SSFL president, said on Tuesday, “The ground is not going to be used, full stop.”

Asked if that was a decision by the school’s authorities, Gonzales replied, “That’s a league decision, so the school would have to adhere to it.”

He added, “The lower division (teams) are also advised not to use it.”

The SSFL said in a media release, “The safety of all our players, officials, fans and other stakeholders remains of utmost importance (to the league). The SSFL wishes to extend heartfelt condolences to the family of the young deceased.”

Germaine Raymond, manager of the Chaguanas North Secondary teams, said that the SSFL’s decision will seriously affect the team’s participation in the 2022 season, especially since there are a lack of alternative venues in the Central Zone.

“We’re back to square one,” she said on Tuesday. “I thought I would have ticked this process off of my list of things to do. The majority of the grounds in Central are in a state of disrepair and cannot be used. We cannot use New Settlement in years gone by, we would have gone Woodford Lodge. All of those grounds (are) not available.”

She continued, “(Edinburgh) 500 we would have used in the 2019 season, apparently there is some (trouble) with getting the use of that ground. So African Ground was the ground (available) and we got some assistance from the (Chaguanas) Borough to get it ready. I feel like I don’t know where to turn.

“The school ground is in a state of disrepair,” Raymond added. “And it’s not only our school. Presentation (Chaguanas), their school ground is in disrepair (as well as) Carapichaima.”

Raymond pointed out that the majority of the Championship Division games in the Central Zone took place at the Couva East school ground but the surface is suffering due to overuse. “I really don’t know what the Central Zone is going to do in terms of accessing grounds for the season to be completed.”

With regards to the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Raymond said that it is costly for the schools to use the venue, especially since the majority of the schools are struggling to gain funds.

Concerning the mood of the Chaguanas North team, in light of the recent SSFL decision, Raymond said, “This (has) put a damper on things. We train on the African Ground as well. Since the incident, we haven’t had training either. The younger (teams) are training in school but (the ground) is not adequate for use.”

[Deeks]

what a ******* sad sate of affairs in TT. Now these ******* attacking school children football. They only bit of football in the country. What excuse they have for them murderers now ?

[asylumseeker]

Grave problem. Not to be ditched. However, why so many fields in an unprepared state?

[Flex]

St Benedict’s, Pres clash in SSFL semi-final.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).

ST BENEDICT’S College and Presentation College, San Fernando will clash in the first semi-final of the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Friday. The match kicks off at 3.30 pm.

Sixteen teams were split into two groups of eight with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals.

A round-robin format was used in both groups.

St Benedict’s earned a place in the semi-finals after winning Group A with 19 points. St Benedict’s ended with six wins and one draw.

Presentation sealed their spot in the semi-finals after finishing second in Group B with 19 points. The match may be a tight contest as like St Benedict’s, Presentation ended the group phase with six wins and one draw.

The second semi-final on Saturday is expected to be another close affair.

Winners of Group B San Juan North Secondary will tackle the second-placed team in Group A Fatima College at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, at 4 pm.

Both San Juan and Fatima ended the preliminary phase with identical records – six wins and a draw.

The final will be played on Wednesday. The venue and time has to be determined.

[Flex]

Arima North advances to SSFL Big 5 with 1-1 tie.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).

Arima North Secondary has joined Siparia West Secondary and St Mary’s College in the Big Five playoffs in the Boys’ Championship Division of the Tiger Tanks-sponsored Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) despite Tuesday’s 1-1 tie with Manzanilla Secondary at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground.

Needing just a point to seal their berth into the playoffs, the Arima lads got an early item from Jeremy Joseph in the sixth minute, but Manzanilla got the equaliser in the 20th minute from Tevin Pantor for a share of the points.

Coach Lyndon “Chubby” Andrews’ main concern now will be how they handle the winners of the other zones. From the playoff, the top three teams will advance to the Premiership Division next year while the bottom three teams in the premiership will be demoted to the championship for 2023.

These three teams will be the last-place finishers in Group A and B, as well as the losing team from a play-off between the second-to-last teams from each group.

Last year, a lapse in concentration by his players prevented what they felt should have been a certain return to the SSFL top-flight football league for Arima North, who is known popularly as the “Dial Dynamos” but Chubby assured that this year, they will be hoping to go all the way.

Arima North needed just a point to ensure their entry into the big five playoffs as they entered the match with 20 points, which was a significant lead over their closest rival, El Dorado East, which had 14 points. Now they’ve moved to 21 points while El Dorado’s 2-1 triumph over Holy Cross College has pushed them to 17 points.

On Monday, St Mary’s extended its lead to 25 points atop the standings in the North Zone, courtesy of a 7-2 victory over Tranquility Secondary. With that advantage, the ‘Saints’ as St Mary’s are called, cannot be reached by second-placed Trinity College (Moka) who pulled off a 2-0 victory over Mucurapo West on Monday to move to 17 points from nine matches. With one more round of matches to go, they can only reach 20 points.

Tranquillity is third on the table with 10 points.

Meanwhile, in the South Zone, Point Fortin East thrashed St Madeleine, 5-0.

RESULTS

Tuesday

Arima North 1 (Jeremy Joseph 6th) vs Manzanilla Sec- 1 (Tevin Pantor 20th)

El Dorado East- 2 (Yanis Chai-Hong, Cameron Gulston) vs Holy Cross- 1

Valencia Sec- 5 (Darion Bridgemohan 4, Jequan Browne) vs Five Rivers Sec- 4

Monday

North Zone

Diego Martin Central Sec 2 vs Blanchisseuse Secondary 3

Mucurapo West Secondary 0 vs Trinity College (Moka) 2

St Mary’s College 7 vs Tranquility Secondary 2

South Zone

P/Fortin East Secondary5 vs Ste Madeleine Secondary 0

Standings

Central Zone

Schools*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Presentation College*3*3*0*0*16*4*+12*9
2*Miracle Ministries*3*2*1*0*22*3*+19*6
3*Couva East Secondary*3*1*2*0*10*20*-10*3
4*ASJA Boys, Charlieville*3*0*3*0*4*25*-21*0

East Zone

Schools*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Arima North *9*6*0*3*22*10*+12*21
2*El Dorado East *9*5*2*2*20*17*+3*17
3*Manzanilla*10*3*4*3*24*21*+3*12
4*Valencia *9*3*3*3*24*24*0*12
5*Five Rivers*10*3*6*1*22*25*-3*10
6*Holy Cross *9*2*7*0*10*25*-15*6

North Zone

Schools*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*St Mary’s College*9*8*0*1*33*10*+23*25
2*Trinity Moka*9*5*2*2*16*12*+4*17
3*Tranquility *8*3*4*1*19*22*-3*10
4*Mucurapo West*9*3*6*0*13*20*-7*9
5*Blanchisseuse *7*2*3*2*17*20*-3*8
6*D/ Martin Central *8*1*7*0*13*24*-11*3

South Zone

Schools*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Siparia West*7*6*0*1*39*9*+30*19
2*P/Fortin East*8*5*1*2*53*10*+43*17
3*Ste Madeleine*7*3*3*1*32*18*+14*10
4*P/Town West*7*1*6*0*6*45*-39*3
5*Fyzabad Anglican*7*1*6*0*10*54*-44*3

Tobago Zone Standings 2022

Schools*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Bishop’s High*5*3*0*2*14*6*+8*11
2*Scarborough*5*4*1*0*17*7*+10*12
3*Roxborough*5*2*1*2*13*8*+5*8
4*Signal Hill*6*2*1*3*11*9*+2*9
5*Mason Hall *3*1*2*1*6*3*+3*4
6*Pentecostal L/L*4*0*4*0*1*15*-14*0
7*Goodwood *4*0*4*0*3*20*-17*0



Arima North Secondary's Malachi Noriega, left, vie for possession with Valencia Secondary's Nickerson Simpson during the Tiger Tanks Secondary School Football League Championship match at Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima, on Friday. The match ended in 2-2. Arima North advanced to SSFL Big 5 after its 1-1 draw with Manzanilla on Tuesday. (Photo by Daniel Prentice)

[Tallman]

St Benedict's whip Pres Sando to advance to Premiership final
By David Scarlett (T&T Newsday)

THE first finalist of this season’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership campaign is now known, as St Benedict’s booked their place in the championship fixture after whipping Presentation San Fernando 5-3 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Friday evening.

This will be only the second season in Premiership history that neither Naparima or Presentation will be crowned champions of the SSFL top flight (Shiva Boys’ Hindu College won in 2016).

In the battle of the Lions, the ‘La Romaine Lions’ put on a dominant display against their fierce rivals. The unit did not allow Presentation to play their usual pressing football and they made it their duty to be first to every ball.

St Benedict’s Derrell Garcia was the first to break down Presentation’s defensive barrier in the 21st minute. The speedy attacking maestro picked up the ball from midfield and dribbled all the way to the penalty area before clinically slotting the ball past Kanye Lazarus in the Presentation goal.

The match-winner against Naparima, Nicholas Bobcombe, then turned provider on this occasion as he smartly played a well-cushioned pass to Josiah Ochoa, who doubled the St Benedict’s lead from inside the penalty area three minutes later.

Lyshawn Morris made it 3-0 to the boys in green in the 31st minute, courtesy a impressive curled shot into the top right corner, leaving Lazarus with no chance of reaching it.

The early moments of the second half proved to be more of the same as the La Romaine Lions continued to dominate possession and shots on goal.

They were rewarded with a fourth goal in the 59th minute when captain Tarik Lee lead a counter-attack and stormed through Presentation’s back line to clinically place his shot past Lazarus’ left hand from 12 yards out.

Not long after, in the 63rd minute, Bobcombe finally got himself on the scoresheet, thanks to some incredibly smart refereeing. Bobcombe ran down to the byline and initially played a pass into the goal area, leaving him in an offside position.

However, in an attempt to defend, the ball was then deliberately played by Pres defender, Terrance Worrell, back to Bobcombe’s feet. The St Benedict’s number ten then rifled the ball into the back off the net, which triggered assistant referee Noel Moore to raise his flag for offside.

Assumingly, Moore perceived that the ball was played by St Benedict’s Jeremiah Niles who was closely tucked behind Worrell, hence the reason he raised his flag.

But referee Nikolai Nyron commendably consulted Moore, stating that there was no offside in the phase of play, and the goal was rightly given to make it 5-0 to St Benedict’s.

Presentation, the current Intercol and Tiger Tanks Cup champions, struggled to match St Benedict’s. But St Benedict’s coach, Randolph Boyce, opted to make several changes after his team’s fifth goal and Pres began to find their feet.

Vaughan Clement pulled one back for the ‘Pres Lions’ in the 69th minute via a well-placed shot into the bottom corner from outside of the penalty area. That goal was only the fourth goal conceded by St Benedict’s this season.

But their defence was breached again two minutes later when Adah Barclay pounced on a through-ball played over the top of the St Benedict’s back line and finessed his shot into the net to make the score 5-2.

The confidence grew in the Presentation camp as they restored belief in themselves to claw their way back from five goals down. They were now in control after the game and forced St Benedict’s to defend deep in their own half.

In the 83rd minute, Adah Barclay stormed his way into the Presentation penalty area and was hacked down by Anthony Williams, to his coach’s disappointment. Barclay then stepped up himself and converted the resulting penalty kick to bring Presentation to within two goals.

However, their fightback proved futile as St Benedict’s held on to claim a 5-3 victory and book their spot in Wednesday’s Premiership final.

In his post-match interview, Boyce, stated that he was very elated about his team’s performance, despite some complacency in the second half. He then went on to say, “We have things to tighten up on but, overall, things were perfect.”

The winning coach was then asked who he would prefer to face between San Juan North and Fatima College in the final. He responded, “they both are formidable opponents and are both playing great football at this time. It’s hard to pick because anybody who comes will bring a good game for us, which is good for the football in Trinidad and Tobago.”

“We’ve been down (due to the pandemic) for a while and you can see the development that is taking place, so I’d like (to face) any one of them.”

On the flip side, the defeated coach, Shawn Cooper said, “The game is played in halves – they won the first half. The conditions were a bit against us and they had the stronger and quicker guys, so it was about five or ten minutes of madness when they scored their goals.”

Cooper added, “In the second half, as the surface dried a bit, we started putting (passing) the ball around and believed in ourselves and we got three goals back. So we won the second half but we didn’t win the game.”

The current National Under 17 coach then expressed his love for Presentation College, stating that “We are a family; after the game, the boys thanked the fans for the support they have given us over the years, and we will make them proud. Proud to be Pres!”

St Benedict’s now await the winners of Saturday’s semifinal between San Juan North Secondary and Fatima College, two teams who have been impressive this season. That fixture will be hosted at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, kicking off at 3.30 pm.

[asylumseeker]

So we won the second half but we didn’t win the game.”

TM, winning a half but losing the match sounds like the sanctuary and solace sought by Manchester United fans.

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Pres could have gone 2-1 but squandered two opportunities that would have had a bearing on the complexion of the match going into HT had they scored and been able to manage the game to the whistle. One was a good ball swung by Cooper into the area and the other was a failure to recognize when a shot was on.

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What's the scouting report on Derrell Garcia? Would like to know more.

[maxg]

So nobody post today’s score yet ?

[Flex]

St Benedict's whip Pres Sando to advance to Premiership final.
T&T Newsday Reports.

THE first finalist of this season’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership campaign is now known, as St Benedict’s booked their place in the championship fixture after whipping Presentation San Fernando 5-3 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Friday evening.

This will be only the second season in Premiership history that neither Naparima or Presentation will be crowned champions of the SSFL top flight (Shiva Boys’ Hindu College won in 2016).

In the battle of the Lions, the ‘La Romaine Lions’ put on a dominant display against their fierce rivals. The unit did not allow Presentation to play their usual pressing football and they made it their duty to be first to every ball.

St Benedict’s Derrell Garcia was the first to break down Presentation’s defensive barrier in the 21st minute. The speedy attacking maestro picked up the ball from midfield and dribbled all the way to the penalty area before clinically slotting the ball past Kanye Lazarus in the Presentation goal.

The match-winner against Naparima, Nicholas Bobcombe, then turned provider on this occasion as he smartly played a well-cushioned pass to Josiah Ochoa, who doubled the St Benedict’s lead from inside the penalty area three minutes later.

Lyshawn Morris made it 3-0 to the boys in green in the 31st minute, courtesy a impressive curled shot into the top right corner, leaving Lazarus with no chance of reaching it.

The early moments of the second half proved to be more of the same as the La Romaine Lions continued to dominate possession and shots on goal.

They were rewarded with a fourth goal in the 59th minute when captain Tarik Lee lead a counter-attack and stormed through Presentation’s back line to clinically place his shot past Lazarus’ left hand from 12 yards out.

Not long after, in the 63rd minute, Bobcombe finally got himself on the scoresheet, thanks to some incredibly smart refereeing. Bobcombe ran down to the byline and initially played a pass into the goal area, leaving him in an offside position.

However, in an attempt to defend, the ball was then deliberately played by Pres defender, Terrance Worrell, back to Bobcombe’s feet. The St Benedict’s number ten then rifled the ball into the back off the net, which triggered assistant referee Noel Moore to raise his flag for offside.

Assumingly, Moore perceived that the ball was played by St Benedict’s Jeremiah Niles who was closely tucked behind Worrell, hence the reason he raised his flag.

But referee Nikolai Nyron commendably consulted Moore, stating that there was no offside in the phase of play, and the goal was rightly given to make it 5-0 to St Benedict’s.

Presentation, the current Intercol and Tiger Tanks Cup champions, struggled to match St Benedict’s. But St Benedict’s coach, Randolph Boyce, opted to make several changes after his team’s fifth goal and Pres began to find their feet.

Vaughan Clement pulled one back for the ‘Pres Lions’ in the 69th minute via a well-placed shot into the bottom corner from outside of the penalty area. That goal was only the fourth goal conceded by St Benedict’s this season.

But their defence was breached again two minutes later when Adah Barclay pounced on a through-ball played over the top of the St Benedict’s back line and finessed his shot into the net to make the score 5-2.

The confidence grew in the Presentation camp as they restored belief in themselves to claw their way back from five goals down. They were now in control after the game and forced St Benedict’s to defend deep in their own half.

In the 83rd minute, Adah Barclay stormed his way into the Presentation penalty area and was hacked down by Anthony Williams, to his coach’s disappointment. Barclay then stepped up himself and converted the resulting penalty kick to bring Presentation to within two goals.

However, their fightback proved futile as St Benedict’s held on to claim a 5-3 victory and book their spot in Wednesday’s Premiership final.

In his post-match interview, Boyce, stated that he was very elated about his team’s performance, despite some complacency in the second half. He then went on to say, “We have things to tighten up on but, overall, things were perfect.”

The winning coach was then asked who he would prefer to face between San Juan North and Fatima College in the final. He responded, “they both are formidable opponents and are both playing great football at this time. It’s hard to pick because anybody who comes will bring a good game for us, which is good for the football in Trinidad and Tobago.”

“We’ve been down (due to the pandemic) for a while and you can see the development that is taking place, so I’d like (to face) any one of them.”

On the flip side, the defeated coach, Shawn Cooper said, “The game is played in halves – they won the first half. The conditions were a bit against us and they had the stronger and quicker guys, so it was about five or ten minutes of madness when they scored their goals.”

Cooper added, “In the second half, as the surface dried a bit, we started putting (passing) the ball around and believed in ourselves and we got three goals back. So we won the second half but we didn’t win the game.”

The current National Under 17 coach then expressed his love for Presentation College, stating that “We are a family; after the game, the boys thanked the fans for the support they have given us over the years, and we will make them proud. Proud to be Pres!”

St Benedict’s now await the winners of Saturday’s semifinal between San Juan North Secondary and Fatima College, two teams who have been impressive this season. That fixture will be hosted at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, kicking off at 3.30 pm.

[Tallman]

Holy Name wins ‘Convent Classico’
T&T Guardian

Holy Name Convent defeated St Joseph’s Convent 3-2 during their Secondary School Football League Girls Championship match at the St Joseph’s Convent Grounds at Federation Park, Port-of-Spain on Thursday.

It was the battle of the North Zone leaders Holy Name Convent led by the prolific scorer Jessica Harragin and the second-place team St Joseph’s Convent in the season’s second match-up.

Holy Name got the go-ahead goal from Chaya Vincent in 17th-minute to put her team out front, however, to level the season two-match series 1-1, Mikaela Yearwood netted in the 20th minute and Charlotte Hadeed extended the lead when she found the back of the net in the 49th-minute for St Joseph’s Convent. With both teams being spurred on by their supporters it was Harragin, who rose to the occasion and connected with strikes in the 55th and 66th minutes to deny the home team victory and a share of the season “Classico” honours.

Holy Name recorded a 4-2 victory in the team’s first meeting.

The teams will now shift their attention to the InterCol.

[Tallman]

Fatima edge San Juan North 1-0 in SSFL semis
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)

“MOVE over San Juan and let Fatima pass!” That was the cry of Fatima College students after the school’s premiership football team emerged with a narrow 1-0 win over San Juan North Secondary in the semifinals of the Secondary Schools Football League Premiership division on Saturday. Fatima had the lion’s share of support at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo as hundreds of students and parents attended the match.

After the match, the Fatima players went into the crowd to celebrate with their fellow students.

The match did not end without controversy as San Juan had a goal disallowed. However, the replay showed the player was onside.

After the match, Fatima head coach Hutson Charles was pleased with his team’s effort.

“I am elated to be here…I told them this is their time. It feels real good when you set goals and you see it materialise,” Charles said.

Fatima tried to play possession football during the match and it is a style of play Charles wants from his players.

“Since pre-season I told them listen to me I don’t like long ball (football). I like to play the ball on the ground because those guys have tremendous ability and if you notice my guys are not big guys so, we like to keep the ball on the ground, move it from side to side, get the opening (and) score goals.”

Charles thanked everyone who turned up to support the school.

“This was tremendous. You have to thank the fans, the SSFL for creating this kind of atmosphere. This is very good for secondary school football.”

Looking ahead to the final against St Benedict’s College on Wednesday, Charles said, “Now we have to go back and prepare because St Benedict’s is a good team, so we will probably watch a couple tapes of them again and prepare for them. As I told those guys this is their time and if they want to be champions we have one more hurdle to cross and that is St Benedict’s.”

Fatima dominated possession in the early stages of the contest stringing passes together.

In the 15th minute, Fatima’s Michael Chaves rounded San Juan goalkeeper Xavion Haynes and then tried to find one of his teammates but could not.

In the 12th minute, a free kick by San Juan 25 yards from the goal did not trouble Fatima goalkeeper Tristan Edwards.

San Juan captain Larry Noel made a promising run on the right flank in the 14th minute, but it did not lead to a clear-cut chance.

Throughout the first half, San Juan attempted shots from distance but Edwards was up to the task.

It seemed that the teams would be all square at half-time, but Alijah Nunes gave Fatima the lead in the 41st minute.

Nunes collected the ball on the left side and from 30 yards out struck a left-footed shot into the goal. It was uncertain if Nunes was attempting a shot or a cross.

Early in the second half, San Juan thought they found the equaliser. It was ruled offside, but the replay showed it was onside.

As the clock started to tick away, Edwards was made to work pulling off a spectacular save to deny San Juan a goal. The crowd came to life as they appreciated the effort by Edwards.

The last few minutes of the contest were back and forth with Fatima trying to seal the contest and San Juan desperate for the equaliser.

San Juan North substitute Niem Thomas tried a shot from distance, but it rolled tamely to Edwards.

After some neat dribbling by San Juan’s Lindell Sween, the ball fell to Kent Guy but it did not lead to a goal-scoring opportunity.

Fatima held on for the win. The venue of the final between Fatima and St Benedict’s on Wednesday has not been confirmed.

(Teams)

San Juan North Secondary (4-2-3-1): 1.Xavion Haynes (GK); 14.Desailly Lewis, 6.Jaheshua Ferguson (3.J’Sean Batson 89), 2.Joshua Lewis, 15.Kent Guy; 12.Jardell Mitchell, 20.Kedell Jones (17.Jahdel Chase-Charles 77); 21.Christian Browne (7.Elizsha Rogers 17 (8.Adel Black-Haynes 71), 10.Lindell Sween, 11.Jadiel Joseph (25.Niem Thomas 76); 9.Larry Noel (captain).

Unused substitutes: 30.Stephon Langaigne (GK), 18.Rondell Harewood.

Coach: Jerry Moe

Fatima College (4-3-3): 40.Tristan Edwards (GK); 3.Jesse Hospedales, 4.Yohance Atherton, 6.Jaden Williams, 2.Alijah Nunes; 8.Justin Alcantara, 10.Aidan DeGannes (13.Isaiah Zamore 84), 7.Khiba Romany; 33.Christian Bailey (captain), 15.Michael Chavez (5.Jordan Darius 67), 17.Jose Attong (14.Kade Collier 76).

Unused substitutes: 42.Tyrece Romain (GK), 9.Josiah Gobin, 11.Elijah Camacho, 16.Luke Correia.

Coach: Hutson Charles

Referee: Cecile Hinds

Wired868 Man of the Match: Tristan Edwards (Fatima College)

Big 4 semi-finals

(Sat 22 Oct)

San Juan North Secondary 0, Fatima College 1 (Alijah Nunes 41) at Hasely Crawford Stadium.

(Fri 21 October)

St Benedict’s College 5 (Derrel Garcia 20, Josiah Ochoa 24, Lyshawn Morris 31, Tarik Lee 59, Nicholas Bobcombe 64), Presentation College (San Fernando) 3 (Vaughn Clement 69, Adah Barclay 70, 83 pen) at Ato Boldon Stadium.