When the final whistle sounded in the hard-fought 1-1 draw at the Trinity College East football ground in Trincity this afternoon, the home fans must have been sick of the sight of Signal Hill Secondary’s Akil Frank. The skipper of the visiting team did not create havoc during the 90 …
Read More »SSFL 2017: Will East Zone snatch the Premier crown? Or will Tobago ferry it over?
Time was when the “Green Machine” and the “Blue Thunder” were forces to be reckoned with in national schools’ football in Trinidad and Tobago. Back in the days of Dwight Yorke, Signal Hill too have had their 15 minutes of glory as have, in a later era, Arima Secondary. Nowadays, …
Read More »Hackshaw and Orr star as Trinity/E edge Malick to join promoted Carapichaima and Speyside
Guess who’s back? Carapichaima East Secondary, Trinity College East and Speyside Secondary each claimed a promotion spot in the SSFL Championship Big 5 Play Off yesterday to return to the Premier Division for the 2017 season. All three schools were relegated at the end of the 2015 season with Carapichaima East and …
Read More »Hackshaw and Yorke star as Trinity/E try to follow Carapichaima to SSFL promotion; Malick in the way
Trinity College East and Malick Secondary meet each other from 3.3pm in Trincity today with a 2017 SSFL Premier Division berth on the line in the final round of the Championship Division Play Off. Carapichaima East Secondary are already through after three straight wins helped them to an unsssailable nine …
Read More »Shiva Boys set SSFL points record; Benedict’s beat drop as QRC, P’ville and Fatima relegated
Shiva Boys Hindu College signed off on the 2016 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division regular season in style today, as a Junior Asson hattrick helped the newly crowned champions to a 4-2 come from behind 4-2 win over Fatima College at Mucurapo Road. The victory meant that the Penal-based school, …
Read More »Feisty Carapichaima and Speyside relegated on SSFL final day
Despite a valiant performance, Carapichaima East Secondary could not avoid the dreaded drop from the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division yesterday, as they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at the feet of St Augustine Secondary on home soil. The “Caps” schoolboys were not the only ones shown the …
Read More »SSFL: Regrouping Tigers pounce on struggling Trinity Hawks
St Anthony’s College produced an inspired second half performance yesterday afternoon to notch a 2-nil win over Trinity College East in a clash of two struggling SSFL Premier Division teams. Goals by substitute Shem Clauzel and winger Kathon St Hillaire were enough for St Anthony’s first home win this year …
Read More »‘Naps’ and QRC open SSFL with Wed double header in POS
Reigning Secondary School Football League (SSFL) champions Naparima College will make their first outing of the 2015 Premier Division schoolboy season on Wednesday September 8 as the season kicks off with a double header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. ‘Naps’ face newly promoted Queen’s Royal College from 5.30 pm at …
Read More »Sam shines as S/Juan North edges Trinity East in Intercol thriller
Football lives. For “Soca Warrior” fans hung over by last night’s Caribbean Cup final defeat to Jamaica, the Coca Cola Intercol East Zone final was the perfect remedy as San Juan North Secondary held off Trinity College East 3-2 to clinch a pulsating affair at the Larry Gomes Stadium in …
Read More »St Mary’s snatches point against resurgent Trinity Hawks
St Mary’s College somehow left Trincity with its unbeaten SSFL Premier Division record intact this evening after an exciting 1-1 draw with Trinity College East in challenging conditions. On a wet, soggy surface, Trinity’s “Blue Hawks” pinned the “Saints” down for long periods but could deliver the knockout blow in …
Read More »Nine-man St Anthony’s execute smash and grab at Trinity East
It was billed as a SSFL Premier Division match but it closer resembled wrestling in the vicinity of a football. And, as it turned out, St Anthony’s College is not too bad at that game either. There were two score summaries at the final whistle: Two St Anthony’s ejections to …
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