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QUEEN'S Royal College jumped to top of the North Zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools League yesterday.

Thanks to goal from Kerwin Jones, in the 12th minute, and Frederick Douglas (22nd minute), the Royalians shut out defending champions St Anthony's College 2-0 at their St Clair ground. But QRC was joined at the top by Malick Secondary, who edged out Success Laventille 2-1 to move to 10 points as well. Mucurapo (9 pts) moved to third spot after stopping St Mary's College 1-0.

At QRC: From the first whistle, the Royalians looked more organised and purposeful in their attacks and Jones outran the defence to collect a long ball to beat Mikeil Germain in goal for the Tigers. The game was dominated by the Royalians as the St Anthony's defence was slower to the ball and often caught out of position.

Ten minutes after the first goal, QRC's Okppe Adogwa dribbled one opponent and passed to Douglas who outran the defence to score between the goalkeeper's legs. Carron Williams, Adogwa and Douglas constantly rattled the opposition with their speed and created several opportunities which were muffed by poor finishing.

At Fatima: St Mary's, despite having the better of the match, suffered its first defeat after five outings at the feet of Mucurapo. Johann Marin, the Saints goalkeeper, had a quiet afternoon until he was beaten by Garvin Gulston in the 50th minute.

Gulston, the smallest player on the field, received a high, deep cross by Akil Mark from the right flank, and his miscued first-time volley was enough to trickle into the far corner on the net out of the reach of a late diving Marin.

At the Oval: Malick's Kevon Jorsling netted the winning goal in the 54th minute with an individual effort that saw him collecting the ball on the edge of the area and dribbling two defenders before rifling a right footer into the far corner. Malick had taken the lead after nine minutes through Odelle Armstrong. But Shem Mc Farlane equalised for the Laventille lads in the 29th minute. At Moka: Trinity dominated most of the game against Tranquillity but was unable to create openings in the last third of the field. The team fell 1-0 to a 68th minute goal by Keon Edwards.

The striker was left all alone as a cross caught the Moka boys on the wrong side of the goalpost and he beat debutant 'keeper Jameel Mc Meo. After yesterday's fifth round, QRC and Malick are outfront with ten points each. They are followed on nine by Malick while St Mary's has eight, St Anthony and Tranquillity six and Success/Laventille and Trinity four.

In Tobago: Elizabeth's continued itsgood run by beating previously unbeaten Scarborough 2-0 at Bon Accord to record their third straight success. Defending champions, Signal Hill, who had beaten Elizabeth's 2-0 in its first encounter, whipped Roxborough 4-1.

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