DEFENDING champions Naparima College are heading into a real dogfight with arch-rivals St Benedict's College to regain their South Zone title. After a brilliant start to the season, in which they rattled off three straight wins and seemed invincible, Naps suddenly became erratic losing two of their remaining four matches in the first round.
Secondary Schools - Boys
St. Anthony's floundering
NORTH Zone champions St Anthony's College are floundering in this year's BWIA Secondary Schools Football League. The West Moorings-based unit have found themselves one place from the bottom of the table after the first round of competition. They have amassed just six points from seven games to date and ended the first round with a string of three straight losses.
Top winners in BWIA League
MALICK, Arima, St Benedict's and Signal Hill have emerged as first round winners in the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League. Malick are atop the North Zone with 16 points from their seven matches. The Morvant side hold a four point lead over St Mary's, who in turn is a point ahead of third placed Queen's Royal College.
Saints go forth
THE "Saints" have been at times brilliant and sometimes disappointing. Against both St Anthony's and QRC, they had more then 70 per cent possession of the ball, more opportunities to score in the first half, went in at half time leading 3-0, only to see the opposition comeback in the second half to nearly steal the points.
End of SSFL musical chairs?
AN interesting first round comes to an end this afternoon. But possibly in only one zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League has a clear pattern developed.
Malick, ‘Compre’ tough it out
MALICK Secondary and Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive are tough football schools. Especially when they come face to face.
Malick increases lead
FIVE-TIME champions Malick Secondary will start the second round on the North Zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League this week with a four-point cushion at the top of the standings.
Caps beats Pres 2-1
CARAPICHAIMA Senior Comprehensive continued their climb up the ladder of the East/Central Zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools Football league, with a 2-1 win over Presentation College, Chaguanas on Saturday.
Princes Town defeats Benedict's 2-1
El Dorado Senior Comprehensive crushed St Augustine 5-1 in the East/Central Zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League yesterday. Taking full advantage of home crowd, the Dial Dynamos came from behind to stun the Green Machine.