Paul Clarke, STAR Writer

Eighteen-year-old Joel shares name with a very famous Jamaica-born England international, Raheem Sterling; and like the Manchester City attacking midfielder, the young Sterling enjoys scoring goals.

The Clarendon College striker has already struck a fine patch of form, netting five times in two matches in the 2015 ISSA/Flow daCosta Cup. His hat-trick against Group H rivals Edwin Allen that helped his team to a big 6-1 victory in the first match of the season was something special.

He followed up that performance with a superb brace in Clarendon's 6-0 rout of Kellits High on Wednesday, to set off a mini-firestorm of conversations about his obvious talent.

His relative success so far, however, has kept him grounded and humbled. He told STAR Sports that while he has scored some goals, victory is always a team effort.

"When we win, it's never because I score, it's because the team played a part in me being able to score. We are a tight bunch of players who believe in each other's ability," said Joel.

"It is a great experience for me, so far," the first-time daCosta Cup player added.

He said football can help him get the scholarship he desires.

"Once I am through playing professionally, I will have a good education to fall back on," Sterling said.

Sterling has scored five goals in two matches, and while a decent return, the striker wants much more. He is targeting no fewer than 25 goals in what will be his only daCosta Cup season and he has former Clarendon College star player Kevin Deer to thank.

"I have Kevin Deer as my role model. He was a very good player here and because of that my game has developed," Joel reasoned.