With another Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) season now in the books, two names seem likely to remain in the long-term memory. Fyzabad and Shiva Boys, the dearly departed? Signal Hill and Speyside High, who struggled manfully but in vain? Che Benny and Judah St Louis, who lit up the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Garcia and Yohannes screamers silence Naps, as Shiva Boys win South title
Retribution? Justice? Call it what you like but embattled 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Shiva Boys’ Hindu College are the 2017 Coca Cola South Zone Intercol kings. Before a crowd of just over 3,000 persons at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Shiva Boys were almost …
Read More »Intercol 2017: A score to settle! Beal kayoes Pres Lions as Shiva Boys take aim at Naparima
“Them schools and them [like] Naparima College, we are looking for big scores against them,” said Shiva Boys Hindu College stand-in head coach Corey Brown. “Because we have scores to settle with them.” John Wick, Kill Bill or Gladiator. Choose whichever vengeful movie reference works best for you. When the …
Read More »Intercol 2017: Marabella mismatch; Naparima and St Benedict’s clobber P’ville and La Romaine
It is saying something when two teams that conceded 11 goals between them are high in praise of their own performances. La Romaine Secondary and Pleasantville Secondary held nothing back today as they threw themselves at more illustrious opponents in the Coca Cola 2017 South Zone Intercol quarterfinals. But the …
Read More »“Pres Lions” roar in North as Premier title goes South again; Presentation conquer SSFL
“Ain’t nobody, ain’t nobody better than Pres!” Uninhibited jubilation. When referee Nicholas Murray’s whistle sounded to signal the end of today’s final round match at Mucurapo Road, Presentation College (San Fernando) celebrated their 2-1 away win over Fatima as if celebrations were going out of style. The victory meant that …
Read More »Sexyman stings “Saints”; Sakal reveals strain of 2017 and why Shiva Boys withdrew Naps protest
“We are coming off a hard loss against Carapichaima [East],” Shiva Boys Hindu College head coach Hayden Ryan told Wired868. “The guys are mentally beaten [right now]… They were not at 100 today but we still pulled off a victory.” A late goal from ‘super sub’ Tyrell “Sexyman” Baptiste was …
Read More »SSFL shuffle fixtures to postpone title decider; Shiva Boys protest Naps midfielder Murphy
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive has decided to shuffle its fixture list to ensure that the Premier Division’s potential title deciding games—involving St Anthony’s College, Naparima College and Presentation College (San Fernando)—are played on the final match day. St Anthony’s and Naparima are locked on 30 points each, …
Read More »‘Tigers’ and ‘Pres Lions’ battle to 3-3 draw; ‘Naps’ slip means St Anthony’s can clinch title on weekend
With the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division title within paws’ reach, the Westmoorings Tigers this evening let two points slip away at home where they battled to an entertaining 3-3 draw with third-placed Presentation College (San Fernando). Surprisingly, Naparima College also failed to grab three points at Maraval …
Read More »‘Naps’ march towards SSFL crown with 5-0 Speyside spanking; St Anthony’s stay close
On a rainy afternoon in Malabar, Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division leaders Naparima College stormed to a 5-0 win over bottom team Speyside High at the Larry Gomes Stadium. The result saw Naparima keep their two-point lead over second-placed St Anthony’s College and, with their two games remaining …
Read More »Wired868TV Presents (Video): Big Four champs, Naparima College
Defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Big Four champions and two-time Premier Division winners, Naparima College, take Wired868 behind the scenes at their Lewis Street ground: More from Wired868 B&B Ep 21: Shawn Cooper talks coaching and goes behind the scenes of ‘Naps’ vs ‘Pres Lions’ Presentation College (San Fernando) …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Benedict’s hold Naps in southern derby, Shiva Boys slip up as Pres push clear
Naparima College dropped two precious points today in a southern derby at Lewis Street, San Fernando as St Benedict’s College clawed their way back from a two goal deficit to hold the title contenders 3-3 in an exciting SSFL Premier Division match-up. Only goal difference keeps St Benedict’s from the …
Read More »Lion of Judah devours Presentation! Naparima skipper steals the show again
Naparima College star Judah St Louis stamped his authority on the grand southern SSFL Premier Division derby today by scoring two delightful free kicks against arch-rivals Presentation College (San Fernando) in a tense 2-1 victory. This result, coupled with Naparima’s successful protest against Shiva Boys’ use of Kierron Mason in …
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