W Connection dominate junior football

WITH TWO matches to spare, W Connection sealed the Under-15 and Under-17 titles in the TT Pro League at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, Arima yesterday. Aaron Downing scored twice, to extend his tally for the season to 24, while Shervon Frederick added another as Connection doused Arima Fire 3-0 to capture their 11th triumph in the Under-15s. And the Connec-tion’s Under-17 squad blew past the Fire lads 6-1, their 12th victory in as many games, with Kerron Neptune and Devon Drayton netted twice with Mycall Bedasie and Jerron Johnson chipping in with one apiece. Keshawn Hunte scored the consolation goal for Fire. Witnessing Connection’s double success were senior team’s manager Raymond McLean, coach Leroy Spann, club president David John-Williams and members of the senior and Under-20 units.

John-Williams was high in praise of the team’s achievements, which he boasted “includes no foreigners, because all they (critics) say is that we have a lot of Brazilians on our team.” Also receiving plaudits were the Under-15 and Under-17 technical staff, comprising manager Auldric Neptune, coaches Sean Cooper, Denise Wickham (Under-15s), Kurtwyn Bain, Richard De Coteau (Under-17s) and goalkeeping coach Shurland Richards. South West Institute of Football (SWIF) produced the day’s most lopsided result in the Under-17s, a 12-2 mauling of North East Stars at Forest Reserve. The Sangre Grande-based Stars, who are yet to gain a point this season, went under 2-1 to SWIF in the morning’s first clash.