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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #60 on: October 25, 2022, 06:45:11 PM »
Future looks bright...SSFL president believes schools football headed in right direction
By Roger Seepersad (T&T Express)


Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president Merere Gonzales is happy with the continued growth of secondary schools football in Trinidad and Tobago, suggesting that the quality of the league will only keep getting better with many former players returning to aid with the development of the next generation of stars.

He said the SSFL continues to draw former standout players back to help out in various ways. Speaking to Shawn Fuentes during the half-time show at the San Juan North Secondary versus Presentation College San Fernando clash at Hasely Crawford Stadium on Tuesday, Gonzales said because of the prominence of the league, many former national players are coming back into the fold.

He also revealed a proposed plan for the top two league teams to play against the top teams from the Jamaica Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) football league.

“We are meticulously and systematically putting things in place to ensure that all areas are covered, so that the teams in the various finals are well taken care of. We are very fortunate because we have the opportunity for these games to go live to a global audience,” noted Gonzales.

“One of our main plans in moving forward, and this is something that took place at the commencement of the season, there is the grand possibility that the top two teams in the league will find themselves representing T&T in what we will call the revamping, the resumption, the reigniting of the Caribbean clash between SSFL and ISSA from Jamaica,” the SSFL boss revealed.

“That tournament is supposed to take place between 14-20 of December and we are already in discussions as to preparing for it. One will say why not the InterCol winners. We would have liked to consider it but because of the timeframe for the InterCol to conclude it would put that particular team at a disadvantage. Only for now, for 2022, we will go ahead with the top teams within the league, which we know will very well represent us in this upcoming clash with Jamaica,” he explained.

In terms of having former national players and former SSFL players back in the league to lend their coaching expertise to teams, Gonzales said the magnitude and reputation of the league has a lot to do with it.

“Because of the magnitude of the league itself and the reputation and legacy and the history the SSFL has created since 1964, there are a lot of prominent celebrities, former national players who have returned to league and are now assisting maybe through coaching, managerial or administratively or otherwise,” Gonzales added.

“So, we are seeing them there coming back on board. Hutson Charles is there with Fatima; we have Mr Michael Grayson with St Mary’s College; Shawn Cooper, the national Under-17 coach, is here with Presentation College San Fernando; Lyndon Andrews, better known as “Chubby” is with Arima North and right now Dexter Francis is doing quite well with Siparia,” he continued.

“So, we are seeing these individuals gravitating towards the league and moving towards ensuring that the output of the student athletes is best supported by them in collaboration and working along with the SSFL and that I am really happy about,” Gonzales concluded.
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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #61 on: October 26, 2022, 06:56:56 PM »
watched St Benedict's beat Fatima this evening. Tarik Lee's hattrick showed how much he stood above the others on the field. Bobcombe and Ochoa I believe might be tidy players as well. Fatima's keeper Edwards mightn't be too bad, but at times shows really poor positioning -- likely a result of lack of good goalkeeping coaching.
Wish we had a way to step the one or two gems like Lee up to the next level Maybe Yorke and Latapy could grab one or 2 of them.

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #62 on: October 26, 2022, 11:38:06 PM »
Lee tricks Fatima as ‘Golden Lions’ end SSFL 55-year drought.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


Team captain Tarik Lee scored a hat-trick to lead St Benedict’s College to their first National League title since 1967 when they outplayed Fatima College 3-1 in an entertaining Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division “Big-Four” final at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, yesterday.

In a match that featured three penalty kicks, all for St Benedict’s, Lee scored one from the penalty spot in the 61st minute while he also netted in the 32nd and 73rd minutes to lead St Benedict’s to a well-deserved win and league title honours for the first time in 55 years when they defeated Fatima College.

Both teams met on the opening day of the season in a league match that ended 1-1, but from early on in yesterday’s match St Benedict’s signalled their intentions that they were up for the challenge.

In the tenth minute, the St Benedict’s ‘Golden Lions’ had their first real chance to open the scoring when referee Crystal Sobers whistled for her first penalty kick of the match after Fatima right-back Jaden Williams was called for a shove on St Benedict’s midfielder Nicholas Bobcome inside the 18-yard box.

The penalty call by Sobers was somewhat of a controversial one as she first allowed the play to go in the hope of St Benedict’s making full use of the advantage before she eventually called the infringement to the anguish of the Fatima players.

But, from the resulting spot kick, Fatima’s national youth team goalkeeper Tristan Edwards also showed he was up for the challenge on the day and kept the match scoreless when he went low to his left to keep out Derell Garcia’s tame effort.

It seemed just a matter of time before the Ronald Boyce-coached Golden Lions’ would open the scoring and the opener finally came in the 32nd minute through some clever work by the nippy Jeremiah Niles, who weaved his way past two defenders on the left side of the 18-yard box before squaring the ball to an unmarked Lee, who wrong-footed Williams before firing a left-footed shot into the far corner for a well deserved 1-0 advantage.

A minute Lee turned provider for Garcia, but his well-timed effort was smartly blocked out by a low save from Edwards, with Lee mistiming the rebound wide of the target to let the 2005 national champions Fatima off the hook.

On the resumption, Fatima started the brighter of both teams but St Benedict’s led by Lee, Garcia, and Bobcome in the attack were soon back into their stride and in the 61st minute, Sobers awarded her second penalty of the contest when defender Jesse Hospedales was called for an infringement against the influential Garcia off a long ball over the top from Lee, who coolly slotted the ball past Edwards low to his right to double the lead to 2-0.

Despite the 2-0 deficit, Fatima never dropped their heads, and spurred on by captain Christian Bailey, the northerners sliced the lead in half, second-half introduction Kade Collier connected with a right-footed volley off a left-sided floated centre from his captain which flew past goalkeeper Thane Devenish to his right to the delight of his teammates.

However, Fatima’s joy was short-lived as Lee soon restored his team’s two-goal cushion when he completed his hat-trick five minutes later by latching onto a through ball from Bobcome, before holding off the challenge of Fatima left back Alijah Nunes and blasting a powerful right-footed effort past Edwards on his near post off a slight defection from the retreating defender.

With nine minutes left in the match, there was still time for Sobers to award her third penalty-kick of the evening to St Benedict’s which Lee surprisingly left for defender Keanu Morean, but to his dismay, his right-footed effort was pushed around the right post for a corner to give Fatima hope of a late fight-back.

In the end, St Benedict’s who were national Inter-Col winners in 1998 were deserving winners as they captured their first National SSFL League crown since 1967, and ensured the title stayed in the hands of south-based schools since its inception with Naparima College, a four-time winner, and Shiva Boys Hindu College, and Presentation College of San Fernando, the other teams.

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St Benedict’s College (4-3-3): 22.Thane Devenish (GK); 4.Keanu Morean, 6.Nesean Alexander, 5.Joshua Demas, 19.Lyshawn Morris; 8.Darrel Garcia (20.Rayshawn Crichlow 77), 5.Ephraim Brown, 12.Josiah Ochoa; 10.Nicholas Bobcombe, 7.Tarik Lee (captain), 11.Jeremiah Niles (21.Malacai Webb 87).

Unused substitutes: 1.Ja-ir Buckmire (GK), 2.Joshua Phillip, 3.Anthony Williams, 9.Jaden Grant, 18.Tyrique Lucas.

Coach: Randolph Boyce

Fatima College (4-3-3): 40.Tristan Edwards (GK); 3.Jesse Hospedales, 4.Yohance Atherton (13.Isaiah Zamore 64), 6.Jaden Williams, 2.Alijah Nunes; 7.Khiba Romany (5.Darius Jordan 70), 8.Justin Alcantara, 10.Aidan DeGannes (14.Kade Collier 64); 23.Christian Bailey (captain), 21.Joshua Mason, 12.Chaim Williams (15.Michael Chaves 64).

Unused substitutes: 42.Tyrece Romain (GK), 11.Logan Maingot, 17.Jose Attong.

Coach: Hutson Charles

Referee: Crystal Sobers

Wired868 Man of the Match: Tarik Lee (St Benedict’s College)

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #63 on: October 27, 2022, 09:48:54 AM »
I was reading the newspapers today and understand there is now a Big Five tournament.

I am confused. If we have league Champs what is the purpose of  a Big Five? Or is this just another attempt to make money.

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #64 on: October 27, 2022, 04:57:06 PM »
I was reading the newspapers today and understand there is now a Big Five tournament.

I am confused. If we have league Champs what is the purpose of  a Big Five? Or is this just another attempt to make money.

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Always, Always, Always .... to make money. So I guess no intercol per se ? And vb sorry your guys came out on the short end. They played a tough game, but Benedicts had the edge. I thought when they scored to make it 2-1, they would give Benedicts a run for their money, but Tariq was the midas touch on the field yesterday.
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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #65 on: October 27, 2022, 05:05:00 PM »
Despite a lack of fitness due to the shortened covid season, the game was entertaining. Benedicts was the better team. Fatima was a tough defensive team, while Benedicts was a "go for broke" attacking team. I am impressed with Tarik Lee. Under a good coach he can do very well. It was nice to see college football back. Seeing the main stand packed with people brought back fond intercol memories for me.
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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #66 on: October 28, 2022, 12:11:52 AM »
Big 5 is to determine the promoted teams to the premier division.

The zones continue to run like long time, is just that they create the national premier league to run at the apex of the pyramid.
The premier division teams do not participate in Big 5 anymore.

And @Deeks, intercol will run at the end of the league season and Big 5.
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« Reply #67 on: October 28, 2022, 06:25:50 PM »
Big 5 is to determine the promoted teams to the premier division.

The zones continue to run like long time, is just that they create the national premier league to run at the apex of the pyramid.
The premier division teams do not participate in Big 5 anymore.

And @Deeks, intercol will run at the end of the league season and Big 5.

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #68 on: October 29, 2022, 11:31:11 AM »
Old tapes inspire St Benedict's footballers to title
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)


ST BENEDICT’S College football head coach Randolph Boyce said the coaching staff showed their players past tapes of the school’s illustrious days in an effort to ignite the fire in them for the 2022 season. It seemed to spark the players as St Benedict’s lifted the 2022 Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League premiership division title, on Wednesday.

St Benedict’s defeated Fatima College 3-1 in front of a bumper crowd at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Thousands attended the match as the covered section of the stadium was filled with rhythm sections and flags adding to the electric atmosphere.

Tarik Lee was the star on the day for St Benedict’s scoring a hat-trick.

There is a rich football history at St Benedict’s.

Their team won the South Zone Intercol five times between 1988 and 2000 and were crowned the National Intercol champions in 1998.

Some of the national footballers who attended St Benedict’s College are Warren Archibald, Leroy De Leon, Steve David and Bobby Sookram.

Boyce said the 2022 players were reminded of the school’s football tradition.

He said, “What we do at St Benedict’s College before each season while we having a camp we will gather all the boys and go into the AV room. We will play back videos of the history of the school and the football aspect of it and the amount of titles (we won) and let them see the likes of footballers that passed through and knowing that they have a big shoe to fill.

“This year we did some of that and they know they had to put in the work to be able to match the kind of legends and icons that pass through the school before and I think with this now they will definitely go down in some history.”

Reflecting on what he felt led to the memorable season, Boyce said preparation was key.

“A number of things (would have led to our successful season). We started (preparing) earlier, we went into a couple tournaments before (the season), we played a numerous amount of practice games…we went into a month-long camp.”

Boyce also said St Benedict’s and Ascension club team Cunupia FC signed a memorandum of understanding which allowed the St Benedict’s players to get experience against higher level competition.

Boyce thanked St Benedict’s school principal Gregory Quan Kep for his support.

“I must say thanks to the principal for buying into the philosophy, for supporting every single idea that I went to him with and seeing the vision that the staff had for the team this year and he supported us for every single thing that we required. He gave us 100 per cent support, he was always at every practice game, every game. He deserves this title.”

St Benedict’s were awarded three penalties against Fatima, but only one was converted.

Boyce was glad a few calls went in favour of St Benedict’s.

“In the changing room before the game, I told them when you get the ball don’t turn back because I watched about four or five of the Fatima games and I know that we had the edge on them with speed and the type of players they have defending I knew we would have gotten one or two calls at least.”
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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #69 on: October 30, 2022, 12:51:08 AM »
History and tradition leaves SSFL out front.
By Shaun Fuentes (T&T Guardian).


In years gone by, supporting a football team was simple. You went to the match, cheered for your team and left the venue in a state of jubilation or disappointment. But the game has changed over time, and so have the fans and what unites them.

The T&T Pro League can tell you about this or local club football as a whole. What happened at the Queen’s Park Savannah (Port-of-Spain) decades ago, is from what club football experienced here, from the 90s to present.

But wait! There is one league that has carried itself the same way for years and while there may not have been 15,000 fans at the Ato Boldon Stadium (Couva) on Wednesday to witness St Benedict’s College’s triumph over Fatima College, the turnout of supporters was certainly among the larger attendance records in local football.

And the League has not done much differently than it has in years gone. Matter of fact, there’s been no paid advertising campaigns in the media on the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) matches. But yet, persons from different classes showed up to support either of the two teams in Couva, last week.

And yes, those from the North made the trek through traffic. And again, some may want to contest the strength of the league by comparing general attendance numbers in most games this season compared to the 1980s and prior, but it remains a fact, that no other league draws the quality of fan base as the SSFL. Are there ways to improve it? Of course, there are but that's for another discussion.

History, team identity and tradition!

Martin Cloake wrote, “Now, the Premier League is the richest and most glamorous in the world, English football is an in-demand global brand. But while it attracts support it does not inspire love. Love the game, hate the business; love the team, hate the club. The phrases fall readily from the lips of fans struggling with the contradictions that define them as football supporters.

"Football is successful commercially because it means something. The trouble is, we’re not sure what any more."

For many fans at many English clubs, it seems increasingly as if they support an idea that ceased to exist some time ago, a name that once meant something but is now just a badge sitting atop a global corporation or, most recently, a foreign government’s public relations spin.

In our region, specifically the Caribbean we can say the same about the game when it comes to the support of domestic football even though we are in no way in comparison to the size of the Premier League.

“It is possible to trace a social, economic and political history of England alongside a history of its football clubs,” Cloake added. And might I say, this could be said about schoolboy football in T&T.

The support community is a very important element in football. With this community, it is able to provide spirit for every community and football player, as well as providing community support to the favourite teams they support. This is evident with Secondary Schools football. Even if anyone had dared to argue that the Benedict’s team of 2022 would not stand a chance against the team of Bobby Sookram, Leroy De Leon and Wilfred Cave, the fact remains, the supporters showed up to support “St Benedict’s College.” Some of them from the De Leon era as well. The same occurred for Fatima.

Supporters are elements that cannot be separated from each other. They play both outside and inside the field, in providing support both physically and morally to the team they care about. They also have a style or strategy for providing support to their team.

As in England, football supporters began with a local community such as social clubs, churches, and fanatical unions of the team they loved. While Malvern or Maple can boast they had that in years gone by, most Secondary Schools can today still boast that its presence in their campaigns, unlike most of the existing local clubs.

Characteristics of football supporters are a community of football fans who have a traditional relationship with a team and the arena has intimate emotional relationships with the history of that team. Take a bow Secondary Schools.

Can you imagine the possibilities if local clubs were to finally align themselves with the traditional powerhouses of college football? There are so many possible ways to tie it together - an automatic feeder system for young players who actually want to pursue club football; Revenue share; Development programs, Supporters' club; Affiliation with Old Boys Associations, among other items.

I could tell you one thing, fans may be more inclined to turn up at the revamped Skinner Park (San Fernando) or Mahaica Oval (Point Fortin) in 2023, to watch a St Benedict’s United versus a Fatima City or a San Juan Atletico, simply because of the identity and alignment with history and tradition.

Shaun Fuentes is the head of TTFA Media. He was a FIFA Media Officer at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. The views expressed are solely his and not a representation of any organisation. shaunfuentes@yahoo.com

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #70 on: October 30, 2022, 12:52:41 AM »
Thomas, Riley braces boost CIC promotion drive with 5-1 win.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).


A brace each from Jamaal Thomas and Daylon Riley for St Mary’s College has given the ‘Saints’ drive for promotion to the Premier Division of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League next year, a major boost.

With the double strikes, St Mary’s College, known popularly as the ‘Saints’ by their fans, confirmed their first victory of the five-team play-off with a 5-1 win over central zone campaigners Miracle Ministries Secondary School at St Mary’s College Ground on Serpentine Road, St Clair on Saturday afternoon.

With the top three teams from the play-off advancing to the premier division, the ‘Saints’ raced ahead courtesy of a 34th-minute strike from Thomas. Two minutes later, Josiah Connell beat the Miracle Minsitries goalkeeper at his far post for a 2-0 CIC advantage that boosted their confidence of a victory in front of their home fans.

However, the central lads were given hope before the half-time interval when Daniel Hope was brought down inside the penalty area in the 39th minute. And Hope cut the St Mary’s lead in half at 2-1 when he converted from the penalty spot in the 40th minute.

At the resumption, Riley restored the two-goal advantage with a 65th minute strike, before pushing his team even further ahead 4-1 with his brace in the 83rd minute.

With the game heading for a 4-1 triumph for the ‘Saints’, Thomas then re-wrote the script six minutes into time added on, by scoring his second goal of the match to round off a comfortable 5-1 victory.

Meanwhile, in the southland, Siparia West Secondary was scheduled to host Arima North Secondary but the game was called off due to an unsuitable field.

Coach Lyndon Andrews said he was disappointed to have not played but after seeing the condition of Siparia ground, he was not surprised that the game was called off.

Arima will next play Miracle Ministries at a date and venue to be determined.

The second round of matches in the play-off will be determined soon, but it is expected to take place this week.

Results

St Mary’s 5 (Jamaal Thomas 34th, 90+6, Josiah Connell 36th, Daylon Riley 65th, 83rd) vs Miracle Ministries 1 (Daniel Hope 40th).

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Re: 2022 SSFL Thread
« Reply #71 on: October 30, 2022, 09:01:51 AM »
History and tradition leaves SSFL out front.
By Shaun Fuentes (T&T Guardian).


In years gone by, supporting a football team was simple. You went to the match, cheered for your team and left the venue in a state of jubilation or disappointment. But the game has changed over time, and so have the fans and what unites them.

The T&T Pro League can tell you about this or local club football as a whole. What happened at the Queen’s Park Savannah (Port-of-Spain) decades ago, is from what club football experienced here, from the 90s to present.

But wait! There is one league that has carried itself the same way for years and while there may not have been 15,000 fans at the Ato Boldon Stadium (Couva) on Wednesday to witness St Benedict’s College’s triumph over Fatima College, the turnout of supporters was certainly among the larger attendance records in local football.

And the League has not done much differently than it has in years gone. Matter of fact, there’s been no paid advertising campaigns in the media on the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) matches. But yet, persons from different classes showed up to support either of the two teams in Couva, last week.

And yes, those from the North made the trek through traffic. And again, some may want to contest the strength of the league by comparing general attendance numbers in most games this season compared to the 1980s and prior, but it remains a fact, that no other league draws the quality of fan base as the SSFL. Are there ways to improve it? Of course, there are but that's for another discussion.

History, team identity and tradition!

Martin Cloake wrote, “Now, the Premier League is the richest and most glamorous in the world, English football is an in-demand global brand. But while it attracts support it does not inspire love. Love the game, hate the business; love the team, hate the club. The phrases fall readily from the lips of fans struggling with the contradictions that define them as football supporters.

"Football is successful commercially because it means something. The trouble is, we’re not sure what any more."

For many fans at many English clubs, it seems increasingly as if they support an idea that ceased to exist some time ago, a name that once meant something but is now just a badge sitting atop a global corporation or, most recently, a foreign government’s public relations spin.

In our region, specifically the Caribbean we can say the same about the game when it comes to the support of domestic football even though we are in no way in comparison to the size of the Premier League.

“It is possible to trace a social, economic and political history of England alongside a history of its football clubs,” Cloake added. And might I say, this could be said about schoolboy football in T&T.

The support community is a very important element in football. With this community, it is able to provide spirit for every community and football player, as well as providing community support to the favourite teams they support. This is evident with Secondary Schools football. Even if anyone had dared to argue that the Benedict’s team of 2022 would not stand a chance against the team of Bobby Sookram, Leroy De Leon and Wilfred Cave, the fact remains, the supporters showed up to support “St Benedict’s College.” Some of them from the De Leon era as well. The same occurred for Fatima.

Supporters are elements that cannot be separated from each other. They play both outside and inside the field, in providing support both physically and morally to the team they care about. They also have a style or strategy for providing support to their team.

As in England, football supporters began with a local community such as social clubs, churches, and fanatical unions of the team they loved. While Malvern or Maple can boast they had that in years gone by, most Secondary Schools can today still boast that its presence in their campaigns, unlike most of the existing local clubs.

Characteristics of football supporters are a community of football fans who have a traditional relationship with a team and the arena has intimate emotional relationships with the history of that team. Take a bow Secondary Schools.

Can you imagine the possibilities if local clubs were to finally align themselves with the traditional powerhouses of college football? There are so many possible ways to tie it together - an automatic feeder system for young players who actually want to pursue club football; Revenue share; Development programs, Supporters' club; Affiliation with Old Boys Associations, among other items.

I could tell you one thing, fans may be more inclined to turn up at the revamped Skinner Park (San Fernando) or Mahaica Oval (Point Fortin) in 2023, to watch a St Benedict’s United versus a Fatima City or a San Juan Atletico, simply because of the identity and alignment with history and tradition.

Shaun Fuentes is the head of TTFA Media. He was a FIFA Media Officer at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. The views expressed are solely his and not a representation of any organisation. shaunfuentes@yahoo.com



Excellent article. On point.

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« Reply #72 on: November 01, 2022, 12:54:49 AM »
Holy Name Convent perfect to win SSFL north zone.
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HOLY Name Convent finished perfect in the Secondary Schools Football League girls north zone on Sunday, with ten wins from as many matches.

The Michael Chapman-coached team had already secured the title prior to Sunday’s match against Diego Martin Central, but were still eager to end on a high. They completed that objective without kicking a ball, as their opponents did not show up for the encounter.

Manager Alana Ramdeen said the team is looking forward to the Big Five competition.

She said the team, which was promoted to the championship division in 2017, and won the north zone and north intercol titles in 2018 and 2019, has had a good season.

“We had some returning players, so some seniors – form six and five. We have a talented batch of juniors, so we have a really nice combination.”She said the two years of no football in the pandemic had the girls keen to get back on the field.

“The two years invigorated them. Everybody just wanted to get back out there.”

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« Reply #73 on: November 01, 2022, 11:39:37 PM »
Saints kick off Inter-Col campaign.
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Former Secondary Schools Football League powerhouse St Mary’s College will look to continue their climb back towards the elite when they kick off their Inter-Col campaign with a preliminary round encounter against Diego Martin Central Secondary in one of three North Zone round-of-16 matches on today from 3.30 pm.

The “Saints” as St Mary’s College are known will enter the match at Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo Road, Port-of-Spain brimming with confidence having defeated their opponents twice this season during their victorious Championship Division campaign to secure a “Big-Five” playoff spot which they began with an emphatic 5-1 thumping of Central Zone winners’ Miracle Ministries on Saturday.

The winner of the clash between the “Saints” and Diego Martin Central will advance to the zonal quarterfinal on Friday against Malick Secondary at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from 4 pm, with two former national champions East Mucurapo Secondary and St Anthony’s College to meet in the opening match from 2 pm.

In today’s other North Zone preliminary matches, zonal runner-up Trinity College Moka faces Tranquillity Secondary at St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair with Queen’s Royal College awaiting in the quarterfinals, while Mucurapo West Secondary meets Blanchisseuse Secondary at QRC ground, St Clair with the winners to battle national league runners-up Fatima College in the other last-eight encounter.

Presentation College of San Fernando, the national Inter-Col champions start their campaign on November 10 in the quarterfinal round at Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin against the winners of the South Zone preliminary clash between Point Fortin East and Fyzabad Anglican, which takes place on Thursday.

The meeting between Point Fortin East and Fyzabad Anglican takes place on Thursday at Point Fortin while in the other zonal preliminary round match, Ste Madeleine faces Princes Town with the winner to face newly crowned national Premier Division “Big Five” League winners also on October 10 at Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin from 3 pm.

Inter-Col preliminary matches

■ Today

North Zone

St Mary’s College vs Diego Martin Central Sec, Fatima Grd, 3.30 pm

Trinity College Moka vs Tranquillity Sec, CIC Grd, 3.30 pm

Mucurapo West Sec vs Blanchisseuse Sec, QRC Grd, 3.30 pm

■ Tomorrow

East Zone

Five Rivers Sec vs Holy Cross College, St Augustine Grd, 3.30 pm

■ Thursday

South Zone

Ste Madeleine Sec vs Princes Town, Moruga Sports Complex, 3.30 pm

Pt Fortin East Sec vs Fyzabad Anglican Sec, Pt Fortin, 3.30 pm

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« Reply #74 on: November 02, 2022, 03:54:22 PM »
Saints, Blanchisseuse cruise into North Inter-Col quarters
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)


The quartet of Jamal Thomas, Kyle Phillip, Koby Morain, and Abraham Kirk all netted hattricks for their respective schools in winning efforts when the Secondary Schools Football League's Coca-Cola Inter-Col competition kicked off with North Zone preliminary round matches, yesterday.

At Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo, Thomas and Phillip got a treble each as former powerhouse St Mary’s College clobbered Diego Martin Central, 9-0.

Josiah Connell also scored a first-half double, and Harrison Parks, the other for the "Saints" who advance to the zonal quarterfinal on Friday against Malick at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from 4 pm, with two former national champions East Mucurapo and St Anthony’s College meeting in the opening match from 2 pm.

At Queen's Royal College ground in St Clair, Kirk netted his hattrick and Aaron Marcano a brace to lead Blanchisseuse to a 5-1 spanking of  Mucurapo West and a date with national league runner-up Fatima College in the zonal quarterfinal on Friday at St Mary's College Ground.  

In yesterday's other North Zone preliminary match, a goal-feast, zonal runner-up Trinity College Moka and Tranquillity Secondary battled to a 4-4 draw at St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair before the latter emerged 5-3 winners on penalty-kicks to advance to a quarterfinal meeting with Queen’s Royal College at Fatima College ground on Friday as well.  

Tranquillity showed great spirit in securing the win with Morain scoring goals in the 20th, 44th, and 51st minutes along with a strike from Kyle Downes in the 82nd to get their team on even terms on four separate occasions after Trinity Moka had taken the lead four times in the contest via Jordan Charles in the fifth minute, Antonio Cole in the 30th, Malachi Roach in the 47th, and Mickel Raphael, in the 61st.

Tranquillity also had to overcome the expulsion of coach Marlon Phillip who was shown a second yellow card in the 73rd minute of the enthralling contest.

Today, action gets going in the East Zone where Five Rivers and Holy Cross meet in the lone preliminary round encounter at Warren Street, St Augustine from 3.30 pm for a spot in the zonal quarterfinal against San Juan North next Wednesday (November 9) at St Augustine.

Presentation College of San Fernando, the national Inter-Col champions start their campaign on November 10 in the quarterfinal round at Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin against the winner of the South Zone preliminary clash between Point Fortin East and Fyzabad Anglican, which takes place tomorrow.

The meeting between Point Fortin East and Fyzabad Anglican takes place at Point Fortin while in the other zonal preliminary round match, Ste Madeleine faces Princes Town with the winner to face newly crowned national Premier Division “Big Five” League winners also on October 10 at Mahaica Oval from 3 pm.

Results (Yesterday)

North Zone


St Mary’s College 9 (Jamal Thomas 3, Kyle Phillip 3, Josiah Connell 2, Harrison Parks) vs Diego Martin Central Sec 0

Trinity College Moka 4 (Jordan Charles 5th, Antonio Cole 30th, Malachi Roach 47th, Mickel Raphael 61st) vs Tranquillity Sec 4 (Koby Morain 20th, 44th, 51st, Kyle Downes 82nd) - Tranquillity won 5-3 on penalty-kicks

Blanchisseuse Sec 5 (Abraham Kirk 3, Aaron Marcano 2) vs Mucurapo West 1 (Andwele Glasgow)

Upcoming matches (Preliminary Round)

Today (Wednesday, November 2)


East Zone


Five Rivers Sec vs Holy Cross College, St Augustine Grd, 3.30 pm


Tomorrow (Thursday, November 3)

South Zone


Ste Madeleine Sec vs Princes Town, Moruga Sports Complex, 3.30 pm

Pt Fortin East Sec vs Fyzabad Anglican Sec, Pt Fortin, 3.30 pm


Zonal Quarterfinals


Friday

North Zone


Fatima College vs Blanchisseuse Sec winner, CIC Grd, St Clair, 3.30 pm

QRC vs Trinity College Moka/Tranquillity Sec winner, Fatima Grd, 3.30 pm

East Mucurapo Sec vs St Anthony’s College, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, 2 pm

Malick Sec vs St Mary’s College, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, 4 pm


Monday, November 7

Central Zone


Miracle Ministries vs ASJA Boys (Charlieville), Arena Rec. Grd, 3.30 pm

Presentation College vs Couva East Sec, Couva East Sec. Grd, 3.30 pm

Tobago Zone

Speyside High vs Goodwood, Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, 3 pm

Scarborough vs Signal Hill, Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, 5 pm

Mason Hall vs Roxborough

Bishop's High vs Pentecostal Light & Life


November 9

East Zone


San Juan North Sec vs Five Rivers Sec/Holy Cross College winner, St Augustine, 3.30 pm

St Augustine Sec vs Manzanilla Sec, El Dorado, 3.30 pm

Trinity College East vs Valencia Sec, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, 1.30 pm

Arima North Sec vs El Dorado East Sec, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, 3.30 pm


November 10

South Zone


St Benedict’s College vs Ste Madeleine Sec/Princes Town winner, Mahaica Oval, 3 pm

Presentation College vs Pt Fortin East Sec/Fyzabad Anglican Sec winner, Mahaica Oval, 5 pm

Naparima College vs Siparia West Sec, Moruga Sports Complex, 3 pm

Pleasantville Sec vs Moruga Sec, Moruga Sports Complex, 5 pm
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« Reply #75 on: November 03, 2022, 07:13:13 AM »
Transfer mix-up: Manzanilla Secondary removes student-athlete after four days
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)


A student-athlete who thought he went through the proper procedure to transfer from St Anthony’s College to Manzanilla Secondary School is now being told otherwise.

The student, who lives in the east, said he wanted to transfer to Manzanilla Secondary for Upper Six to reduce the hours of travelling and help boost the school’s football programme.

The student’s father said his son applied online and was allegedly told by a school official that he was accepted. After attending the school for four days last week, the student was removed from class and told he would not be allowed on the compound until his situation was rectified.

To further complicate things, the student also played a game for the school in the east zone of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL). A meeting is expected to be held on Thursday to discuss the matter.

But the school official identified by the boy's parent is denying giving verbal approval about the transfer.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the official said: “I did not talk to the boy about the issue at all.

“We don’t have any information from the boy that came into the school. From my knowledge, he did not apply.”

Asked how the boy was assigned to a classroom and attended school for four days, the official said: "That is the embarrassing and foolish thing about the situation."

The boy's father said his son played an SSFL match for the school against Valencia Secondary at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground. He claimed that a day before the match, the school official said the transfer was successful.

The father said school books, uniforms and school supplies have already been bought for the new term.

He said his son's education is being affected by others involved in the matter.

“The whole thing is about ego. The coaches have ego and teachers not talking to teachers, and everybody doing their own thing, and everybody want to look good.

“I told the teacher yesterday (Tuesday) we might sweep this under the carpet today, but the next administration that comes after will go through the same thing.”

He claimed a Ministry of Education official had contacted him to let him know that the ministry had not approved the transfer request. He claimed the ministry official said a “small error” by the school caused some confusion.

The parent said a Manzanilla Secondary official decided to do their “own thing” and did not let the Ministry of Education official resolve the error.

“It is something within the school and certain people have their personal rift…Why you all putting the children through this.”

The parent is concerned that the school may be banned from the SSFL.

“We dealing with a whole team,” he said.

The father said his son’s chances of pursuing football abroad will also be affected.

“When you do that (you are denying someone a chance). He and the others who may be more inclined could get a scholarship. You don’t know how it could work out in their favour. It is an opportunity you taking away from them.”

Students transferring to schools to play football and cricket has been normalised over the years. As part of coaching, scouting for players to strengthen a team is now part of the job. However, there have been several instances where the proper procedures were not followed, resulting in a loss of points and other penalties.
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« Reply #76 on: November 03, 2022, 09:35:30 AM »
SSFL to Intercol - How did your team perform?
By Colin Murray (T&T Guardian)


The 2022 edition of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football league (SSFL) season is over and St Benedict's College was deservedly crowned, champions after they defeated an inspired Fatima College by three goals to one in the final last Wednesday (October 26).

The final was witnessed by a large crowd despite the strange decision of the SSFL management to play the game on a Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva which, in normal circumstances, is a nightmare for commuters heading south after a working day. It was even worse with all the traffic going into Couva. Nevertheless, that did not deter the supporters, parents, friends, schoolmates, past students of either of these schools; and even fans who just wanted to be there, from attending the game.

For me, the two best schools got to the final. I had predicted from very early on that it would have been a St Benedict’s versus Fatima final with “Benedict’s” holding a slight advantage. This year, because of time constraints, the league was split into two groups with the winner and runner-up of Group A facing the winner and runner-up in Group B in the semi-finals. Then, the winners square off in the grand final.

It was probably the fairest way to split up the groups by looking back on how they finished in 2019 and all the odd numbers from one to 15 in a group and all the even numbers from two to 16 in the other group. The last two in each group would be relegated and a playoff between the second to last teams would be the third team to go down.

I would expect that next year, the SSFL would revert to one league with 16 teams meeting one another to determine the champions. It would be great, however, if at the end of the season, they could make way for some sort of big four tournaments. The winners and runners-up in the league meeting the winners and runners-up in the Intercol and if it is the same teams, then look at the semi-finalists or the teams finishing third and fourth. That being said, the level of interest created by the final this year was astonishing.

Let's look back at the highly successful league season. Firstly, compliments to the sponsors especially the major sponsor: Tiger Tanks. It is always great to see a sponsor putting their money where their mouth is and trying to work the sponsorship. They showed a keen interest in the running of the league and always had suggestions in trying to improve it. That is what sponsorship is all about - working with the organisation rather than just putting in your money and sitting back. Let us hope more sponsors come on board for 2023.

St Benedict’s was easily the best team. Offensively, they are dynamite from their captain Tarik Lee to star players like Darrel Garcia, Jeremiah Niles, Josiah Ochoa and Nicholas Bobcome. They are all comfortable and quick with the ball at their feet. If, however, you put them under pressure, they can make mistakes at the back but teams are worried to go at them and leave themselves exposed in defence. They are going to be difficult to beat in the Intercol once they don't become complacent.

Fatima is a good all-round team with an excellent keeper in Tristan Edwards. They are solid defensively but played too cautiously against St Benedict’s and did not turn over from defence into attack quickly enough to cause the La Romaine boys any significant concern. They have some good individual players and should do well in the Intercol once, like St Benedict’s, they don’t become complacent.

San Juan North Secondary is a good team and on their day can turn the tables on the big two. In Larry Noel, they have a marksman extraordinaire. He scores goals when you least expect them and, together with Lindell Sween, remains the backbone of the team. But the other players will have to step up for Intercol and make their presence felt or the other teams may well target their two main players and that may hurt San Juan.

Presentation College (San Fernando) was not as strong this year as in previous years but what they lack in talent, they make up for in terms of their structure and organisation. They are well-coached and on their day, can spring a surprise but they will have to work hard to defeat St Benedict’s if they meet in the Intercol. Missing their best player, Caleb Boyce, through injury has left a huge gap in their team.

Naparima College is also a good team but gave the champions too much respect and even when they were 1-0 down, they still adopted a cautious approach knowing they needed victory. They also possess some good individual players and will have to be a little more adventurous if they are to go deep into the Intercol competition.

To be brutally honest, the five aforementioned teams are head and shoulders above the other teams in the league and that is extremely worrying. In group A, Trinity College East looked the best of the rest with Jaheim Faustin up front who, if given opportunities, could give defenders problems. Defensively, they looked solid and lost three games by a 1-0 margin. They could be a dark horse for the Intercol.

QRC and Malick Secondary were largely disappointing. QRC leaked as many goals as they scored and in Aydon Caruth, they have a good player, but their problems stem from a leaky defence and they will concede against the better teams unless they come up with a different system. Malick was inconsistent; they played well for long periods against the more attractive teams but evidently could not sustain playing at a high level throughout the 90 minutes.

Chaguanas North, East Mucurapo and Moruga left a lot to be desired. They were completely outplayed and will have to look at their development programmes if they want to compete at the premiership level.

In Group A, two of the biggest let downs were St Augustine Secondary and St Anthony’s College - two schools with a remarkable footballing history. St Augustine will have to put a proper plan in place if they are to return while St Anthony’s has some talented players but seem to lack self-belief. Both schools are far too deep in tradition to fall to the depths of just a school making up numbers in a competition.

Across in the sister-isle, Speyside Secondary started well but faded away. I have always said that going to Tobago to play is always difficult but the Tobago system needs to be revamped and the players need to be coached better in all aspects of the game especially to understand their roles on the field. Carapichaima East was not in the same league as the top sides and Pleasantville was slightly better but a lot more work has to go into developing the younger players if these schools are to compete in the premiership division.

The Intercol preliminaries started on Tuesday and as usual, it is going to be an exciting tournament and a dark horse always seems to upset the fancied teams. Let's wait and see if we will get a surprise in this year's tournament. Good luck to all schools!
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« Reply #77 on: November 03, 2022, 10:47:28 AM »
QRC leaked as many goals as they scored and in Aydon Caruth, they have a good player, but their problems stem from a leaky defence and they will concede against the better teams unless they come up with a different system.

A very correct assessment of my alma mater.
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« Reply #78 on: November 04, 2022, 03:46:23 PM »
Point Fortin, St. Madeleine move on in InterCol with big wins
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


Point Fortin East and St Madeleine Secondary Schools marched on to the quarterfinal round of the Coca-Cola Intercol Play-Off in similar fashions yesterday in their respective South Zone matches of the Secondary Schools Football League.

Akiel Vasprey continued his rich goal-scoring form with a beaver trick to help Point Fortin East march on from the early round of the Intercol Play-Off, with a convincing 8-0 victory over Fyzabad Anglican Secondary at Clifton Hill.

Vasprey's goal-scoring asset had been the one thing that the Point Fortin men were hoping for, and they got it. His four goals were complimented by other items from Rickel Ramgosine, Ruben Phillip, Serryon Mitchell and Jamal Seepersad.

However, it now puts them in line to face southern champion Presentation College (San Fernando) in the first match of a doubleheader at Mahaica Oval on Thursday.  

St Madeleine Secondary also moved on by virtue of hammering Princes Town Secondary, 7-0, courtesy of double strikes from Kiaheem Dyer and Kareem Stewart.

Jamali Barclay, Tyrell Dyette and Adriel Acheverro scored the other goals to complete their passage into the quarters, where they face an intimidating task against Tiger Tanks Premier Division champion St Benedict's College in the second match of a doubleheader at Mahaica.

Despite the unpredictability of the Intercol, St Madeleine coach Anton Quashie said they will be facing the storm after the calm.

Fatima begins quest for glory

Meanwhile, today in the North Zone, Fatima College, the losing finalist in the premier division final, will begin their campaign for Intercol glory against Blanchisseuse Secondary at St Mary's College from 3.30 pm, while at the same time, Queen's Royal College, considered under-achievers in the premier division, will begin their quest for Intercol success against Tranquility Secondary at Fatima College ground.  

QRC was fourth in Group B of the premierships division and will be hoping to make amends, while Blanchisseuse will try to continue their winning ways, since beating Trinity College Moka in their opening match.

In two other matches, East Mucurapo and St Anthony's College will tangle in the first match of a doubleheader at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo from 2 pm, while at 4 pm- Malick Secondary will take on St Mary's College.
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« Reply #79 on: November 05, 2022, 12:51:42 AM »
SSFL suspends Manzan Sec over ineligible player.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).


MANZANILLA Secondary School championship division football team have been suspended from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) after fielding an ineligible player.

A media release on Thursday from the SSFL, said, "At the disciplinary committee of the SSFL held today please note the following decisions.

"Manzanilla Secondary's boys championship team has been suspended with immediate effect from the league. This is due to the fact that a person who was not a bona-fide student of the school according to the existing rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education played for the school."

The student, who lives in the east, said he wanted to transfer to Manzanilla Secondary for Upper Six to reduce his hours of travelling and help boost the school’s football programme.

The student’s father said his son applied online and was allegedly told by a school official he hsd been accepted. But after attending the school for four days, the student was removed from class and told he would not be allowed back until his status was regularised.

The student played a game for the school in the east zone of the SSFL. In a story in Thursday's Newsday, a school official identified by the boy's father denied giving oral approval of the transfer.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said: “I did not talk to the boy about the issue at all.

“We don’t have any information from the boy that came into the school. From my knowledge, he did not apply.”

Asked how the boy was assigned to a classroom and attended the new school for four days, the official said: "That is the embarrassing and foolish thing about the situation."

The boy's father said his son played an SSFL match for the school against Valencia Secondary at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground. He claimed that a day before the match, the school official said the transfer was successful.

As also reported in the story on Thursday, the father of the student said he believes some of the teachers don't get along and this may have led to confusion over his son's transfer.

“It is something within the school and certain people have their personal rift…Why you all putting the children through this?”

He was concerned that the school might be banned from the SSFL.

“We dealing with a whole team,” he said.

The Intercol competition continues on Friday.

Fatima, the runners-up in the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division, will meet Blanchisseuse at the St Mary’s Ground, St Clair as the Coca-Cola Boys Intercol Zonal Quarter Finals (North Zone) begins.

This game will kick off at 3.30 pm, while, simultaneously, QRC will face Tranquillity at the Fatima Ground, Mucurapo.

In a double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, East Mucurapo will square off against St Anthony’s from 2 pm and, two hours later, Malick will tackle St Mary’s.

On Tuesday, in the preliminary round, St Mary’s hammered Diego Martin Central 9-0 at the Fatima Ground, and Blanchisseuse whipped Mucurapo West 5-1 at the QRC Ground.

Also on Tuesday, Tranquility defeated Trinity Moka 4-2 via kicks from the penalty mark, after the scores were locked at 4-4 at the end of regulation time at the St Mary’s Ground.

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« Reply #80 on: November 05, 2022, 08:00:27 AM »
QRC and Tranquil battled to a 5-5 tie, With the Q going forward on 3-1 pks. Imagine leaking 5 against Tranquil. I have my doubts. Saints were eliminated by Malick. The had a fantastic season. QRC now faces Malick

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« Reply #81 on: November 05, 2022, 08:46:54 AM »
QRC, Mucurapo survive, reach North semis
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


Queen’s Royal College (QRC) barely survived when playing out a ten-goal thriller against Championship Division Tranquility Secondary However, defending champions St Anthony’s College exited the North Zone Coca Cola InterCol at the quarter-final stage following a 7-6 penalty kicks defeat to East Mucurapo Secondary yesterday at the Hasely Crawford stadium.

Both matches ended level and were decided by kicks from the penalty spot. St Anthony’s lost a two-goal advantage when drawing 2-2 with East Mucurapo, a match with late-action drama, but coming nowhere close to matching the thriller on Fatima College Ground.

There, QRC defeated lower division Tranquility 3-1 on spot kicks, having never led, as the teams played to a 5-5 draw over the 90-minute regulation period. QRC had their hands full on Fatima ground, where both Tranquil’s Ronaldinho Richards and QRC captain Aydon Caruth scored hat-tricks. Premier Division QRC never led, and had a torrid time controlling Tranquillity’s ‘Ronaldinho’ - the little number ten continually breaking down the Royalians’ best defensive efforts and also forcing a QRC goalkeeper change late in the match.

Coached by former National defender Radanfah Abu Bakr, Tranquility twice led by two goals in the second half, before the Kenwyne Jones-coached QRC ended level at 5-5 when Mussadiq Mohammed forced in a close-up rebound with four minutes left in the 90-minute regulation period.

The Championship Division boys drew first blood just past the half hour mark, a low shot from Richards, and Jamal Jemmott’s penalty kick had them up 2-1, while QRC replied each time with quality goals from their captain, as the first half ended 2-2.

The shootout continued in the second half, with Tranquility building a 4-2 lead, before Caruth provided another quality finish to complete his hat-trick for 4-3.

Having given Tranquility the early second half advantage, Richards completed his hat-trick and restored Tranquil’s two-goal lead at 5-3 with a lobbed shot after seeing the QRC goalie off his line. Micah Nelson took Caruth’s cross and squeezed the ball in at the first post as QRC rallied to 5-4 and another Nelson shot was parried into the path of Mohammed, who forced the ball in as the Royalians pulled level at 5-5 with just about four minutes left in regulation time.

Meanwhile, following an unmemorable, low quality, goalless first half; the action at Hasely Crawford stadium only became lukewarm in the second half between East Mucurapo and the “Tigers.” However, Mucurapo recovered from two goals down to pull level at 2-2 via a penalty, scored with just about 30 seconds left in added-on time.

Goalkeeper Dayshawn Alexander allowed a floater by the left-back Joachim Calllender to slip through his grasp, and St Anthony’s were ahead at 1-0 in the opening moments of the second half. Mucurapo would have been level except for the good work of goalkeeper German Jackson, who was twice quickly off his line to repeal raids on his goal.

St Anthony’s went further ahead at 2-0, through Jeremy Bobb, who wriggled out of a tackle and forced in a low shot, but Shurland Callender kept Mucurapo alive at 2-1 with a back post header from a corner kick. With those 30 seconds left of the four minutes given for added-on time, Mucurapo captain Khidr Atiba converted a penalty, following a ball-handling infringement. With momentum in their favour, East Mucurapo went on to win a long penalty shootout, which saw the Tigers hit the crossbar with their final two kicks.

QRC will now meet Malick Secondary, while Fatima College face East Mucurapo in the North InterCol semi-finals.

RESULTS

Queen’s Royal College 5 Tranquility Government 5 (QRC win 3-1 on penalties)

East Mucurapo Government 2 St Anthony’s College 2 (East Mucurapo win 7-6 on penalties)

Makick Secondary 3 St Mary College 1

Fatima 10 Blanchisseuse 0
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« Reply #82 on: November 06, 2022, 01:40:28 AM »
Chaves scores hat-trick as Fatima demolishes Blanchisseuse 11-0.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).


Fatima College, beaten in the final of the Tiger Tanks Secondary School Football League's Premier Division League, stormed back with a detrimental display in the Coca-Cola Intercol play-off, by demolishing Blanchisseuse Secondary School 11-0 at the St Mary's College ground on Serpentine Road yesterday.

Michael Chaves led the scoring with a hat-trick and both Aidan De Gannes and Kade Collier netted a brace each in the win. Fatima, as expected, dominated from start to finish in the encounter, scoring almost anytime they attacked.

Apart from Chaves, De Gannes and Collier, the other goals for the Mucurapo Road lads came from Christian Bailey, Khiba Romany, Joshua Mason and Logan Maingot.

Meanwhile, both Queen's Royal College (QRC) and East Mucurapo came from behind in their respective matches to seal quarterfinal spots in the north zone.

At the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, East Mucurapo trailed by two goals in the second half but stormed back to win from the penalty spot 5-4 against St Anthony's College.

Known as 'The Tigers', St Anthony's got goals on each side of the half from Joachim Callender and Jeremy Bobb. But as the match approached the end, Maalik Jarvis pulled one goal back from a header at the back post, before Jarrel Brewster converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 in time added on, when St Anthony's Russel Francois was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box.

The game had to be settled from the spot and Kayshawn Hutchinson's miss for St Anthony's cancelled out an earlier miss by East Mucurapo's Mickel Toussaint.

However, Brewster scored in sudden-death penalties to send the Mucurapo men in front, while St Anthony's Anthony Samuel sent his attempt crashing against the woodwork to ensure that East Mucurapo advanced to the quarterfinals.

At Fatima College ground, QRC came from behind to tie the match against Tranquility in a high-scoring match 5-5. They later prevailed 3-1 from the penalty spot, courtesy of an almost perfect display from the spot for the Royalians, coupled with three missed attempts by the Tranquility men, who only recently defeated Trinity College 4-2 on penalties in their opening Intercol match.

In another match, Malick also advanced to the quarterfinals by beating St Mary's, 3-1, in the second match of a doubleheader at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Results

Fatima 11 (Michael Chaves 3, Aidan De Gannes 2, Kade Collier 2, Christian Bailey, Khiba Romany, Joshua Mason, Logan Maingot) vs Blanchisseuse 0

QRC 5 vs Tranquility Sec- 5 (QRC prevailed 3-1 on penalties)

Malick 3 vs St Mary's College 1

East Mucurapo 2 vs St Anthony's 2 (East Mucurapo won 5-4 on penalties)

« Last Edit: November 06, 2022, 01:48:49 AM by Flex »
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« Reply #83 on: November 06, 2022, 09:03:57 PM »
Own goals while searching for SSFL glory
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)


SCHOOL days are the best days of one's life. And sporting success with one's school team, cheered on by your peers, makes for beautiful memories.

There is tremendous rivalry among school teams in football and cricket, the two most popular sports locally.

For decades, sporting programmes have been part of schools' curricula, sometimes overshadowing the academic programme. Eager for success, schools have been beefing up their teams with talent from other schools. Secondary school students transferring for sporting reasons has been a popular trend for decades.

Unfortunately, at times, students are allowed to represent school teams without the necessary exam passes, or proper procedures are not followed in completing a transfer. Also in recent years, teams have not followed the rules in terms of who is eligible to play for their school team, which has ended up in schools being penalised.

Is there a student-athlete policy?

The Ministry of Education does not have a student-athlete policy in place and students who transfer primarily for sports are treated as a regular transfer.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a Ministry of Education official told Newsday: "There is no special transfer. We don’t transfer students just to play sport. The regular procedure across the board applies.”

The official said if a student wants to transfer to a school, the child’s parent or guardian must complete the necessary paperwork.

“Nothing special for persons (who) just want to transfer to play sport or play cricket…There is no special policy as it refers to transferring students who are playing football or cricket. The same standard transfer applies across the board.”

A football team manager from a SSFL premier division team said his school allows students to transfer in lower forms (Form Two primarily) so they will understand the culture of the school.

Those students are required to sit a written exam to ensure their grades are of a certain standard. He said this helps gauge if the students can cope with the workload.

“At the end of the day, you want to ensure the boys are capable of matching up with the other students in the school and could cope with the work. They are student-athletes – student first.

“We don’t take in many boys externally for A-Levels, more so (for) sports.”

He added, “It is the only thing (education) that will last you a lifetime.”

He said the school encourages their players to aim high.

“Plenty players I have seen in Trinidad go to army and police because of Pro League football. They getting a job and they getting to play football (for the army and police teams). I think plenty of them better than that if they push themselves.”

The team manager said the SSFL acceptance standard for Sixth Form must be revisited.

“In the SSFL now, you allowed a minimum of four passes to play Secondary Schools (Football)… you pass four O-Levels, but you are going to do four A-Level (subjects)? It doesn’t add up to me.”

He said that with the current rules, students will struggle with the volume of work in sixth form.

Asked what would motivate teams to try to bend and even break SSFL rules, he said: “The premiership (title) only recently increased to about $25,000, Intercol is $12,000. The money you winning is nowhere close to the money you going to spend.”

Instances where schools were punished

In the latest incident, a Manzanilla secondary school fielded an ineligible player in the championship division.

A media release on Thursday from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), said, "Manzanilla Secondary's boys' championship team has been suspended with immediate effect from the league. This is due to the fact that a person who was not a bona-fide student of the school according to the existing rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education played for the school."

The student’s father said his son applied online and was allegedly told by a school official he had been accepted into Upper Six. But after attending the school for four days, the student was removed from class and told he would not be allowed back until his status was regularised.

In 2017, Fyzabad Secondary were banned during the SSFL season after the school was found guilty of registering two players whose academic certificates had been falsified.

After the students “attained” the required four subjects, the Ministry of Education had granted the students places in Lower Six, which paved their way to participate in the SSFL. However, after investigation, the SSFL determined the two students did not have the necessary qualifications and the documents to gain admission into Lower Six were fraudulent.

William Wallace, then SSFL president, had encouraged schools to be honest in accepting players in Sixth Form.
“We can only appeal to all persons, all stakeholders to make sure that they check their information properly – that they be honest – that is all that we can do,” he said.

Also in the 2017 SSFL season, Shiva Boys' Hindu College were also punished by having 17 points deducted for fielding two players improperly registered for the season.

One Shiva Boys player participated in a Super League game for Marabella Crisis Centre andanother played for Siparia Angels in the Southern Football Association.

Both games were on September 2, 2017 before the start of the SSFL season. The SSFL rules say players must seek clearance from the league to play in other leagues after August 31. As a result, Shiva Boys were relegated to the championship division next season after losing so many points.

The rules are available for all

SSFL president Merere Gonzales, discussing the recent incident involving Manzanilla Secondary, said it was "highly regrettable, very sad (and) extremely unfortunate."

Gonzales said all schools know the rules.

“All members are so reminded to read and continuously peruse the rules and regulations so that they can avoid breaching them.”

Gonzales said transfers fall under the Ministry of Education and not the SSFL.

“The SSFL is not held responsible for the transferring of students. Please bear in mind the SSFL, like all other sporting disciplines under the Ministry of Education, we fall under the statutes of the MOE…any request for a transfer from one school to the next must be viewed, approved and sanctioned by the Ministry of Education.”

Gonzales said people are not always trying to intentionally get an unfair advantage, saying mistakes happen.

“I must say that I really don’t think it is primarily because of malicious and dishonest behaviour by those involved. I don’t think it is 100 per cent like that…there is also where persons naively and unknowingly just assume that things are proper and correct and therefore they don’t sometimes read as much as they ought to.”
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« Reply #84 on: November 07, 2022, 12:14:05 PM »
Scarborough girls, Bishop’s High boys take Tobago SSFL titles
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)


Scarborough Secondary and Bishop’s High School were crowned champions of their respective Tobago Zone Girls and Boys Tiger Tank Secondary Schools Football League Girls’ and Boys’ Championship Division at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago, on Thursday.

In the day’s opener, Scarborough Secondary defeated long-time rivals Signal Hill Secondary 3-1 in the Girls’ final.

Scarborough went ahead as early as the 12th minute when a free-kick from J’Eleisha Alexander was fumbled over the line by the opposing goalkeeper, but within four minutes, Lei-Marie Balfour got Signal Hill back on level terms in the 80-minutes contest.

Four minutes before the half-time whistle, Shakira Charles restored Scarborough’s advantage with a right-footed effort from inside the 18-yard box while Kellecia Taylor added the third item with a long-range effort in the 78th.

With the win, Scarborough Secondary secured their spot in the National SSFL Girls Championship Division ‘Big-Five’ where they join Holy Name Convent (North Zone), and Five Rivers Secondary (East Zone) as the teams already qualified, with the Central Zone, and South Zone champions for the national league playoffs still to be decided.

Goalkeeper Mc Eachnie stars in Bishop’s High

Goalkeeper Kristeon Mc Eachnie was the hero for Bishop’s High School, pulling off three straight penalty-kicks shoot-out saves to earn his team a 3-2 shoot-out win over Mason Hall Secondary after both teams had battled to a 1-1 draw in the second match at Bacolet.

After a goalless first-half, Kaieem Lewis fired Bishop’s High ahead in the 54th and that goal looked like enough for his team to lift the coveted title, only for Rickeldi Williams to pounce in the 88th minute to get Mason Hall a deserved equaliser to send the match into extra-time.

Both teams then failed to find a winner in the two ten-minute halves before the drama unfolded in the penalty shoot-out with Mason Hall goalkeeper Neon Walker saving Bishop’s High first two attempts while his team-mates scored their first two, for a 2-0 lead.

It was then the turn of Mc Eachnie to come up trumps for the league round-robin table-toppers Bishop’s High as he then denied the next three efforts from Mason Hall while his compatriots scored to secure a 3-2 shootout triumph, and with it the zonal crown to join St Mary’s College (North), Arima North Secondary (East), Miracle Ministries (Central) and Siparia West Secondary (South) in the Big-Five round-robin series which began on Saturday last with the “Saints” beating Miracle Ministries 5-1.

At the end of the round-robin series, the top three schools will gain promotion back to the SSFL Premier Division where they will replace the already demoted duo of St Augustine Secondary and Moruga Secondary along with the loser of the playoff between the two seventh-placed teams from each Premier Division groups.

East Mucurpao is already assured of competing in the playoff as the seventh-placed finisher from Group B of the Premier Division and will come up against one from St Anthony’s College, Carapichaima East, and Pleasantville Secondary in their playoff with the loser being the third team to be demoted.
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« Reply #85 on: November 08, 2022, 01:53:23 AM »
Fatima clinch SSFL North Zone Under-13 crown.
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).


FATIMA clinched the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) North Zone Under-13 crown on Saturday, after defeating St Mary’s 2-0 at the St Mary’s Ground, St Clair.

The Fatima team got a goal apiece from Reagan Rowe and Lucas Shaw.

During the 2022 season, Fatima were joined by Trinity Moka, QRC, East Mucurapo and Diego Martin Central in Group A, while St Mary’s and St Anthony’s were the only remaining teams in Group B.

Fatima and Trinity Moka finished top of Group A with ten points apiece, and the same goal-difference, hence a playoff was required to determine the group winners.

Both Fatima and Trinity Moka played to a 2-2 draw in the playoff, but Fatima prevailed 6-5 via kicks from the penalty spot.

The squad, which is coached by Damien Frederick, with Kerdyn Moe as his assistant, will now turn their attention towards the SSFL North Zone knockout competition, as well as the National knockout contest.

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« Reply #86 on: November 08, 2022, 01:54:08 AM »
Pres Chaguanas, Miracle Ministries advance to Intercol Central Zone semis.
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THE semifinals for this season’s Central Zone Coca-Cola Intercol competition were decided on Monday afternoon when Presentation College (Chaguanas) and Miracle Ministries High School won their respective quarterfinal matches.

Pres Chaguanas booked their place in the last four with a slender 2-1 victory against Couva East Secondary at their opponent’s home ground.

In the other quarterfinal, the boys in purple – Miracle Ministries – defeated ASJA Boys’ College (Charlieville) 4-2 at Arena Recreation Ground in Freeport.

Miracle Ministries will now go on to face last season’s Central Zone Championship winners, Chaguanas North Secondary at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Pres Chaguanas will then face Carapichaima East Secondary, at the same venue.

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« Reply #87 on: November 12, 2022, 05:26:18 PM »
QRC to face Fatima in InterCol ‘North’ final
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QUEEN’S ROYAL COLLEGE will face this season’s Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League runners-up, Fatima College, in next Friday’s Coca-Cola InterCol North Zone final, to be played at Hasely Crawford Stadium from 4 p.m.

Yesterday’s North semis saw QRC come from a goal down to defeat Malick Secondary 2-1, before Fatima completed a 8-0 rout of East Mucurapo Secondary, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

It was routine work for Fatima, leading 4-0 at the end of the first half through Michael Chaves, Khiba Romany, Jaden Williams and Alihah Nunes before adding another four more in the second half.

Meanwhile, QRC had to work much harder, before completing a season double over Malick, having also won 4-2 when the teams met at Serpentine Road earlier in the league season.

Malick had the better of the first 45 minutes and QRC won the second half of a match that never reached high quality. However, all three goals scored were well-taken. Right midfielder Jahsima Duncan gave Malick a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute before QRC replied with second half items from striker Masaddiq Mohammed in the 52nd minute and vice-captain and centre-midfielder Nathan Quashie in the 81st minute.

“I think it the first time in five years that QRC have been able to get to the North Zone final. That is phenomenal,” stated QRC head-coach Kenwyne Jones, the former English Premier League striker, who is plying his trade as a coach in the schools’ league.

The boys from Coconut Drive, Morvant, led in spectacular fashion when Duncan spectacularly found the net with a shot from just inside the half-line centre-circle, after spotting QRC goalkeeper Christiano Austin off his line. Malick had a couple of chances to put the match away from a QRC team, which throughout the season have been capable on attack, but woefully fragile at the back, especially down the middle.

Striker Lendelle Baptiste looked set for his second after he ghosted down centre of QRC’s defence, before his curling shot was impressively turned past the post by keeper Austin — surely a match-saving moment. That opened the way for QRC to rally, first restoring parity when striker Mohammed put an accurate low, left-footer, inside the far post after a free-kick which deflected nicely into his path. With both teams pushing for an advantage, Malick twice had opportunities to take a lead, with J’Lon Mathew and Tyrese both failing to score from close-up.

What was to come was Quashie’s spectacular winner, the ball rolling across the top of the penalty area, where the eventual Man of the Match flicked it up and unleashed a powerful volley, which beat the best efforts of Malick goalkeeper Maheim Affan, crashing high into the net.

QRC head-coach Jones thought the only difference between the teams was Quashie’s spectacular winner, but credited his players for the fight in the second half in which they finished the stronger team.

“Nathan Quashie scored a beautiful goal on the volley. It was something we practised,” said Jones, adding, “Throughout the season we get the inconsistency from the players. But this afternoon I have to say kudos for the way that we won the game at the end.”

Yesterday’s results:

North Zone semi-finals

Queen’s Royal College 2 vs Malick Secondary 1

Fatima College 8 vs East Mucurapo Secondary 0
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« Reply #88 on: November 12, 2022, 07:24:08 PM »
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« Reply #89 on: November 15, 2022, 12:50:47 AM »
Chaguanas North, Carapichaima East reach Central final.
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Chaguanas North Secondary and Carapichaima East Secondary will contest the Central Zone final of the Tiger Tanks Secondary Schools Football League Inter-Col at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on November 21 from 3.30 pm.

This is after both teams registered contrasting semifinal wins at the same venue, on Monday.

In the opening semifinal, Chaguanas North ran out comfortable 7-0 victors against Presentation College of Chaguanas led by two goals each from Jaqwan Benjamin, and Nathan George, while Lee-Van David, Aaron Raymond, and Zaiden James added one each.

Carapichaimas East also made light work of Championship Division winners, Miracle Ministries with a triumph 6-1 spanking inspired by a hattrick from Kaedon Thomas-Robertson and one apiece from Josiah Hypolite, Ethan Trotman, and Tyrese David.

Today, the East and Tobago Zone semifinals will take place at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, and Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, respectively.

At Malabar, San Juan North faces long-time rival St Augustine at 1.30 pm, followed by Trinity College East and Championship Division winners Arima North, two hours later with the winners to meet on Tuesday, November 22 at the same venue from 4 pm.

At Bacolet, from 3 pm, Speyside comes up against Signal Hill in the opener while Tobago league champion Bishop's High battles Mason Hall in a repeat of their zonal league decider from 5 pm.

Yesterday's results

Central Zone semifinals

Chaguanas North 7 (Jaqwan Benjamin 2, Nathan George 2, Lee-Van David, Aaron Raymond, Zaiden James) vs Presentation (Chaguanas) 0

Carapichaima East (Josiah Hypolite, Kaedon Thomas-Robertson 3, Ethan Trotman, Tyrese David) vs Miracle Ministries 1

Semifinal matches

Today

East Zone (At Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar)

San Juan North vs St Augustine, 1.30 pm

Trinity East vs Arima North, 3.30 pm

Tobago Zone (Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet)

Speyside vs Signal Hill, 3 pm

Mason Hall Sec vs Bishop's High, 5 pm

Wednesday

South Zone (Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva)

St Benedict's vs Moruga, 1.30 pm

Presentation (San F'do) vs Naparima, 3.30 pm

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Chaguanas North vs Carapichaima East in Central Intercol final.
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).


CHAGUANAS NORTH and Carapichaima East will square off in the Coca-Cola Boys Intercol Zonal final, next Monday, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, after they each registered lopsided victories in their semi-final matches on Monday.

Chaguanas North trounced Presentation Chaguanas 7-0 and Carapichaima East breezed past Miracle Ministries 6-1, in their respective semis.

Presentation Chaguanas, once the powerhouses in the Central Zone, during the 2000s, are a shadow of their former self and, in a nationally and regionally televised game, they offered literally no resistance to a rampaging Chaguanas North outfit.

It took Chaguanas North until the 20th minute to open the scoring, when their captain Lee-Vann David sent a header over the reach of goalkeeper Dillon Balkaran, after a corner was not cleared by the defence.

Jakwan Benjamin netted the second item three minutes later, with a low right-footed shot from 25 metres out. Arron Raymond, who was free as a bird in the penalty box, collected a pass from Christian Richards and drilled home a shot past the flat-footed Balkaran.

A minute into the second half, Chaguanas North registered their fourth goal when Nathan George skipped past the pair of Ramone Sawh and Kriston Sookdeo and poked home a left-footed shot past the advancing keeper.

Benjamin got his second goal two minutes later, with a right-footed shot beyond the reach of the diving keeper. George made it 6-0 in the 56th, after he wrong-footed Kevin Samaroo and finished from close range.

Substitute Zaiden James wrapped up the scoring in the 68th, slotting home from ten metres out after collecting a pass from Benjamin.

Kaedon Robertson netted a hat-trick as Carapichaima East brushed aside Miracle Ministries in the latter game of the double-header.

Josiah Hypolite broke the deadlock in the ninth minute, with a low freekick which crept past the wall and under the meek dive of goalie Yolandro Brereton.

On the half-hour mark, Robertson unleashed a right-footed shot which was too hot to handle for Brereton.

Ethan Trotman made it 3-0 eight minutes later, with a header, from a Hypolite cross, which was poorly handled by Brereton.

In the 43rd, Tyrese David got his name on the scoresheet, as he chested a long ball, turned on his marker and finished with a powerful right-footed effort.

Robertson wrapped up his treble in the second half – in the 57th he met a cross from Hypolite and neatly tucked home his left-footed shot and, in the 75th, he hit home a rebound after substitute goalie Kieron Guy (who replaced an injured Brereton in the 62nd), tipped a defensive clearance from Miqel Samuel onto the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Jaden French got Miracle Ministries’ consolation, with a right-footed shot from inside the penalty box.

The Intercol Zonal semi-finals will continue on Tuesday, in the East Zone, at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima, with Trinity East facing St Augustine from 1.30 pm and San Juan North opposing Arima two hours later.

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