SIGNAL HILL, going after their 15th championship win in the Tobago Zone crown in the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League, stayed on course with a 3-0 win over Bishop's on Saturday on a hard and bumpy home ground. Jeremy Roberts opened the scoring for the defending champions in the 25th minute.
From a build-up in midfield, Roberts played a one-two with striking partner Kevin Crooks, before slamming the ball past a helpless Bishop's goalkeeper.
The second goal midway in the second half came as a result of a penalty when a Bishop's defender handled the ball in the area. Makan Hislop made no mistake with the spot kick. Ten minutes from the end Derek Dickenson sealed victory for Signal Hill when his shot from just outside the box beat the 'keeper.
Roxborough, the only other team in the sister isle to win the title in the 16 years of the competition, continued to struggle when they fell 0-3 to Elizabeth College at Bon Accord.
In the opening match last Wednesday, Roxborough were edged 1-0 by Scarborough, in spite of having home ground advantage.
Elizabeth's are enjoying one of their better seasons. They lost to Signal Hill 0-2 in their opening match and recorded their second victory, 3-0 over Roxborough at Bon Accord. After losing 0-2 to Signal Hill, the Elizabeth side trounced Bishop's 5-0 in a major upset.
Elizabeth's win over Roxborough pushed them to six points - the same as unbeaten Signal Hill and Scarborough. They, however, have played a game more.Elizabeth's will face Scarborough at Bon Accord and Signal Hill will oppose Roxborough at Signal Hill in the two zonal matches tomorrow.