Naparima slip gives St Anthony’s, Presentation big chance

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Naparima slip gives St Anthony’s, Presentation big chance

By Paul-Andre Walker September 29, 2019

SSFL Premier Division action between Trinity College East and Speyside.

Naparima College still hold a one-point lead at the top of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division but it is tenuous after Saturday’s round of games saw them give up two valuable points, putting St Anthony’s and Presentation College within striking distance.

Presentation College were the team this week on a bye, but they are just two points behind Naparima College with a game in hand. St Anthony’s College were comfortable winners against Trinity College Moka, the 3-1 result putting them just a point behind Naparima. They too have a game in hand, meaning Naparima could find themselves slipping to third if the chasing teams don’t slip.

Playing against Pleasantville Secondary, one would have expected the defending champions to have an easy day, but the game was anything but.

The seventh-place team would end up holding the champions 2-2.

Malick Secondary, who at one stage led the league, are in a stall, failing to win for the third week in a row, again the score 2-1. This time it was Carapichaima East that kept them pointless, helping their free fall in the table. Malick are now ninth, down from the fourth place spot they held last week.

This week it is Carapichaima who hold down the number four spot on the table.

East Mucurapo are fifth on the table after they enjoyed a 2-0 win over St Benedict’s College. The losers of that game now find themselves last on the table with just three points.

If there is a light at the end of the tunnel for St Benedict’s, it is the fact that they are just a point off 12^th position on the 15-team tablen with St Augustine, Trinity College Moka and St Mary’s College all on four points.

Speyside Secondary are on the move, climbing to seven points and eighth place after a 2-1 win away at Trinity College East, while San Juan North Secondary visited Queen’s Royal College (QRC) where they pulled off a 4-0 mauling.

San Juan are up to sixth on the table, while QRC are 10^th.

St Mary’s College seem to have stopped the bleeding, at least for now, earning their second points of the campaign after a 1-1 draw with St Augustine.

The two lie 12^th and 13^th respectively.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+-	Pts
1	Naparima College	6	4	2	0	15	7	8	14
2	St Anthony's College	5	4	1	0	16	4	12	13
3	Presentation College	5	4	0	1	17	2	15	12
4	Carapichaima East Secondary	5	3	2	0	8	5	3	11
5	East Mucurapo Secondary	5	2	2	1	11	6	5	8
6	San Juan North Secondary	5	2	1	2	11	4	7	7
7	Pleasantville Secondary	6	2	1	3	8	9	-1	7
8	Speyside Secondary	5	2	1	2	7	16	-9	7
9	Malik Secondary	5	2	0	3	10	7	3	6
10	Queen's Royal College	5	2	0	3	8	15	-7	6
11	Trinity College East	5	1	2	2	6	9	-3	5
12	St Augustine Secondary	6	0	4	2	9	12	-3	4
13	St Mary's College	6	1	1	4	5	14	-9	4
14	Trinity College Moka	6	1	1	4	6	19	-13	4
15	St Benedict's College	5	1	0	4	5	13	-8	3

Paul-Andre Walker

Paul-Andre is the Managing Editor at SportsMax.tv. He comes to the role with almost 20 years of experience as journalist. That experience includes all facets of media. He began as a sports Journalist in 2001, quickly moving into radio, where he was an editor before becoming a news editor and then an entertainment editor with one of the biggest media houses in the Caribbean.

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