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Glenmuir, Garvey lead teams into D’Cup quarters
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer
reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending champions Glenmuir and Ben Francis KO champions Garvey Maceo led the qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the daCosta Cup schoolboy competition as the Inter-Zone round ended yesterday.
Glenmuir emerged Group Six winners despite a 1-1 draw against Fair Prospect, who also advanced with seven points as the best second-placed team, while a come-from-behind 1-1 draw for Garvey Maceo gave them top spot in Group Five.
Cornwall College beat Frome Technical 3-1 to win Group One, while Group Two winners Rusea’s led St James High 4-0 with a minute to go when referee Kevin Morrison called off the game after a brawl developed between both teams.
Javed Genus scored a hat-trick to lead Munro to a 4-1 pasting of Lennon High as they won Group Three.
Manchester High won Group Four after a 2-1 win over Holmwood Technical, and Clarendon College snatched the last qualifying spot, the next best second-placed team, after edging St Elizabeth Technical 1-0, thanks to a first-half penalty conversion from Damali Samuels.
The fracas at Jarrett Park threatened to overshadow the best game by Rusea’s since they advanced as Zone B winners some three weeks ago.
St James were trailing 4-0 and were down to eight players after the referee sent off team captain John Barrett, Julian Fisher and Shane Ennis and had awarded the second penalty in less than two minutes when the fighting erupted, forcing the eventual ending of the game.
The Rusea’s players had invited goalkeeper Mario Distin to take the penalty, but Morrison was in the process of issuing the yellow card to St James’ Garfield Hall, who had taken off his jersey in frustration, when the St James goalkeeper Fitzroy McIntosh hit Distin and players from both teams got involved and had to be separated by members of the coaching staff.
The St James players took the fight off the field as they headed for the Rusea’s bus, but were interrupted by policemen who were at the game.
Up to then, Rusea’ had dominated the game and a two-goal burst from Roydel Moncrieff in the space of a minute in the first half knocked the fight out of St James, who had struggled to beat Cedric Titus on Thursday.
Moncrieff opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when he got to a bouncing hall in the St James area and beat McIntosh at his near left hand post.
He made it 2-0 les than a minute later when he finished off a good move by Demar Lawrence, side-footing past McIntosh from close range.
It was 3-0 seven minutes later when Godfrey Cunningham dribbled through a disorganised St James defence and blasted home from 10 yards.
They had to wait until the 89th minute when Damain Thompson scored a penalty kick.
In the second game of the double-header, Jason King continued his hot-scoring streak with two goals to lead Cornwall to a come-frombehind win. King has scored in all three Inter-Zone games.
Nicholas Rankine gave Frome the lead after 15 minutes, but King drew Cornwall level in the 34th minute with a header and then the lead in the 52nd minute after Radcliff Hall missed a point-blank shot.
Hall got on the scoresheet two minutes later when he raced to a back pass, getting there just in time to toe past the advancing Shamar Mullings.
Greg Robinson and Shane Cousins scored for Manchester in their win over Holmwood as they seek to get to the semi-finals for only the second time.
Yesterday’s results: Grange Hill 2, Ocho Rios 0; Cedric Titus 0, Petersfield 4; Spalding 2, Bellefield 1; STETHS 0, Clarendon College 1; Annotto Bay 2, Dinthill Tech 1; Fair Prospect 1, Glenmuir 1; St James 0, Rusea’s 4 (match blown off); Frome 1, Cornwall 3; Lennon 1, Munro 4; Holmwood 1, Manchester 2; St Thomas Tech 1, Garvey Maceo 1.
(Brimmervale did not show for their match against Glengoffe at Clembard’s Park)
Not waiting on the stretcher provided by ISSA, a member of the Frome Technical coaching staff carries injured goalkeeper Shamar Mullings to the bench during yesterday’s daCosta Cup Inter-Zone match against Cornwall College at Jarrett Park. Cornwall won 3-1. (Photo: Paul Reid
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer
reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending champions Glenmuir and Ben Francis KO champions Garvey Maceo led the qualifiers for the quarter-finals of the daCosta Cup schoolboy competition as the Inter-Zone round ended yesterday.
Glenmuir emerged Group Six winners despite a 1-1 draw against Fair Prospect, who also advanced with seven points as the best second-placed team, while a come-from-behind 1-1 draw for Garvey Maceo gave them top spot in Group Five.
Cornwall College beat Frome Technical 3-1 to win Group One, while Group Two winners Rusea’s led St James High 4-0 with a minute to go when referee Kevin Morrison called off the game after a brawl developed between both teams.
Javed Genus scored a hat-trick to lead Munro to a 4-1 pasting of Lennon High as they won Group Three.
Manchester High won Group Four after a 2-1 win over Holmwood Technical, and Clarendon College snatched the last qualifying spot, the next best second-placed team, after edging St Elizabeth Technical 1-0, thanks to a first-half penalty conversion from Damali Samuels.
The fracas at Jarrett Park threatened to overshadow the best game by Rusea’s since they advanced as Zone B winners some three weeks ago.
St James were trailing 4-0 and were down to eight players after the referee sent off team captain John Barrett, Julian Fisher and Shane Ennis and had awarded the second penalty in less than two minutes when the fighting erupted, forcing the eventual ending of the game.
The Rusea’s players had invited goalkeeper Mario Distin to take the penalty, but Morrison was in the process of issuing the yellow card to St James’ Garfield Hall, who had taken off his jersey in frustration, when the St James goalkeeper Fitzroy McIntosh hit Distin and players from both teams got involved and had to be separated by members of the coaching staff.
The St James players took the fight off the field as they headed for the Rusea’s bus, but were interrupted by policemen who were at the game.
Up to then, Rusea’ had dominated the game and a two-goal burst from Roydel Moncrieff in the space of a minute in the first half knocked the fight out of St James, who had struggled to beat Cedric Titus on Thursday.
Moncrieff opened the scoring in the 22nd minute when he got to a bouncing hall in the St James area and beat McIntosh at his near left hand post.
He made it 2-0 les than a minute later when he finished off a good move by Demar Lawrence, side-footing past McIntosh from close range.
It was 3-0 seven minutes later when Godfrey Cunningham dribbled through a disorganised St James defence and blasted home from 10 yards.
They had to wait until the 89th minute when Damain Thompson scored a penalty kick.
In the second game of the double-header, Jason King continued his hot-scoring streak with two goals to lead Cornwall to a come-frombehind win. King has scored in all three Inter-Zone games.
Nicholas Rankine gave Frome the lead after 15 minutes, but King drew Cornwall level in the 34th minute with a header and then the lead in the 52nd minute after Radcliff Hall missed a point-blank shot.
Hall got on the scoresheet two minutes later when he raced to a back pass, getting there just in time to toe past the advancing Shamar Mullings.
Greg Robinson and Shane Cousins scored for Manchester in their win over Holmwood as they seek to get to the semi-finals for only the second time.
Yesterday’s results: Grange Hill 2, Ocho Rios 0; Cedric Titus 0, Petersfield 4; Spalding 2, Bellefield 1; STETHS 0, Clarendon College 1; Annotto Bay 2, Dinthill Tech 1; Fair Prospect 1, Glenmuir 1; St James 0, Rusea’s 4 (match blown off); Frome 1, Cornwall 3; Lennon 1, Munro 4; Holmwood 1, Manchester 2; St Thomas Tech 1, Garvey Maceo 1.
(Brimmervale did not show for their match against Glengoffe at Clembard’s Park)
Not waiting on the stretcher provided by ISSA, a member of the Frome Technical coaching staff carries injured goalkeeper Shamar Mullings to the bench during yesterday’s daCosta Cup Inter-Zone match against Cornwall College at Jarrett Park. Cornwall won 3-1. (Photo: Paul Reid