National Under-17 striker Malacai Webb scored a hat-trick to help his team wrap up the second spot in this year’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division after a 4-0 victory over East Mucurapo Secondary at the Mahaica Sporting Complex, Point Fortin on Friday.
In addition to the runner-up spot for last year’s league champions, Webb also moved ahead into sole possession of this year’s leading scorers’ race with 17 goals, three ahead of Malick Secondary’s Oba Samuel after both players went into the final round match with 14 goals each on the season.
With the win, St Benedict’s, also last year’s National Inter-Col runners-up to newly crowned league champions Fatima College finished the season with 35 points from 15 matches, five behind champions Fatima who got an own goal in their 1-0 win away to St Mary’s College at Serpentine Road, St Clair to put the icing on their successful campaign which ended a 45-year league title, and secured the team’s third national league crown overall after lifting its first title in 1973.
Elsewhere, San Juan North Secondary remained third with 33 points courtesy of a 2-0 win over demoted Chaguanas North Secondary while Presentation College also ended on a high with a 5-2 spanking of East Mucurapo led by a hat trick from Vaugh Clement.
However, four-time winners Naparima College were beaten 2-1 away at St Anthony’s College in the first match under assistant coach Abdallah Phillip who will oversee proceedings for the remainder of the season after the school management team opted to part ways with coach Travis Mulraine while Arima North Secondary also fell, 0-2 at Queen’s Royal College.
Friday’s Results
Bishop’s High School vs Pleasatville Sec - postponed
San Juan North Sec 2 (own goal, Jadiel Joseph) vs Chaguanas North Sec 0
Presentation College 5 (Vaughn Clement 3, Adah Barclay 2) vs East Mucurapo Sec 2 (Brandon Parks, Khidr Atiba)
QRC 2 (Stephon James, Tau Lamsee) vs Arima North Sec 0
St Anthony’s College 2 (Aalon Wright-Alexis, Theo Cravador) vs Naparima College 1 (Josiah Cooper)
Fatima 1 (own goal) vs St Mary’s College 0
St Benedict’s College 4 (Malacai Webb 3, Adam Pierre) vs Malick Sec 0
Trinity College East 3 (Nathan Prowell, Jeremiah Frank-Williams, Deisean Plaza) vs Speyside High 1 (Dashawn Bradshaw)
Latest SSFL Premier Division standings
Position Team P W D L F A Pts
1*Fatima*15*13*1*1*50*8*40
2*St Benedict’s*15*11*2*2*51*10*35
3*San Juan North*15*10*3*2*37*14*33
4*Presentation*15*9*4*2*25*8*31
5*Naparima*15*8*3*4*48*14*27
6*Arima North*15*7*5*3*24*10*26
7*St Anthony’s*15*8*2*5*34*21*26
8*East Mucurapo*15*5*3*7*28*40*18
9*Malick*14*5*2*7*37*25*17
10*Speyside*15*4*5*6*18*29*17
11*St Mary’s*15*5*2*8*26*40*17
12*Trinity East*15*5*3*7*24*28*18
13*QRC*15*5*2*8*30*32*17
14*Bishop’s High*13*1*1*11*7*40*4
15*Chaguanas North*15*1*1*13*5*65*4
16*Pleasantville*14*1*1*11*12*72*4
SSFL Premier Division leading scorers
17 - Malacai Webb (St Benedict’s)
14 - Oba Samuel (Malick)
12 - Michael Chaves (Fatima)
11 - Kyle Phillip (St Mary’s), Lindell Sween (San Juan North), Vaughn Clement (Presentation)
10 - Aiden De Gannes (Fatima), Jaden Grant, Daniel Jones (St Benedict’s), Khaleem Prince (Trinity East)
9 - Ryan Radellant (St Mary’s), Tyrell Stapleton (Arima North), Jaheem Danclair (San Juan North), Stephon James (QRC)
8 - Nathan Quashie (San Juan North), Tevin Pantor, Kanye Francis (Naparima),
7 - Kelon Williams (Pleasantville), Tau Lamsee (QRC)
6 - Andell Fraser, Jean-Marc Thomas (St Anthony’s), Aalon Wilson-Wright (St Anthony’s)
5 - Theo Cravador, Mordecai Ford (St Anthony’s), Mussadiq Mohammed, Micah Nelson (QRC), Josiah Cooper, Jaron Pascall (Naparima), Christian Bailey (Fatima), Brandon Parks (East Mucurapo), Adah Barclay (Presentation)
4 - Akiel Vesprey (Naparima), Clint Latchman, Jadon Mc Shine Maalik Jarvis (East Mucurapo), Keston Richards, Malachi Woodley (Malick), N’Kosi Quashie, Riquelme Phillip (Speyside), Jeremiah Niles, Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict’s), Jonathan Mason, Caden Trestrail (Fatima), Jadiel Joseph (San Juan North)
3 - J’Lon Matthews, Jordan Ferdinand, Tyrese Manswell (Malick), Jonathan Mason, Luke Correia (Fatima), Kaille Elliot (Presentation), Elijah Wong (St Mary’s), Stephano Christopher (Arima North), Nieem Taylor (East Mucurapo), Omar Daniel (Speyside), Russel Francois (St Anthony’s), Justin Lewis (Chaguanas North), Deisean Plaza (Trinity East)
2 - Justin Alcantar, Caden Trestrail (Fatima), Ronaldinho Richards (Malick), Kevin Francois, Jabari Forbes, Jkwon Bailey, Xarion France, Nathaniel O’Garro, Israel Joseph, Tyrel Rajoon, Aaron Raymond (Naparima), Darion Marfan, Ability Hazel, Jemaul Ashing, Theron O’Brien (Arima North), Lennox Eastman (Speyside), Malik Wilson, Damario Henry (Bishop’s High), Ethan Trotman (St Benedict’s), Jeremiah Frank-Williams), Jonathan Emrit (Trinity East), Kiev Robertson (Pleasantville), Al-Kalipha Henry, Zion Harley (East Mucurapo), Jahdel Chase-Charles (San Juan North), Levi Jones (Presentation),
1 - Nekayse Moore, Negaste Moore (Chaguanas North), Abeyomi George, Chaz Forde, Duhrell Young (Presentation), Teshaun Franklyn, Kerry Baptiste Jr, Philip Nelson, Jayden Christophe (QRC), Keanu Morean, Derrel Garcia, Nathan George, Adam Pierre (St Benedict’s), Levi Smith, Thomas Decle, Kade Collier, Jaden Williams, Yohance Atherton, Joshua Mason (Fatima), Antonio Sealey, Ackeem James, Isaiah David, Zachary Joseph (Malick), Daniel Rose, Obadiah Eyeadelrosiyhia, Amari Dunbar (St Anthony’s), Dashwan Bradshaw, Shyon George, Milz Johnson (Speyside), Tyler Ayers, Mark Thomas, Tony Figuera, Criston Gomez (Arima North), Marley Callender, Dusan Cooper, Alejandro Harper, Abdil-Junior Abdul-Hakeem (St Mary’s), Elizsha Rogers, Joshua Lewis (San Juan North), Kadeem Plaza, Hasheem Hill, Seretse Browne, Josiah Figaro, Dexter Croal, Keslon Pierre, Nathan Prowell (Trinity East), Kerton Arthur, Khaieem Lewis (Bishop’s High), Malachi Henry, Malik Xavier, Jemon Gulston, Khidr Atiba (East Mucurapo), Desean Adams, Joshuel Simon (Pleasantville)
Own goals : 10.
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