It was a bittersweet moment for Dr Walton Small, principal of Wolmer’s Boys’ School when his charges hoisted the coveted ISSA/FLOW Super Cup title for the first time following a 1-0 win over Cornwall College in the final at Sabina Park on Saturday.

Small, a former teacher and student of Cornwall College before taking over the helm at Wolmer’s Boys’, was beaming with pride after a lone goal from Alphanso Gooden earned his team the Super Cup and the $1-million prize money.

However, the captain of the ship believes there is still more work to be done with their sights also set on the prestigious Manning Cup title, as they remain on course to repeat their famous triple-crown feat of 1971.

“Being a past student of Cornwall College and having taught there for 10 years, I love the school, but when you are the captain of a ship you have to defend your ship and the young men did it today (Saturday), so I am extremely happy.

“It has been a long time in coming, but we still have more work to do because we have the Manning Cup still to come, so we are going to celebrate on Monday (today) and then we are back to business,” a jubilant Small told journalists.

Despite not seeing his bold prediction of a comprehensive 3-0 victory for his warriors come to fruition, Small was even more delighted that they did just enough to etch their name in the history books.

“If you watched the game, we had a lot of opportunity to score a lot of goals, but I am happy. I did not predict accurately about the scoreline, but I am happy for the result. This is the first time we have the real test of rural against urban in the competition and Wolmer’s wrote history… Wolmer’s Boys’ School are champions,” Small shouted.

The man, who is also the president of the school’s sports organising body, lauded the gallantry of the team in overcoming a number of tough opponents on their way to the title and for finding motivation in the underdog status, as many previously doubted their capabilities.

With the accolade of the Super Cup now added to their treasure trove, Small believes the success of the 10-time Manning Cup, five-time Walker Cup and three-time Olivier Shield champions has proven their status this season.

They opened with a comfortable 6-0 win over the Westmoreland-based Little London High, but the true grit of their team was tested in a 1-0 scoreline against Kingston College and a 6-5 sudden death penalty win over daCosta Cup champions St Elizabeth Technical High School.

The Heroes’ Circle-based boys entered the final on the back of a six-match, unbeaten run and achieved lucky number seven in delightful fashion by, not only lifting the lucrative “Champions League of Schoolboy Football” crown, but putting a dent in the impeccable record of their Montego Bay-based opponents.

“We have shown Jamaica that we know how to win knockout competitions because we have won the Walker Cup three times in the last five years, so we now want to extend and show Jamaica that it is not only about Walker Cup and this year we will be true champions,” said Small.