Tigers, Arima, P/Ville top of SSFL class

ST ANTHONY’S, Arima and Pleasantville remained atop their respective zones in the British Gas Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) after yesterday’s round of matches in the North, East and South. The Westmoorings Tigers inflicted a 4-1 beating on Diego Martin at Diamond Vale, while the Dial Dynamos cruised past Toco 4-0 at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground. But Pleasantville’s clash with second-placed St Benedict’s ended in a 0-0 draw at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Goals were shared between captain Julius James, Troy Thompson, Shabazz Best and Abiola Sandy as the Tigers recorded their fourth straight win of the season.

QRC climbed to second in the North after a 2-0 triumph over early pacesetters Morvant/Laventille at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, with strikes in each half from Simba Aberdeen and Aldo Hope. Malick returned to winners’ row with a 3-1 win over Fatima at the Fatima Grounds, courtesy a double from Kieron Foster and another from Mervyn Moore, with Stephan St Louis the lone scorer for Fatima who were being beaten for the second straight time, while Mucurapo squeezed past St Mary’s 1-0 at the Saints’ Serpentine Road grounds. Arima went ahead by a 2-0 margin within the first half-hour, with the prolific Devon King scoring in the 11th minute after Dorian Daniel opened his account in the 9th. Both players were to score again in the second half, with King finding the target in the 47th and Daniel in time added.

St Augustine moved into second position, after a comfortable 4-0 win at home over St George’s College. But the “Blue Thunder” of  El Dorado lost their second successive match, 1-0 at home to Barataria, while Hillview got a first half strike from Stefan George to defeat bottom-placed San Juan 1-0 at Bourg Mulatresse. With the goalless result between the top two in the South, champs Princes Town stepped up  to third following a 4-2 triumph over struggling Mayaro at the Princes Town ground, while mid-table teams Fyzabad and Vessigny also played to a 0-0 stalemate at Fyzabad. Matches in all five zones will be contested tomorrow from 3.45 pm. Meanwhile, Malick Girls led by eight goals from the boot of Tanekar Alexander, swamped Mucurapo 13-0 in a Championship Division game at the Queen’s Park Savannah, yesterday.  Asiya Castle scored a double, while Asha Gibbons, Niasha Reyes and Nadia James completed the scoring.