DEFENDING champions Jamaica College are among a few top schools who will seek to secure second round berths in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/LIME Manning Cup football competition as nine games are set to be contested today.

Jamaica College are currently atop Group G on 15 points and they should extend their lead when they face third-placed St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) who are on seven points.

The Old Hope Road boys came out 1-0 victors when playing away to their opponents and the home advantage could now see them opening up the floodgates.

The other group game will see fifth-placed Jonathan Grant (six points) hosting Norman Manley High, who are sitting in second position on nine points.

Many-time champions St George’s College (15 points) should also extend their lead in Group A when they face the hapless Campion College, who are yet to gain a point. The ‘Georgians’ were ruthless at home when they mauled their opponents 11-1, and a similar fate seems imminent.

Meanwhile, second-placed Kingston College (nine points) will be aiming to stay close to their neighbours when they host fourth-placed Jose Marti (seven points) in the other group fixture.

In Group D, leaders Haile Selassie High (18 points) will play away to fourth-placed Bridgeport High (seven points), while second-placed Camperdown High (16 points) will have a tough game on their hands when they visit third-placed Greater Portmore (10 points). Dunoon Technical (four points) will host Papine High (three points) in a bottom-of-the-table clash.

Wolmer’s Boys (15 points) should have things their way in Group E when they visit third-placed Spanish Town High (six points) following their easy 4-0 victory when the two teams last met. Second-placed Holy Trinity (12 points) will host the struggling Trench Town (four points), who have now slipped to the bottom of the table.

All games will begin at 3:30 pm, with the exception of the Bridgeport High versus Haile Selassie encounter, which is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.