Ryan Radellant and Aadil Abdul-Hakeem both scored beaver tricks to lead a rampant St Mary’s College to a 19-0 mauling of Belmont Secondary in their preliminary round clash to kick off the North Zone Secondary Schools Football League Coca-Cola Inter-Col at St Mary’s College Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair on Monday.
Radellant got his goals in the 17th, 21st, 25th, and 45th minutes while Abdul-Hakeem found the back of the net in the 55th, 71st, 83rd, and 90+1 minutes in the lopsided contest with Elijah Wong (14th, 33rd, 53rd) and captain Kyle Phillip (38th, 42nd, 88th) adding hat tricks.
There were also two goals each for Kristian James (50th & 59th), and Jaeden Bobb (57th & 74th) with Dusan Cooper, the other scorer in the 35th as they stormed into the quarterfinals where they will battle East Mucurapo Secondary at Queen’s Royal College Ground on Friday from 3.30 pm.
Also yesterday, not far away at Queen’s Royal College Ground, host QRC got hat tricks from Micah Nelson, and Mussadiq Mohammed in an 11-0 hammering of Diego Martin Central Secondary.
The quintet of Kerry Baptiste Jr, Tau Lamsee, Zion Aberdeen, Philip Nelson, and Jayden Christopher chipped in with a goal each for the Royalians to set up a zonal quarterfinal encounter with Malick Secondary on Friday at St Anthony’s College Ground, Westmoorings.
In the other North preliminary round match host Blanchisseuse Secondary got a second-half strike from Aaron Marcano to edge Mucurapo West Secondary 1-0 and will next face St Anthony’s College at Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo Road, also on Friday.
Recently crowned National Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division champions Fatima will kick off the defense of their National Inter-Col crown in the North Zone quarterfinal round on Friday against the winner of the preliminary round clash between Trinity College and Tranquillity Secondary School which will be played today at Moka, Maraval from 3:30 pm after it was postponed by 24 hours due to the inclement weather.
In other matches yesterday, El Dorado West Secondary got the better of Five Rivers Secondary 4-2 on penalty kicks after an entertaining 4-4 draw in the East Zone while in the South Zone, Siparia West Secondary blanked Princes Town West Secondary 3-0, and Point Fortin East Secondary battled past ASJA Boys College of San Fernando 5-4 via penalties after a tense 1-1 deadlock.
Yesterday’s Results - Preliminary Round
East Zone
El Dorado West Sec 4 (Jadon Gaston 2, Donte Gordon, Nicholai Marshall) vs Five Rivers Sec 4 (Jeremiah Sampson 2, Rayshawn Brown, Jaden Crichlow) - El Do West Sec won 4-2 on penalty-kicks
North Zone
St Mary’s 21 (Ryan Radellant 17th, 21st, 25th, 45th, Aadil Abdul-Hakeem 55th, 71st, 83rd, 90+1, Elijah Wong 14th, 33rd, 53rd, Kyle Phillip 38th, 42nd, 88th, Kristian James 50th, 59th, Jaeden Bobb 57th, 74th, Dusan Cooper 35th) vs Diego Martin Central 0
QRC 11 (Micah Nelson 3, Mussadiq Mohammed 3, Kerry Baptiste Jr, Tau Lamsee, Zion Aberdeen, Philip Nelson, Jayden Christophe) vs Belmont Sec 0
Blanchisseuse Sec 1 (Aaron Marcano) vs Mucurapo West Sec 0
South Zone
Siparia West Sec 3 (Elijah Jones 2, Emmanuel Duncan) vs Princes Town West 0
Point Fortin East Sec 1 (Akeellon George) vs ASJA Boys 1 (Emmanuel Marine) - Point Fortin East won 5-4 on penalty-kicks
Today’s matches
North Zone Preliminary Round:
Trinity College Moka vs Tranquillity Sec @ Moka, Maraval, 3.30 pm
Thursday, November 9:
Zonal Quarterfinals:
Central Zone:
Carapichaima West Sec vs Couva East Sec @ Couva East Sec, 3.30 pm
Miracle Ministries PHS vs Presentation @ Edinburgh 500 Rec. Grd, 3.30 pm
Carapichaima East Sec vs ASJA Boys @ Presentation Grd, Chaguanas, 3.30 pm
Chaguanas North - bye
East Zone:
San Juan North Sec vs El Dorado West @ San Juan North Sec, Bourg Mulatresse, 3.30 pm
St Augustine Sec vs El Dorado Sec @ St Augustine Sec Grd, Warren Street, 3.30 pm
Arima North Sec vs Holy Cross @ Arima North Sec, 3.30 pm
Trinity East vs Valencia Sec @ Trinity East Grd, Trincity, 3.30 pm
Tobago Zone:
Speyside vs Goodwood Sec @ Black Rock Rec. Grd, 3 pm
Bishop’s High vs Pentecostal L&L @ Black Rock Rec. Grd, 5 pm.
South Zone:
Pleasantville Sec vs Moruga Sec @ Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, 3.30 pm
Naparima vs Ste Madeleine Sec @ Lewis St, San F’do, 3.30 pm
Friday, November 10:
Tobago Zone:
Scarborough Sec vs Mason Hall Sec
Signal Hill vs Roxborough Sec
North Zone:
Fatima vs Trinity/Tranquillity Sec winner @ St Mary’s Grd, St Clair, 3.30 pm
East Mucurapo Sec vs St Mary’s @ QRC Grd, Maraval Rd, 3.30 pm
St Anthony’s vs Blanchisseuse Sec @ Fatima College Grd, Mucurapo Rd, 3.30 pm
Malick Sec vs QRC, St Anthony’s College Grd, Westmoorings, 3.30 pm
South Zone:
St Benedict’s vs Point Fortin East @ Mahaica Oval, Pt Fortin, 3.30 pm
Presentation/Naparima vs Siparia West Sec @ Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Mareballa, 3.30 pm
Zonal Semifinals:
Tuesday, November 14: Central Zone & Tobago Zone
Wednesday, November 15: East Zone
Thursday, November 16: North Zone
Friday, November 17: South Zone
Zonal Finals:
Monday, November 20: Central Zone
Tuesday, November 21: East Zone
Wednesday, November 22: Tobago Zone
Thursday, November 23: South Zone & North Zone
National playoffs:
Quarterfinal:
Tuesday, November 28:
North winner vs Central winner
Semifinals:
Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Friday, December 1:
South vs East
North/Central winner vs Tobago
Final:
Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Thursday, December 7:
SOURCE: T&T Guardian
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