Campion College on hunt for basketball semi-final spots
Campion College will be on the hunt for places in both finals of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) boys’ basketball competition with teams in the semi-finals of the Under-16 and Under-19 age groups in today’s semi-finals set for the National Stadium courts.
Campion College topped their quarter-final groups after the second round ended on Monday, winning all three games in the round, thus joining St George’s College Under-16 team and Jamaica College as the only schools with perfect win records going into the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals today, St George’s College will meet Kingston College in one Under-16 game at 12:00 pm, to be followed by Campion College against Manchester High at 1:30 pm; Campion will then face St Catherine High in their Under-19 game at 3:00 pm, while Herbert Morrison Technical and Jamaica College will meet in the second Under-19 semi-final starting at 4:30 pm.
The winners will advance to the finals, set for Friday at the same venue, after the third place play-offs.
Campion topped their Under-16 group ahead of Kingston College, who they edged 43-42 on Monday, and also topped their Under-19 group ahead of Herbert Morrison Technical, who they hammered 75-30 in Kingston last week.
Jamaica College completed the sweep in their Under-19 group with a 69-66 win over St Catherine on Monday and St George’s College had completed their quarter-finals on Friday with a 87-23 win over Manchester High.
Also on Monday, St James High rallied in the second half to edge Manchester High by two points 64-62 in their Under 19 quarter-final game played at the Montego Bay Cricket Club while Holland High got by Belair High 52-45 in their Under 16 game played at Holland High.
— Paul A Reid