Moruga Secondary has moved a step closer to earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL).
On Sunday the southerners booked a place in the play-off for promotion by thrashing Rio Claro West Secondary 4-0 at the Moruga Recreation Ground to move to an unreachable 21 points with today's encounter against Point Fortin East Secondary at their home ground, being their last match at the group phase.
To date the Moruga men are unbeaten in seven matches, winning all seven, scoring 27 goals and conceding just four.
Andy Joseph, the Moruga Sec. manager said the team has been peaking at the right time and once they play with their full team to their full potential, there are no teams that will beat them. Last year Moruga finished second to the eventual winners of the south zone Pleasantville Secondary which earned promotion to the premiership, and in 2017 the school won the zone but failed to qualify out of the play-offs.
"I have to commend our coaches Kempton Duval and Keston Reveiro. Both have worked with the team for the past seven years voluntarily, and have shown a level of commitment that led to their successes this year. They have also instilled discipline in the young players," Joseph explained.
Moruga Sec has never qualified for the top flight school league but feels this year could be a difference. The southerners' first match will be against the East zone winners which are likely to be Arima North Secondary next Friday (October 25).
Meanwhile, Arima North, unbeaten to date, will be up against Valencia Secondary from 3:40 pm at home while in the North, leaders Fatima College will have a date with Mucurapo West at Fatima Ground. All matches begin at 3:40 pm.
TUESDAY'S MATCHES
Central
Presentation College vs Couva East@ Presentation Grd
Miracle Ministries vs Chaguanas North @St Mary's Grd
East
Malabar Sec vs Manzanilla@ Larry Gomes
Arima North vs Valencia Sec @Arima North
El Dorado East vs Holy Cross @El Dorado
North
Fatima College vs Mucurapo West @Fatima
St Francis Boys vs Diego Martin North @ CIC Grd
Diego Martin Central vs Blanchisseuse @ Diego Martin Central
South
Moruga Sec vs Point Fortin Sec @Moruga
Rio Claro West vs Fyzabad Anglican Sec @Shell Grd Rio Claro
Tobago
Goodwood Sec vs Scarborough Sec @Goodwood Rec Grd
Signal Hill vs Mason Hall Sec @ Bertille St Clair Grd
Pentecostal Light &Life vs Bishop's High @Mt Gomery Rec
Central Zone – 08/10/19
RESULTS:
Preysal Secondary 0 Couva East Secondary 2
Chaguanas North Secondary 1 Presentation College, Chag 1
Standings – Central Zone
SCHOOLS*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Chaguanas North Secondary*5*3*0*2*12*3*+9*11
2*Miracle Ministries P.H.S*4*3*0*1*14*0*+14*10
3*Presentation College, Chag*6*3*2*1*14*11*+3*10
4*Preysal Secondary*6*1*4*0*4*18*-14*3
5*Couva East Secondary*5*1*4*0*2*14*-12*3
East Zone – 13/10/19
Valencia Secondary Manzanilla Secondary DNP
El Dorado East Secondary 2 Malabar Secondary 2
Arima North Secondary 9 Holy Cross College 0
Standings – East Zone
SCHOOLS*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Arima North Secondary*6*6*0*0*27*4*+23*18
2*Manzanilla Secondary*7*5*2*0*31*10*+21*15
3*Valencia Secondary*4*4*0*0*17*1*+16*12
4*Holy Cross College*7*2*4*1*11*22*-11*7
5*Malabar Secondary*8*0*6*2*3*41*-38*2
6*El Dorado East Secondary*7*0*6*1*4*24*-20*1
North Zone 13/10/19
D/Martin Central Secondary 3 St. Francis College 3
Tranquillity Secondary 6 D/Martin North Secondary 2
Fatima College 4 Blanchisseuse Secondary 0
Standings – North Zone
SCHOOLS*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Fatima College*8*7*1*0*29*3*+26*21
2*Mucurapo West Secondary*8*4*1*3*22*8*+14*15
3*Tranquility Secondary*7*4*1*2*16*10*+6*14
4*Blanchisseuse Secondary*6*3*3*0*10*11*-1*9
5*Diego Martin Central*8*1*3*4*13*17*-4*7
6*St. Francis Boys College*8*1*5*2*11*31*-20*5
7*Diego Martin North*9*1*7*1*10*33*-23*4
South Zone – 13/10/19
Princes Town West 1 Fyzabad Anglican Secondary 2
Rio Claro West Secondary 0 Moruga Secondary 4
Standings – South Zone
SCHOOLS*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Moruga Secondary*7*7*0*0*27*4*+23*21
2*Fyzabad Anglican Secondary*6*4*1*1*8*10*-2*13
3*Point Fortin East Secondary*7*3*2*2*16*7*+9*11
4*Rio Claro West Secondary*7*1*4*2*4*12*-8*5
5*Princes Town West Secondary*7*0*6*1*4*26*-22*1
Tobago Zone – 12/10/19
Scarborough Secondary Roxborough Secondary DNP
Bishop’s High School 0 Mason Hall Secondary 1
Goodwood Secondary 0 Signal Hill Secondary 3
Standings – Tobago Zone
SCHOOLS*P*W*L*D*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Signal Hill Secondary*7*6*0*1*22*3*+19*19
2*Mason Hall Secondary*8*6*1*1*19*7*+12*19
3*Scarborough Secondary*8*5*2*1*35*8*+27*16
4*Bishop’s High School*7*2*5*0*8*15*-7*6
5*Goodwood Secondary*7*1*5*1*7*24*-17*4
6*Pentecostal Light & Life*5*0*2*3*7*17*-10*3
7*Roxborough Secondary*6*0*5*1*5*29*-24*1