Naparima College and Shiva Boys Hindu College moved into a two-way lead the top of the BGTT/First Citizens Secondary Schools Football League Premier Division League after picking up their fourth win from as many matches yesterday.
Down at Lewis Street, San Fernando, Naparima came up against its biggest test so far this season in St Mary's College and took a narrow 1-0 lead into the break through Justin Sadoo's 43rd minute strike. However, the "Saints" responded in the 75th via Bryant Van Low to even the contest at 1-1 and with the seconds ticking away, the red-hot Jarred Dass grabbed a 90th minute winner.
It was the fourth goal in as many matches for Dass to share the lead with San Juan North's Brent Sam and Isaiah Marshall of Trinity College of Moka, Maraval. The win for Naparima also maintained its 100 per cent winning record after four matches, the same as fellow southerners, Shiva Boys, but ahead on goal-difference, while St Mary's slipped to third with nine points., level with Presentation College of San Fernando. At Carapichiama, Tyrel Baptiste got both goals for Shiva Boys, in the 19th and 71st minutes to push his team to maximum 12 points from four matches, as well In the East, Presentation College of San Fernando got a goal each from Nate Brooks, Kyle Moodie and Neon Lamy to cancel out Kenton James double for host St Augustine in a 3-2 triumph. In other matches, Fyzabad outgunned Speyside 5-3, Presentation College of San Fernando edged St Augustine 3-2, St Anthony's College came from behind three times to draw 3-3 thanks to an Andrew Rullow hat trick, the first of the season, and San Juan North pipped Trinity East 2-1 thanks to a Brent Sam double while QRC and Fatima drew 1-1.
RESULTS
Yesterday BGTT/First Citizens SSFL Premier Division results: St Anthony’s 3 (Andrew Rullow 3) vs Trinity Moka 3 (Isaiah Marshall, Isaiah Pryce, Josiah Joseph)
Shiva Boys 2 (Tyrel Baptiste 19th, 71st) vs Carapichaima East 0
Pres San F’do 3 (Nate Brooks, Kyle Moodie, Neon Lamy) vs St Augustine (Kenton James 2)
San Juan North 2 (Brent Sam 21st, 31st) vs Trinity East 1 (Keshorn Hackshaw 64th)
Naparima 2 (Justin Sadoo 43rd, Jarred Dass 90th) vs St Mary’s 1 (Bryant Van Low 75th)
Fyzabad 5 vs Speyside High 3
Fatima 1 (Yohance Sealy) vs QRC 1 (Jean-Paul Rochford)
Current standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Naparima 4 4 0 0 9 2 12
Shiva Boys 4 4 0 0 7 1 12
St Mary's 4 3 0 1 10 3 9
Pres San F'do 4 3 0 1 9 7 9
Fyzabad 3 2 0 1 6 5 6
San Juan North 4 2 0 2 6 5 6
St Benedict's 3 2 0 1 5 6 6
QRC 4 1 2 1 4 4 5
Trinity Moka 3 1 2 0 9 9 4
St Augustine 4 1 1 2 5 6 4
St Anthony's 4 1 1 2 5 9 4
Speyside 3 0 1 2 6 9 1
Carapichaima
East 4 0 1 3 2 7 1
Fatima 4 0 1 3 6 9 1
Trinity East 4 0 0 4 4 11 0
FIXTURES
Wednesday Sept 23 fixtures:
Speyside vs Shiva Boys, Speyside
St Mary's vs St Augustine, St Mary's Ground, Serpentine Road
QRC vs Carapichaima East, QRC Ground, St Clair
Naparima vs Trinity Moka, Lewis Street San F'do
Trinity East vs St Benedict's, Trincity
San Juan North vs Fatima, Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan
Fyzabad vs Presentation San F'do