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In a classic north-south showdown, Fatima College edged St Benedict’s College 3-2 in the pick of this afternoon’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division fixtures, thanks to a dramatic last gasp winner from 14-year-old defender Xavier Barrow.
The result kept Fatima, the defending champions, on the heels of Naparima College who maintained their 100 percent record today with a win away to Trinity College in Moka.
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Naparima have nine points from three matches while Fatima have six points but have played a game less.
Presentation College (San Fernando) are the third outfit with a perfect slate, as they downed San Juan North Secondary 4-1 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, with attacker Isaiah “Baby Hulk” Jacob bagging all four goals.
Signal Hill Secondary and St Anthony’s College are the remaining schools who are yet to drop points this season. However, Signal Hill have played only once while, after three rounds, the “Westmoorings Tigers” are yet to kick off their 2025 campaign.
St Anthony’s were supposed to face Signal Hill in Tobago today, but the game was not played. Presumably, it will be rescheduled.
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Elsewhere, St Mary’s College, who are still unbeaten, again produced a memorable second half showing as they routed Trinity College East 5-0 in Trincity.
The “Saints” have scored 12 times already this season—seven of those goals came in the last hour of their respective matches.
On Mucurapo Road, Fatima and St Benedict’s were already facing each other for the second time this season. Eight days ago, both teams met in a drab Super Cup match, which Fatima won via a penalty shootout.
Today, the two schools conjured up a five-goal thriller.
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Twice, Fatima led. Each time, St Benedict’s—who were arguably the better team at Mucurapo Road today—clawed themselves level.
But young Barrow had the final word, as he produced an electric finish to the affair in second half stoppage time to give new coach Kerdyn Moe full points in a crucial fixture for both teams.
Editor’s Note: See Wired868 tomorrow for the full match report with additional photographs.
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SSFL Premier Division results
(Sat 20 September)
Fatima College 3 (Josiah Fernandes 29, Jahaem Bailey 78, Xavier Barrow 90+6) St Benedict’s College 2 (Malerky Fraser 69, Joshua Figaro 90+1) at Mucurapo Road;
Presentation (San F’do) 4 (Isaiah Jacob [4]), San Juan North 1 (Malique Marrast 44 pen) at Mannie Ramjohn Stadium;
Signal Hill Sec v St Anthony’s College, 3.30pm, Signal Hill;
*–Game postponed
Carapichaima East 0, QRC 1 (Zion Aberdeen 12) at Carapichaima East ground;
Trinity East 0, St Mary’s College 5 (Josiah Hunte 42, Deron Blackman 47, Jaylon Manswell 60, Jaylon Roberts 63, Finn De Freitas 78) at Trincity;
Trinity College 0, Naparima College 2 (Riquelme Phillip 57, Adasa Richardson 71) at Moka;
Malick Secondary 2 (Jaquan Phillip 15 pen, Zoevanni Baird 90+7), Scarborough Sec 2 (Varel Wilson 19, Teung Burnley OG 28) at Serpentine Road;
St Augustine Sec 1 (Shumba Cudjoe 38), Arima North 1 (Micha’el John 77) at Warren Street.
2025 Premier Division
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Naparima | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 |  St Mary's | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 |  Presentation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Fatima | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  St Augustine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  QRC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Signal Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 |  St Benedict's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Trinity Moka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 |  Arima North | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Scarborough Sec | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 |  Malick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 |  San Juan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 |  St Anthony's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |  Carapichaima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
| 16 |  Trinity East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 |
Upcoming fixtures
(Tue 23 September)
San Juan North v Trinity East, 3.30pm, Bourg Mulatresse;
St Augustine Sec v Carapichaima East, 3.30pm, Warren Street;
Fatima College v Trinity College, 3.30pm, Mucurapo Road;
St Benedict’s College v Presentation (San F’do), 3.30pm, TBA;
QRC v St Anthony’s College, 3.30pm, QRC ground;
Arima North v Signal Hill, 3.30pm, Arima Velodrome;
Naparima College v Malick Secondary, 3.30pm, Lewis Street;
St Mary’s College v Scarborough Sec, 3.30pm, Serpentine Road.
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