Cedric Titus, Little London reclaim lead return-leg action
CLARKS TOWN, Trelawny — Cedric Titus High and Little London High retook the leads in their respective zones of the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup after scoring wins in yesterday’s start of their return-leg games.
Cedric Titus High exacted revenge on Muschett High, winning 1-0 in Clarks Town in Zone C, while Little London handed Knockalva Technical their first loss of the season, beating them 3-1 in their Zone D game.
Hopewell High equalled their most wins in a season after edging Merlene Ottey High in Zone B, Mannings School returned to winning ways after whipping Belmont Academy 4-0 in Zone D, while Winston Jones High edged Cross Keys High 1-0 in Zone M.
At Clarks Town, the home team avenged their first-round loss and retook sole leadership of Zone C on 15 points, three more than Herbert Morrison Technical, setting up a potential winner-takes-all game for the zone tomorrow.
The loss also extended Muschett High’s winless run to four games as they stayed on five points from their six games.
On a muddy field at Little London, Tyreke Samuels scored twice to lead the home team to a 3-1 win over Knockalva Technical and took over the lead in Zone D from Petersfield High.
Little London improved to 11 points, three more than Petersfield High as Knockalva Technical remained in third place on six points and were losing for the first time this season after holding Little London to a 0-0 draw in the first game.
Mannings School ended their three-game winless run with a 4-0 win over newcomers Belmont Academy to move into third place on seven points, one behind second-placed Petersfield High, but have played one game more.
Hopewell High equalled their most wins in a season after beating Merlene Ottey High 1-0 at Kenilworth Heart Academy, their third victory this year.
Hopewell High, who had won the first game by the same margin at Merlene Ottey, had won three games in their first season in the competition in 2008 and are two points away from their best points total.
They are on nine, same as Green Island High in Zone B, but have played one game more.
Winston Jones High won their second game, edging Cross Keys High 1-0 in their Zone M game after winning the first-round game 3-0, their first ever win in the competition.
The win saw Winston Jones move past Bellefield High into fourth place on seven points.
Yesterday’s results
Group B
Hopewell High-1 Merlene Ottey High-0
Group C
Cedric Titus High-1 Muschett High-0
Zone D
Belmont Academy-0 Mannings-4
Little London-3 Knockalva-1
Zone M
Cross Keys-0 Winston Jones-1