Intercol 23: QRC KO Malick; Fatima, Benedict’s, Mucurapo on winners’ row

St Mary’s College were one of two teams to fall via the penalty shootout today, as the last Zonal Intercol semifinal places were snapped up.

The “Saints” put 19 goals past Belmont Secondary on Monday. They could have done with one of those items today, as they failed to beat East Mucurapo Secondary goalkeeper Aaron Andrews in regulation time—as the two Premier Division sides played to a goalless draw.

Andrews was pretty handy at penalties too, as he kept out two spot kicks to help East Mucurapo prevail 4-3 at QRC ground in St Clair.

East Mucurapo’s next engagement comes on Thursday 16 November when they face St Anthony’s College in the North Intercol semifinals, as part of a double header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

The “Westmoorings Tigers” had a far more straightforward assignment today as they whipped North Zone Championship Division winners Blanchisseuse Secondary 7-2 on Mucurapo Road.

Flanker Andell Fraser led St Anthony’s scorers with a hattrick, while Abraham Kirk scored twice for Blanchisseuse.

Elsewhere in the North, Fatima College cruised past Trinity College (Moka) 5-0 in another quarterfinal contest, while, in a minor upset, Queen’s Royal College eliminated Malick Secondary 2-1 in Westmoorings.

Malick finished one spot above 11th place QRC in the Premier Division standings while their previous head-to-head went 3-1 in favour of the former team. However, the “Royalians” got some revenge in the knockout format with Micah Nelson scoring twice to take QRC into the semifinal round.

It was one-way traffic in the South Zone, with St Benedict’s College and Presentation College (San Fernando) both making light work of Championship Division opposition.

The “Pres Lions” mauled Siparia West Secondary 14-0 with former National Under-17 flanker Vaughn Clement scoring six times, while Jeremiah Joseph managed a hattrick in St Benedict’s 12-0 win over Point Fortin East Secondary.

St Benedict’s will meet Pleasantville Secondary in one South semifinal match-up while Pres and Naparima College square off in the other semi—arguably the most passionate football derby in the country these days.

There were four Championship Division teams in action in Tobago and zonal winners Signal Hill Secondary emerged 3-1 winners over Roxborough Secondary while Mason Hall Secondary needed penalties to get past Scarborough Secondary, after a 2-2 draw.

Intercol Quarterfinal results

(Friday 10 November)

North Zone

Fatima College 5 (Caden Trestrail [2], Jaden Williams pen, Christian Bailey, Luke Correia), Trinity College (Moka) 0 at Serpentine Road;

Malick Secondary 1 (Jordan Ferdinand), QRC 2 (Micah Nelson [2]) at St Anthony’s College ground;

St Anthony’s College 7 (Andell Fraser [3], Theo Cravador [2], Russel Francois, Jean-Marc Thomas), Blanchisseuse Secondary 2 (Abraham Kirk [2]) at Mucurapo Road;

East Mucurapo Sec 0, St Mary’s College 0 at QRC ground;

*–East Mucurapo won 4-3 via kicks from the penalty mark

South Zone Quarters

St Benedict’s College 12 (Jeremiah Joseph [3], Jeremiah Niles [2], Jerrel Griffith [2], Malachi Webb, Lyshawn Morris, Anthony Williams, Adam Pierre, OG), Point Fortin East 1 at Mahaica Oval;

Presentation College (San F’do) 14 (Vaughn Clement [6], Chaz Forde [5], Nkosi Foncette [2], Isaiah Jacobs), Siparia West Sec 0 at Manny Ramjohn Stadium;

Tobago Zone Quarters

Scarborough Secondary 2, Mason Hall Sec 2 at Black Rock;

*–Mason Hall won 5-4 via kicks from the penalty mark

Signal Hill Sec 3 (Imahni Forbes, Immanuel Wright, Khaleem Trim), Roxborough Secondary 1 (Yohance Beckles) at Black Rock.

Upcoming Intercol fixtures

(Tuesday 14 November)

Chaguanas North Sec v Carapichaima West Sec, Central Semis, 3.30pm, Brickfield;

Miracle Ministries PHS v Carapichaima East Sec, Central Semis, 3.30pm, Edinburgh 500;

Speyside High v Mason Hall Sec, Tobago Semis, 3pm, Black Rock Recreation Ground;

Bishop’s High v Signal Hill Sec, Tobago Semis, 5.15pm, Black Rock Recreation Ground;

(Wednesday 15 November)

San Juan North v St Augustine Secondary, East Semis, 3.30pm, Arima Velodrome;

Arima North Sec v Trinity College East, East Semis, 5.30pm, Arima Velodrome;

(Thursday 16 November)

Fatima College v QRC, North Semis, 3.30pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

St Anthony’s College v East Mucurapo Sec, North Semis, 5.30pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;

(Friday 17 November)

St Benedict’s College v Pleasantville Secondary, South Semis, 3.30pm, Mahaica Oval;

Presentation (San F’do) v Naparima College, South Semis, 5.30pm, Mahaica Oval.

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