The three-way battle for this year’s Shell/First Citizens Secondary Schools Football League Premier Division title will resume today with defending champion team, Presentation College of San Fernando, two-time winners Naparima College and San Juan North Secondary, all still unbeaten. Today's programme kicks off at 3.40 pm.
Currently, Presentation which will welcome back head coach Shawn Cooper from national women’s team duties leads the 15-team table with 22 points from eight matches, two ahead of Naparima while San Juan North is third with 19 points and a match in hand.
Front-runners, Presentation, coming off a 3-0 defeat of cellar-placed Bishop’s High at home on Wednesday will head east for a clash with an improving St Augustine Secondary, fourth with 13 points from and winners of its last two matches, by a combined 5-1 margin.
Naparima will face the toughest test of the trio as it entertains sixth-placed St Anthony’s College at Lewis Street, San Fernando, with the latter well rested after its mid-week encounter at home to St Benedict’s College was postponed due to a waterlogged field at Westmoorings.
San Juan North, buoyed by its 4-1 whipping of East Mucurapo at Bourg Mulatresse on Wednesday will be confident of taking full points against another North Zone opponent, when it travels to third from bottom, St Mary’s College at Serpentine Road, St Clair.
In the other matches, Carapichaima East Secondary is at home to Bishop’s High; QRC entertains Trinity College East at QRC Ground; St Benedict’s College welcomes joint cellar-placed Fatima College at Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella and Valencia Secondary tackle East Mucurapo at Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar.
Today's Matches (All matches begin at 3.40pm)
Carapichaima East vs Trinity Moka, Carapichaima
Naparima College vs St Anthony’s College, Lewis Street, San Fernando
Queen’s Royal College vs Trinity College East, QRC Ground, St Clair
St Augustine vs Presentation College, Warren Street, St Augustine,
St Benedict’s College vs Fatima College, Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella
St Mary’s College vs San Juan North, St Mary’s College Ground, St Clair
Valencia vs East Mucurapo, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar
Trinity College Moka - Bye
Latest SSFL Premier Division standings
Teams*P*W*D*L*GF*GA*Pts
1. Presentation*8*7*0*0*20*4*22
2. Naparima*8*6*2*0*16*4*20
3. San Juan North*7*6*1*0*17*6*19
4. St Augustine*8*4*1*3*16*13*13
5. Trinity Moka*7*3*2*2*11*14*11
6. St Anthony’s*6*3*1*2*11*8*10
7. Trinity East*7*2*4*1*7*5*10
8. Carapichaima East*7*3*1*3*15*16*10
9. QRC*7*2*3*2*9*7*9
10. St Benedict’s*6*2*2*2*8*7*8
11. Valencia*7*2*0*5*10*19*6
12. East Mucurapo*7*1*2*4*9*15*5
13. St Mary’s*7*1*2*4*7*12*5
14. Fatima*8*0*1*7*6*16*1
15. Bishop’s High*8*0*1*7*9*25*1