Reigning champions Naparima College will attempt to maintain their unbeaten run at the top of the Shell, First Citizens Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division when it hosts struggling Trinity Moka at its Lewis Street, San Fernando Ground on Saturday in one of seven matches on offer at various venues across the country.
Today's action will kick off what signifies the halfway mark in the league. Leaders Naparima is on 17 points and will be favourites to keep the schools unbeaten run intact going against Trinity Moka which lies 14th on the 15-team standings. However, the Moka Lions will have added incentive to put a blemish on their record as they are in the relegation zone with just four points to show from their seven matches played to date.
Second, on the standings with 16 points is St Anthony’s College, a team which is taking to the title-fight to Naps, and will be aiming to let that tiger roar in West Moorings facing a strong East Mucurapo outfit which sits in the fifth position on 11 points, will want to get back up in the running’s with the big boys.
Carapichaima East made its way quietly up the table and is on 14 points from four wins and two drawn encounters and will open their doors to seventh-placed Queen's Royal College (QRC) on nine points in Carapichaima.
Presentation College and San Juan North Secondary will square off at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in a contest that promises to be a close battle, with the southerners in fourth place on 13 points while San Juan is in ninth place with seven points.
In desperate need of points at the bottom of the standing is St Benedict's College with just one win and five defeats. The former champions will entertain Tobago’s Speyside Secondary to secure a victory. Speyside, on the other hand, is in the middle of the pack (8th place) and will want to continue their good run of form. It will be a debutants battle when Malick Secondary takes on Pleasantville.
LATEST STANDINGS
Teams*P*W*D*L*GF*GA*GD*PTS
1*Naparima College*7*5*2*0*18*7*+11*17
2*St. Anthony’s College*6*5*1*0*20*5*+15*16
3*Carapichaima East*6*4*2*0*11*6*+5*14
4*Presentation College*6*4*1*1*19*4*+15*13
5*East Mucurapo Secondary*6*3*2*1*12*6*+6*11
6*Malick Secondary*6*3*0*3*12*8*4*9
7*Queen’s Royal College*6*3*0*3*9*15*-6*9
8*Speyside High School*6*2*2*2*9*18*-9*8
9*San Juan North Secondary*6*2*1*3*11*5*+6*7
10*St. Augustine Secondary*7*1*4*2*14*13*1*7
11*Pleasantville Secondary*6*2*1*3*8*9*-1*7
12*Trinity College East*6*1*2*3*7*11*-4*5
13*St. Mary’s College*7*1*1*5*5*15*-10*4
14*Trinity College, Moka*7*1*1*5*7*24*-17*4
15*St. Benedict’s College*6*1*0*5*6*15*-9*3
TODAY'S MATCH-UPDS (3:30 pm)
Naparima College vs Trinity Moka @ Lewis Street
St Anthonys College vs East Mucurapo @ West Moornings
Carapichaima East vs QRC @ Carapichaima
Presentation College vs San Juan North @ Mannie Ramjohn Stadium
St Benedict’s College vs Speyside Secondary @ Mahaica Oval
Malick Secondary vs Pleasantville Secondary @ St Mary’s Ground
Trinity East vs St mary’s College @ Trinity East
St Augustine BYE