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The following are the individual awards distributed at the Secondary School Football League’s 2015 Prize Distribution 50th Anniversary Awards function on Saturday January 16 at Naparima College:
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Player of the Year (Boys): Brent Sam (San Juan North)
Player of the Year (Girls): Ray-ann Montano (Fyzabad Secondary)
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Top Five Players (Boys):
Tyrell Emmanuel (Shiva Boys HC), Isaiah Hudson, Shane Sandy, Jared Dass (all Naparima College), Brent Sam (San Juan North)
Top Five Players (Girls):
Tamara Johnson, Ray-ann Montano, Kader Louison (all Fyzabad Secondary), Jacel Forde (Bishop’s Anstey East), Aaliyah Charles (Scarborough Secondary)
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All-Star Team (Boys):
Goalkeepers: Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys HC), Jardel Poon-Lewis (QRC);
Defenders: Joshua Marshall (St Augustine), Taryll Coutou (St Benedict’s), Nicholas Thomas, Anderson Toussaint, Stephon Smith (all Naparima), Keston Julien (Presentation, San F’do), Adrian Constantine (QRC);
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Midfielders: John-Paul Rochford (QRC), Kareem Riley (Presentation, San F’do), Tyrell Emmanuel (Shiva Boys HC), Isaiah Hudson, Michael Basdeo, Shane Sandy (all Naparima), Jesse Joseph (St Augustine);
Forwards: Demitri Dunkley (QRC), Shamar Ravello (St Benedict’s), Kathon St Hillaire (St Anthony’s), Brent Sam (San Juan North), Jared Dass (Naparima), Kerri McDonald (Speyside)
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All-Star Team (Girls)
Goalkeepers: Shamika Rocastle (Fyzabad), Milikah Didier (Bishop’s Anstey East);
Defenders: Tamara Johnson, Jahra Thomas (both Fyzabad), Jacel Forde (Bishop’s Anstey East), Lakita Halls (Scarborough), Malak Marcelle (Diego Martin Central), Ranae Ward (Bishop’s Anstey, POS);
Midfielders: Krystal Preddie, Collette Morgan, Ray-ann Montano (all Fyzabad), Akila Crawford (Diego Martin Central), Jeneal Lawrence (Scarborough), Naomi Guerra (St Augustine);
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Forwards: Aaliyah Charles (Scarborough), Renrique Primus, Kader Louison (both Fyzabad), Jalene Sobers (Bishop’s Anstey East), Kaydeen Jack (Diego Martin Central)
50th Anniversary Awards
Player of the 50 Years: Leroy De Leon (St Benedict’s)
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Goalkeepers of the 50 Years: Lincoln Phillips, Brian Bain (both QRC), Trevor Leiba, Shaka Hislop (both CIC), Clayton Ince (El Dorado East), Ross Russell (East Mucurapo), Marvin Phillip (Princes Town), Jan-Michael Williams (St Anthony’s)
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Best Players of the 1960s: Leroy De Leon, Warren Archibald, Steve David, Bobby Sookram, Wilfred Cave, Jan Steadman (all St Benedict’s), Dr Alvin Henderson, Ian Bain (both CIC), Everald Cummings, Roger Duprey (both Fatima), Ellis Sadaphal, Ralph Clarke (both QRC)
Best Players of the 1970s: Richard Chinapoo, Vernon Skinner (both Trinity), Wayne Lewis, Ron La Forest (both Belmont BS), Garnet Craig (Fatima), Leroy Spann, Peter Mitchell (both San F’do Tech), Ian Clauzel (East Mucurapo), Luciano Woodley (CIC), Clayton Morris (John D Tech)
Looking on is goalkeeper James Saunders.
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Best Players of the 1980s: Russell Latapy (Tranquility/San F’do Tech), Marvin Faustin (San F’do Tech), Garth Pollonais (St Augustine), Dwight Yorke (Signal Hill), Timothy Haynes (Arima North), David Nakhid, Neil Williams (both CIC), Angus Eve, Clint Marcelle, Hutson Charles (all East Mucurapo), Leonson Lewis (Naparima)
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Best Players of the 1990s: Arnold Dwarika, Shawn David, Gary Glasgow, Kerwin Jemmott (all Malick), Mickey Trotman (Arima North), Carlos Edwards (St Anthony’s), Anthony Sherwood (Presentation, San F’do), Wesley Webb, Ivan Sampson (St Benedict’s), Jerren Nixon (St Augustine), Shawn Boney, Stern John (both El Dorado East), Marvin Oliver (San Juan North), Cornell Glen (East Mucurapo)
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Best Players of the 2000s: Ataulla Guerra, Kevin Molino (East Mucurapo), Shahdon Winchester, Jerrol Forbes (both Naparima), Devorn Jorsling (Malick), Kenwyne Jones, Kevon Neaves (both St Anthony’s), Nkosi Blackman (St Benedict’s), Elijah Manners (San Juan North), Jamal Gay (El Dorado East), Elton John (St Augustine)
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Best Girls Players from 2000 to 2014:
Goalkeepers: Linfah Jones (Debe), Candice Edwards (Signal Hill), Kimika Forbes (Scarborough);
Outfield players: Ke’die Johnson, Avanell Isaac, Analise Cummings, Naomi Guerra (all St Augustine), Kayla Taylor, Mariah Shade, Stephanie Beam (all Debe), Karyn Forbes, Kennya Cordner (both Signal Hill), Nadia James, Alania Burgin, Anastasia Prescott (all Malick), Maylee Attin-Johnson (Diego Martin Central), Ayanna Russell, Patrice Campbell (both El Dorado East), Dernell Mascall (Moruga), Cecile Hinds, Patrice Superville (both Pleasantville), Ahkeela Mollon (UCB)
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Best Coaches of the 50 Years:
Bertille St Clair (Signal Hill)—14 titles
Nigel Grosvenor (St Anthony’s)—12 titles
Muhammad Isa (San F’do Tech)—9 titles
Kenneth Franco (Malick)—9 titles
Kenny Thomas (St Augustine)—6 titles
Leonard Kirton (QRC)—5 titles
Michael Grayson (St Augustine)—5 titles
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Best Girls Coaches of 30 Years:
Stephen Smart (Malick)—15 titles
Arnold Murphy (Debe)—12 titles
Desiree Sergeant (St Augustine)—6 titles
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Officers Long Service Awards:
Roy Jagroopsingh (president and vice-president)—12 years (posthumous)
Ormond Gabriel (general secretary/treasurer)—20 years (posthumous)
Ewing Davis (president)—17 years (longest serving president)
Azaad Khan (general secretary/treasurer)—23 years
Anthony Creed (president/vice-president)—19 years
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Editor’s Note: Click HERE for the SSFL’s champion boys and girls teams of 2015; and for the past 50 years!
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Hello, I am trying to reach my brother Stephen Smart who teaches at Malick Secondary School.I would really appreciate it if someone could give him this message. Could you please give him my Email address .THANK YOU.
I just want to know how this guy not in best players of 2000s Gorean *RATTY* Highley
No Jan Steadman?…wow
As player or coach ?
Coach
– St Benedict’s College (80s & 90s)
– Carapichaima Senior Comprehensive (1 season – led them to an Intercol finals where they lost to Belmont)
– Naparima College – started the resurgence of the school’s football program in the late 90s
Only there as a player
Anderson Da Silva ???
Intentionally put there because they may not be able to be nominated in the right era or the 90’s did not have enough quality ?
I am scratching my head was Ivan and Sherwood and Webb players of the 80’s and not 90’s
We were discussing that earlier. Some players were put in the wrong eras.
..That is an indicator of the sloppiness (and/or ignorance) of the selectors, as well as the craziness of the selections..
Sherwood and Sampson were in my time in 80s. Webb came in 90s
The awards ceremony was a valiant effort at recognizing outstanding performers spanning generations. Irrefutably, it is a subjective selection process so many deserving ones will be omitted. There should also be honourable mentions like Ateba McKnight from Naps who scored the winning goals in the National Intercol Finals consecutively in 2000 and 1999 when Naps won the treble (30 games undefeated). He was very clinical and not many can boast of that accomplishment for school and posterity.
Moreover, the rationale for Sam being selected will be interesting to know as there should be sound criteria and consistency. To utilize an NBA Analogy, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball players in terms of overall accomplishments and scoring but his Lakers are near last in the league. Should he win MVP based on this greatness or should it come from a player who helps his team win a championship? Thus, Hudson should have won over Sam who is a grown man almost 20 years old playing with 15 and 16 year olds. It is expected he would dominate given his ProLeague experience but he lacked a proper supporting cast. It is still no reason to award him MVP. Knowing Naps, they will encourage Hudson to keep striving for excellence and focus on academics as well which Sam and the others have fallen victim to where schools could not care less on what subjects a player gets! At least one school realizes career ending injuries can happen and players should be equipped with the tools to be upstanding contributors in the workplace whilst being gainfully employed. Not everyone can make it to the EPL, Serie A, La Liga or even our ProLeague!
Thanks
I was discussing the Sam selection with a coach and reminded him that when Manchester United won the treble, it was David Ginola who got the PFA MVP award. Anyone remember that?
Shaka Hislop boycotted that function for years after that in disgust. The supposed explanation was that Yorke, Keane and Beckham split votes and that somehow allowed a non-Manchester United player to win.
I don’t think there could’ve been a bigger injustice than that eh Keith, Carlos, Ian and Brent. Surely no Will Smith at the Oscars pales in comparison to what would have been Yorke’s England Player of the Year award, voted on by his peers.
The MVP does not necessarily have to come from the team that won, however the selection of that individual has to be a compelling one. From what I read on wired868.com it seems Brent Sam was above his peers (if we call a 19 year old pro league player playing in league with a bunch of 16 year old his peers).
Perhaps you could look at his performance when put in context of the support he had.
Well charity begins at home and ends abroad ,,I would like someone to explain to me why in 1999Yorkey wasn’t our Sportsman of the year????? Then we can discuss PFA player of the year
Lol. Good point Travis!
I waited a while before commenting,firstly any list will never satisfy all persons.
I think many of you are not seeing what we tried to do and have done and that was for the first time a group of outstanding footballers have been recognized and some tribute paid to them.
We did it the non Government funded,the volunteer executive,unpaid,the no office no secretariat SSFL did try to honor players who made a contribution to School football.
Notice I said School football,that was our major criteria.
Some of you should have been at the function to witness the emotion on the faces of some of these players.
There were many outstanding players and we sought the input of journalists, writers,footballers and others in the fraternity,so what was presented was not only from the Present SSFL Executive.
And that was truly laudable Trevor. There were some mistakes. But the gesture was wonderful.
As for the selections, all lists would create issues. ALL. So the SSFL body cannot really win on that score.
You can put David Rudder and the Black Stalin to create a list with the best 10 calypsos of all time and I bet they come to blows. Not so Michael Samuel? Lol.
Speculation is good where lists go. Once it doesn’t reach to people denigrating some players to build up others.
Thank you Lasana, I agree there is no wrong or right, we made a list , it is up to others who would like to pay their respects to do their own lists. The thing is though these were not all who made the football enjoyable but all who played and supported and prepared the players.
In America DeLeon is in the Hall of Fame alongside Pele, Cruyff , Beckenbaur, Carlos Alberto as on one of the great ones of the NASL. He had to be special.
Wetman Sam deserved to win the MVP for the school league …because he helped hia to qin alot of games …an not many players can do that ….So congratulations to Wetman Sam ob this achievement. …
But I can’t help but WONDER if Sam and Hudson were to swap places meaning San Juan won everything and Naps nothing if he woulda been cool with Hudson being named MVP?
In my opinion the striker with all the tools along with Isaiah Hudson, so my temptation has nothing to do with him,but with a guy who Keith Look Loy was debating with concerning latas and the legends of the 60 70s
Just to clear the air ,Sam IS