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Dinthill, Annotto Bay hunt Ben Francis KO spots
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer
Monday, October 12, 2009
BOG WALK, St Catherine - Dinthill Technical and Annotto Bay High can join early qualifiers Spaldings High in the Ben Francis Knockout today as the return-round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup continue with 13 games.
Five schools have already secured their places in the next round with Spaldings being the first to qualify for the Ben Francis KO played for amongst zone winners.
Jermaine Steel of Frome Technical (right) gets ready to control a ball in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup Zone B game played at Herbert Morrison on Saturday as Anchovy High's Lovel Jonas gets ready to move in. The game ended 1-1. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Defending champions St James High and Cornwall College from Zone A as well as Bellefield and Manchester High from Zone F have already advanced to the Inter-zone round.
Dinthill Technical, semi-finalists in both daCosta Cup and Ben Francis KO last season, lead Zone J with 26 points from 10 games, six points ahead of Bog Walk who have played a game less, and a win today would see them wrapping up the zone honours for a third straight year.
Dinthill had won the first-round game 2-1 and will seek to avoid the close race they had last year when they took the zone honours on goal difference.
Charlemont meanwhile must win their game against eliminated McGrath to stay in the race in Zone J.
Annotto Bay have won eight games on the trot in Zone K and will be odds-on favourites to get at least a point from St Mary High to advance to the Inter-zone round for the third year running.
Annotto Bay, who have scored 30 goals, tied with St Elizabeth Technical and Dinthill Technical and trail only Manchester High's 37, would secure their Ben Francis KO spot with a win.
There will be crucial games in Zones C and D as the preliminary rounds draw to a close. Former champions Godfrey Stewart, who lost for the first time on Saturday when they went down to Mannings 0-1, must win against Grange Hill today or they will be eliminated from Inter-zone considerations.
Mannings lead with 11 points from six games, one more than Grange Hill who have a game in hand, while Godfrey Stewart are three points back in third place from six games.
Zone D leaders Marcus Garvey (22 points) and second-placed Cedric Titus (21 points) will meet at Drax Hall after drawing 0-0 in the first round in Clarks Town.
With William Knibb at home to York Castle who they should get three points from, the pressure will be on the teams at Drax Hall to get a win and stay ahead.
In one of two rescheduled matches today, Zone H leaders Lennon High could move to within a point of Inter-zone qualification with a win over Claude McKay, who would then be eliminated.
Manchester High, who qualified for the Inter-zone round without kicking a ball on Saturday, will try to play their Zone F game against May Day which was called off due to a waterlogged field.
Dinthill, Annotto Bay hunt Ben Francis KO spots
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer
Monday, October 12, 2009
BOG WALK, St Catherine - Dinthill Technical and Annotto Bay High can join early qualifiers Spaldings High in the Ben Francis Knockout today as the return-round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup continue with 13 games.
Five schools have already secured their places in the next round with Spaldings being the first to qualify for the Ben Francis KO played for amongst zone winners.
Jermaine Steel of Frome Technical (right) gets ready to control a ball in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup Zone B game played at Herbert Morrison on Saturday as Anchovy High's Lovel Jonas gets ready to move in. The game ended 1-1. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Defending champions St James High and Cornwall College from Zone A as well as Bellefield and Manchester High from Zone F have already advanced to the Inter-zone round.
Dinthill Technical, semi-finalists in both daCosta Cup and Ben Francis KO last season, lead Zone J with 26 points from 10 games, six points ahead of Bog Walk who have played a game less, and a win today would see them wrapping up the zone honours for a third straight year.
Dinthill had won the first-round game 2-1 and will seek to avoid the close race they had last year when they took the zone honours on goal difference.
Charlemont meanwhile must win their game against eliminated McGrath to stay in the race in Zone J.
Annotto Bay have won eight games on the trot in Zone K and will be odds-on favourites to get at least a point from St Mary High to advance to the Inter-zone round for the third year running.
Annotto Bay, who have scored 30 goals, tied with St Elizabeth Technical and Dinthill Technical and trail only Manchester High's 37, would secure their Ben Francis KO spot with a win.
There will be crucial games in Zones C and D as the preliminary rounds draw to a close. Former champions Godfrey Stewart, who lost for the first time on Saturday when they went down to Mannings 0-1, must win against Grange Hill today or they will be eliminated from Inter-zone considerations.
Mannings lead with 11 points from six games, one more than Grange Hill who have a game in hand, while Godfrey Stewart are three points back in third place from six games.
Zone D leaders Marcus Garvey (22 points) and second-placed Cedric Titus (21 points) will meet at Drax Hall after drawing 0-0 in the first round in Clarks Town.
With William Knibb at home to York Castle who they should get three points from, the pressure will be on the teams at Drax Hall to get a win and stay ahead.
In one of two rescheduled matches today, Zone H leaders Lennon High could move to within a point of Inter-zone qualification with a win over Claude McKay, who would then be eliminated.
Manchester High, who qualified for the Inter-zone round without kicking a ball on Saturday, will try to play their Zone F game against May Day which was called off due to a waterlogged field.