Troy Trench (right) of Cornwall College controls the ball as he is pressured by Muschett's Marvel Clayton, during Saturday's ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy football game at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay. Cornwall won 3-0. - photo by Adrian Frater
Western Bureau:
Cedric Titus High School lost their 100 per cent win record in the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy league football competition yesterday afternoon, when they were surprisingly held to 1-1 draw by a sprightly Aabuthnott Gallimore in their Zone D showdown in Clark's Town.
The Aabuthnott Gallimore team, which came into the game with a win, a draw and a defeat from their previous three games, took a first half 1-0 lead through Fitzroy Campbell.
However, in the second half, Cedric Titus drew level through Oraine McEwan.
Cedric Titus are now second in the group on seven points, while Aabuthnott Gallimore are fourth with four points. Marcus Garvey, who were inactive yesterday, lead the standings with maximum nine points from three games, while William Knibb, who blanked Ocho Rios 2-0, are third on six points.
First-half domination
In their game the William Knibb team, which was bouncing back from a 1-2 loss to Marcus Garvey, dominated the first half and scored both goals before the half-time break, courtesy of Donito Lawrence.
"I thought we played extremely well today," said William Knibb's assistant coach, Shaunavan DeSouza. "We just need to keep on working hard and we should do well this season."
The competition will move into its fourth-round action this afternoon at 3:30 with champions St James High School among the 48 schools that will be featured in the 24 games that will be played across nine of the 12 zones.
Games on
Zone A: Muschett vs Herbert Morrison at Muschett, St James vs Maldon at Jarrett Park, Green Pond vs Cornwall at Cornwall Courts
Zone B: Frome vs Anchovy at Frome
Zone C: Little London vs Grange Hill at Little London,
Petersfield vs Manning's at Petersfield
Zone E: Black River vs Newell at Black River, STETHS vs Lacovia at STETHS, Balaclava vs Munro at Balaclava
Zone F: Bellefield vs Decarteret at Bellefield, Belair vs Cross Keys at Belair, Manchester vs May Day at Manchester
Zone G: Knox vs Spaldings at Knox, Edwin Allen vs Porus at Edwin Allen, Holmwood vs Christiana at Holmwood
Zone H: Claude McKay vs Denbigh at Claude McKay, Lennon vs Clarendon at Lennon
Zone I: Old Harbour vs Central at Old Harbour, Tacius Golding vs Garvey Maceo at Tacius Golding, Glenmuir vs Kemps Hill at Glenmuir
Zone L (a): Titchfield vs Fair Prospect at Carder Park, Buff Bay vs Port Antonio at Lynch Park
Zone L (b): Paul Bogle vs Morant Bay at Paul Bogle, Seaforth vs Yallahs at York Oval
Yesterday's Results
Zone D: William Knibb 2 Ocho Rios 0, Brown's Town 0 York Castle 0, Cedric Titus 1 A Gallimore 1
Zone J: Ewarton 0 Charlemont 0, Dinthill 3 Tacky 1, McGrath 2 Glengoffe 0
Zone K: Iona vs St Mary Tech (rained out), Islington vs Brimmervale (rained out), Annotto Bay 5 Oracabessa 0