Security Analyst Services (SAS) and debutants Sheppard Securities were the first two teams to secure age-group titles in contrasting styles when the Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) 8-A-Side Football Tournament continued at the Queen’s Park Oval, Tragarete Road, Port-of-Spain on Tuesday night.
In the 54-60 Division, Security Analyst Service (SAS) saw their 100 percent winning record halted in a goalless draw with T-Rex to finish their campaign with 19 points from seven matches, five more than The Brix, who went under to last year’s winners, M2Gear, 3-2.
It was the second divisional league title for SAS in three years after being crowned champion in 2023 as well, before relinquishing the M2Gear last year.
For M2Gear, the trio of Michael Sabga, Ian Brooks and Anderson Abraham were all on target to cancel out a brace by Jeffrey Dalton-Brown, his 11th and 12th goals of the campaign, for The Brix to be the top scorer overall in the competition.
In the two other matches in the 54-60 category, Carpenter's Edge got a goal each from Derek Drayton and Michael Chapman to blank Fat Boys -0 while DFL edged BYD 1-0 thanks to a strike from Clinton Corbin.
Teams in the 54-60 Division will now turn their attention to a knockout competition, which was scheduled to begin Friday night.
The race for the league title in the 36-45 category came down to goal difference with the trio of Sheppard Securities, Renew, and last year's winners Harts, all finishing with 14 points each from seven matches after winning their final league encounters.
However, Sheppard Securities took home the title by virtue of a superior goal difference of plus-eight to Renew's plus-six, and Harts' plus-four.
This was after Sheppard Securities got a goal each from Ryan Alexander and Richard Fifi to beat Kyra Investments 2-0 while Renew trounced Onboard Freight and Logistics 3-0 with Mikel Bastien, Justin Claverie, and Devin Santos scoring one each, and Harts got items from Ryan Williams and Benedict Barret to overcome Domino's 2-0.
The 36-45 division next competes in a knockout competition, which also began Friday night.
In the 35 and Under Division, Bliss dropped their first points of the campaign in a 1-1 draw with Food Drop, with Sean De Silva's effort being cancelled out by Dillon Abraham.
Despite the dropped points, Bliss still leads the six-team standings with 19 points, six more than Food Drop, while Aioli/Spirit Mas is third with 12 points, with three matches left for each team.
Both the 46-53 and 60 and Over divisions are being contested over three rounds of round-robin matches with Jabb Jouvert (14 points) and defending champion Khan's Poultry (11 points), the current table leaders in their respective competitions.
Tuesday's results
35 and Under Division
Aioli/Spirit Mas 5 (Romario Gonzales 2, Seve Day, Myles Yorke, John Aboud) vs Mini Bar 4 (John Murray 3, Daniel West)
Food Drop 1 (Dillon Abraham) vs Biss 1 (Sean De Silva)
Full Barrel 2 (Ryan Mowser 2) vs WAM 0
36-45 Division
Renew 3 (Mikel Bastien, Justin Claverie, Devin Santos) vs Onboard Freight and Logistics 0
Harts 2 (Ryan Williams, Benedict Barret) vs Domino's 0
Sheppard Scurities 2 (Ryan Alexander, Richard Fifi) vs Kyra Investments 0
Micro Milling 0 vs Rose ITSL 0
46-53 Division
Earth Enerji 2 (Glen Decle, Gervan Govia) vs Ultimate Events 0
Overwatch 1 (Joel Gibbons) vs Jabb Jouvert 0
54-60 Division
SAS 0 vs T-Rex 0
M2 Gear 3 (Michael Sabga, Ian Brooks, Anderson Abraham) vs The Brix 2 (Jeffrey Dalton-Brown 2)
Carpenter's Edge 2 (Derek Drayton, Michael Chapman) vs Fat Boys 0
DFL 1 (Clinton Corbin) vs BYD 0
Over-60 Division
Carib 2 (Peter Waterman, Daryl Joseph) vs Steel Drum 0
Murphy Clarke 0 vs Khan’s Poultry o
Standings (as of Tuesday)
35 and Under
Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts
Bliss*7*6*0*1*18*1*19
Food Drop*7*4*1*2*8*5*13
Aioli/Spirt Mas*7*4*0*3*9*11*12
Full Barrel*7*3*1*3*8*7*10
WAM*7*1*1*5*3*11*4
Mini Bar*7*1*0*6*9*20*3
36-45 Division:
Sheppard Securities*7*4*2*1*13*5*14
Renew*7*4*2*1*12*6*14
Harts*7*4*2*1*11*7*14
Rose ITSL*7*3*2*2*6*4*11
Micro Milling*7*3*2*2*5*5*11
Kyra Investments*7*3*0*4*8*10*9
OF&L*7*1*1*5*3*10*4
Domino’s*7*0*1*6*1*12*1
46-53 Division:
Jabb Jouvert*6*4*2*0*8*1*14
Overwatch*6*4*1*1*12*3*13
Earth Enerji*5*3*0*2*8*4*9
Ultimate Events*6*1*1*4*2*10*4
Ready Freddie*5*0*0*5*0*12*0
54-60 Division
SAS*7*6*1*0*10*2*19
The Brix*7*5*0*2*19*7*15
M2 Gear*7*4*2*1*12*7*14
T-Rex*7*3*3*1*7*3*12
DFL*7*3*0*4*3*4*9
Carpenter’s Edge*7*2*2*3*6*6*8
Fat Boys*7*1*0*6*4*19*3
BYD*7*0*0*7*3*16*0
Over-60 Division
Khan’s Poultry*6*3*2*1*3*1*11
Carib*6*2*2*2*5*4*8
Murphy Clarke*6*1*5*0*3*2*8
Steel Drum*6*1*1*4*3*7*4
