Football fans eager to view and support their respective teams on the final day of the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) Boys Premiership Division of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) will have to wait another 24 hours for action.
The SSFL, in a release, stated that the Premiership reschedule has been necessitated by the need to ensure fairness and uphold the principles of fair play among the three leading teams, as well as those teams striving to avoid relegation in the current standings. “This adjustment is intended to ensure that the outcome of the competition is determined on an equitable basis, consistent with the approach adopted by the League in previous years,” said Laurence Seepersad, the SSFL’s general secretary.
A dramatic showdown among three teams – Naparima College, Signal Hill Secondary and St Mary’s College – is expected to grab fans’ attention. Naparima, a clear-cut winner of all the titles on offer last year, leads the 17-team standings with 37 points, the same as St Mary’s, but has a better goal difference of plus-36 to St Mary’s plus-28.
Both will be required to seal victories in their respective matches. Naps will be at home at Lewis Street in San Fernando against an improving St Anthony’s College from 3:30 pm, needing a victory to secure the crown. St Mary’s will also be at their Serpentine Road, St Clair, to face lowly San Juan North.
Meanwhile, the Tobagonians will travel to Arouca to face relegation-bound Trinity College East. With 35 points, a win for them will put them on 38 points; however, their capture of the title will depend heavily on St Mary’s and Naparima losing tomorrow afternoon.
The battle for relegation is also heightened with both Trinity East and Mucurapo West already assured of playing in the Championship Division next year. However, with four teams making the slide downwards, the battle will continue on Saturday afternoon.
MATCHES TOMORROW
Arima North vs QRC, 3:30 pm @ Arima Velodrome
Mucurapo West vs Trinity Moka, 3:30 pm @ Mucurapo West
Naps vs St Anthony’s, 3:30 pm @ Lewis Street
Presentation College vs Hillview, 3:30 pm @ Manny Ramjohn Stadium
St Augustine vs Fatima, 3:30 pm @ St Augustine
St Mary’s vs San Juan North, 3:30 pm @ St Mary’s Ground
Trinity College East vs Signal Hill, 3:30pm @ Trinity East
Current standings
Pos Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Naparima*15*12*1*2*46*10*36*37
2. St Mary’s*15*11*4*0*37*9*28*37
3. Signal Hill*15*11*2*2*33*13*20*35
4. St Benedict’s*16*9*4*3*41*12*29*31
5. Fatima*15*8*5*2*45*20*25*29
6. Hillview*15*9*2*4*43*24*19*29
7. Presentation*15*7*5*3*28*17*11*26
8. St Anthony’s*15*7*3*5*27*25*2*24
9. Speyside*16*7*2*7*26*39*-13*23
10. Arima North*15*6*1*8*31*36*-5*19
11. Malick*16*5*1*10*36*38*-2*16
12. QRC*15*3*3*9*14*24*-10*12
13. San Juan North*15*3*2*10*17*36*-19*11
14. St Augustine*15*3*2*10*23*48*-25*11
15. Trinity Moka*15*2*4*9*26*53*-27*10
16. Mucurapo West*15*2*2*11*15*50*-35*8
17. Trinity East*15*1*3*11*18*52*-34*6
