AS many expected, Clarendon College of Jamaica defeated St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad and Tobago to win the fourth KFC International School Football tournament on Friday evening.
Clarendon extended their unbeaten form to win 2-1 at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Daniel Clark (32nd) and Justin Hyles (53rd) were the men with the winning goals for Clarendon, while the Trinidadians got a consolation goal from Jeremiah Niles in the 80th.
The Jamaicans coped US$2,500 while St. Benedict’s won US$1,500.
President Dr. Irfaan Ali donated both of the prizes.
In the third-place playoff, Guyana’s Chase Academic Foundation hammered Voorgezet Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Four (VWO-4) of Suriname 7-0.
Bryan Wharton continued his goal-scoring spree with a helmet trick while Justin Alcindor had two, and Omar Sam scored the other.
Third and fourth were rewarded with US$1,000 and US$500, respectively.
Former champions D.C Caesar Fox Secondary (Waramadong), St. Ignatius Secondary, Bartica Secondary, and Carmel Secondary were the other participating teams in the tournament.