Paragon women and Defence Force men both recorded lopsided victories when the Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board National Indoor Championships continued at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, Hamilton-Holder Street, in Woodbrook last weekend.
In the Women’s Open Division, Gabrielle Thompson was on fire with seven goals to lead Paragon to a 17-1 hammering of Ventures to reclaim the top spot on the standings on goal difference ahead of rivals Magnolias.
Thompson netted in the second and third minutes for a 2-0 lead early on, followed by items in the 13th, 36th, 38th, and 39th minutes, while Felicia King-Ashby was one shy of her teammate with six goals to her credit in the 12th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 28th, and 35th minutes.
Team captain Alanna Lewis added a second-half double for Paragon in the 27th and 37th, while Mikeshia De Silva (13th) and Zuriel Antoine (26th) added one each, with Ventures getting their lone reply through Dominique Robinson in the 34th.
With the win, their seventh in eight matches, Paragon leads the six-team table with 21 points, level with Magnolias, who have a match in hand, but ahead of goal difference, followed by Paragon II with 18 points from nine matches in the hunt, with the trio assured of a spot in the semifinals.
The trio of Police Service (six points), Harvard Checkers (five) and Ventures with two points are in a battle for the fourth remaining semifinal spot.
At the end of the round-robin league, the first-place team will meet the fourth-place team in one semifinal, while the second and third clash in the other.
In the men’s Open Division, Defence Force boosted their claims for the second spot on the standings behind run-away unebeaten leaders Queen’s Park Cricket Club with an 11-3 spanking of Fatima.
For the Defence Force, the quintet of Tariq Singh, Daniel Byer, Christopher McKie, Marcus James and Shaquille Daniel scored two goals each, and Sheldon De Lisle scored the other, while Fatima also got a double from Nicholas Whiteman and one from Joshua Olton.
The win lifted the Defence Force to 19 points from nine matches, eight behind Queen’s Park Cricket Club, with one round of league matches left, while the Police Service is third with 16 and also certain of a spot in the semifinals, with Malvern and Fatima in contention for the final spot.
In the Trinity men’s competition, Carib got hat-tricks from Kern Ramsammny (fourth, 12th, 24th), Jerome Joseph (sixth, seventh, 37th) and Jalani James (23rd, 24th, 36th) in their 13-5 drubbing of Police Service.
Dane Francis added a pair of goals in the fifth and 31st minutes, while Jael St Louis (ninth) and his older brother Shea St Louis (17th) were also on target for Carib to move to 22 points from nine matches, three behind leaders QPCC with three matches left for each team.
Notre Dame is third with 20, and the Police Service is fourth with 16, both from ten matches in the quest for the top spot ahead of the semifinals.
The lawmen got a hat-trick from Wayne Legerton (13th, 26th, 39th) and one each from Kerwin Duncan-Hume (21st) and Roger Daniel (25th) in the loss, but they remained in the fourth and final qualifying spot for the semifinals.
Selected T&THB Indoor results
For November 7
Men’s Open Division
Defence Force 11 (Tariq Singh 1st, 2nd, Daniel Byer 14th, 19th, Christopher Mc Kie 16th, 25th, Marcus James 19th, 39th, Shaquille Daniel 20th, 23rd, Sheldon De Lisle 36th) vs Fatima 3 (Nicholas Whiteman 9th, 33rd, Joshua Olton 20th)
For November 8
Women’s Open Division:
Paragon 17 (Gabrielle Thompson 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 13th, 36th, 38th, 39th, Felicia King-Ashby 12th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 28th, 35th, Alanna Lewis 27th, 37th, Mikeshia De Silva 13th, Zuriel Antoine 26th) vs Ventures 1 (34th)
Trinity Men
Carib 13 ( Kern Ramsammny 4th, 12th, 24th, Jerome Joseph 6th, 7th, 37th, Jalani James 23rd, 24th, 36th, Dane Francis 5th, 31st), Jael St Louis 9th, Shea St Louis 17th) vs Police 5 (Wayne Legerton 13th, 26th, 39th, Kerwin Duncan-Hume 21st, Roger Daniel 25th)
T&THB Indoor standings
Men’s Open
PoS Teams P W D L F A GD Pst
1 QPCC 9 9 0 0 66 11 55 27
2 Defence Force 9 6 1 2 47 26 21 19
3 Police Service 9 5 1 3 59 32 27 16
4 Malvern 9 2 2 5 30 52 -22 8
5 Fatima 9 1 2 6 24 75 -51 5
6 Paragon 9 1 0 8 20 50 -30 3
Women’s Open
PoS Teams P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Paragon I 8 7 0 1 76 9 67 21
2 Magnolia 7 7 0 0 57 6 51 21
3 Paragon II 9 6 0 3 28 33 -5 18
4 Police Service 8 2 0 6 15 38 -23 6
5 Harvard Checkers 9 1 2 6 10 57 -47 5
6 Ventures 9 0 2 7 10 53 -43 2
Trinity Men’s
1 QPCC 9 8 1 0 52 5 47 25
2 Carib 9 7 1 1 56 29 27 22
3 Notre Dame 10 6 2 2 45 32 13 20
4 Police Service 10 5 1 4 63 50 13 16
5 ProSport 9 2 1 6 22 40 -18 7
6 SHAPE 10 2 0 8 29 73 -44 6
7 Fatima 9 0 0 9 22 60 -38 0
