The year 1925 was a significant one for two schools now located on North Street.

That year, exactly 100 years ago, a St George’s past student named Percival Gibson formed Kingston College.

It was also the year that three boys named George, led St George’s College to their second Boys Champs title.

Champs was first contested 115 years ago in 1910 and was won by Wolmer’s Boy and St George’s College won their first title in 1914.

The year before in 1913, St George’s College, Jamaica College and Wolmer’s all ended on 27.5 points but JC retained their crown based on the number of first-place finishers they had.

But in 1925, according to Hubert Lawrence’s book Champs 100, three boys named George: George Clement Tavares, Louis St George Knight and Kenneth George Hill scored 22 out of the schools’ 23 winning points.

The Light Blues or Dragons as they are called, defeated Munro College (19 ½) and Calabar which was formed two years earlier in 1912, finishing third on 18 ½ points. Cornwall College was fourth with 16 points.

George Clement Tavares was the star in Class Two capturing three events, winning the 100, 220 and 440 yards and tied for gold with his teammate Kenneth George Hill in the high jump, clearing five feet.

Tavares also broke the 220-yard record, clocking 24.2 seconds while Kenneth George Hill was second for the quinella and also finished second in the long jump to Calabar’s NG Price.

The third Georgian, Louis St George Knight gained valuable points in Class One finishing third in the 100 and 440 yards and second in the 220 yards.

It has been 100 years since, and St George’s College have not won another Champs title.

It’s a long barren spell but there are signs of improvement under head coach Gavin James as in 2024, the Light Blues finished eighth with 53 points, their best points tally for a while and are making some noise at the 2025 edition.