High School Football -JAMAICA

I know there was another thread on this but I cannot locate it so here goes:

And now there are eight:
GROUP 1
STATHS
Mona
KC
St. Catherine

GROUP 2
JC
Hydel
STGC
Tivoli


Clearly Group 1 is the proverbial "Group of Death". On form STATHS and Mona should come out of that group and JC and either Hydel or STGC should emerge from Group 2.

DaCosta Cup
I watched a bit of STETHS vs Clarendon and in rainy conditions, both teams looked impressive. I was subsequently told that Cornwall outplayed STETHS in the former's 0-1 loss playing with 10 men. Can Cornwall beat Clarendon? They will need to (plus hope for some lucky breaks) to advance.

In reply to JoeGrine

The ball is round but it would be tough for any school in Jamaica to beat Clarendon this year.

In reply to Slipfeeler

I will wait until I see three schools in the Manning Cup play a tough match before I crown Clarendon. Those three teams will play in a tough match tomorrow.

In reply to JoeGrine

Is this a tough matchup for KC Joe?
Purples lost a lot of veterans but may just upset.

In reply to RoyalDad

Royal One, since you asked me, as of today, for me KC is not a team that I would consider above StATHS, Mona or even St. Catherine. KC, however, has three things going for them (1) they are playing well at present (2) they have a good coach (3) they have a great crowd. StATHS also has all those three things in their favor, Mona has 1 & 2 and St Catherine has 1 & 2.

In reply to JoeGrine

Interesting. Lost their 1st match against Hydel I remember, and the death bells were sounding. Purples rebounded nicely and as you mentioned have been playing well. The crowd factor may just push them over the top,irregardless of the other two. Will be watching.

Cornwall was just minutes away from beating Clarendon today, which would have been very disastrous for Clarendon to be beaten by a team which traditionally does not believe in transferring aka buying players from other schools. Match ended 1-1. This Cornwall team this year seems underrated, they lost but virtually outplayed STETHS during their last match despite playing with 10 players from first half, showing resilience by equalizing every time the highly touted STETHS scores.

In reply to Slipfeeler

Cornwall is coached by a man that I rate in my top 3 best high school coaches. What he has done with this team is exceptional. 2024....such a pity!

Cornwall has a rich football history for a school that does not participate in transfer of players from other schools. With the most DaCosta Cup and Oliver Shield Trophies among Rural schools in Jamaica.

BB Coke versus Clarendon will be a whopper of a game this week.

A shout out to Georges!

In reply to XDFIX

ES - TEE - GEE - CEE
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In reply to Slipfeeler



There is a possibility the Manning Cup semifinalists will be known on Tuesday. The DaCosta Cup, not so, however, there are some interesting matches ahead especially the one you highlighted.

In reply to JoeGrine

Joe,KC surprising everyone it seems. High probability this year's Manning champs.

Tuesday’s results

Group One

Mona 1, St Catherine 1

Kingston College 1, STATHS 0

Group Two

Jamaica College 2, Tivoli High 1

St George’s College 1, Hydel High 1

Friday’s fixtures

Group One

STATHS vs Mona

Kingston College vs St Catherine

Group Two

Hydel High vs Tivoli High

Jamaica College vs St George’s College

In reply to RoyalDad

Yes Sir, a massive win for KC yesterday. Such is the group, however, that the semifinalist from that group remains unknown though KC is in the driver's seat. A draw against St. Catherine will see them through.

TABLE
KC 4
STATHS 3
MONA 2
ST.CATH 1

My odds to advance:
KC 8/10
STATHS 5/10
MONA 4/10
StCATH 2/10
Fixtures:
StATHS vs Mona = a draw is all StATHS needs to advance assuming St. Catherine doesn't beat KC by 3 goals. Mona win and they are in.
KC vs St. Catherine = KC needs a draw to advance or a loss by no more than 2 goals coupled with a StATHS loss.


TABLE
HYDEL 4
STGC 4
JC 2
TG 0

From the next group:
HYDEL 9/10
STGC 6/10
JC 4/10
Fixtures:
HYDEL vs TG - only needs a draw or a loss and a STGC win.
STGC vs JC =STGC only need a draw to advance. JC has to win to get in.

So, KC has the best odds of advancing from their group and there could be a new champion crowned this year.

In reply to JoeGrine

Saw the highlights and Staths had some dangerous opportunities!That screecher that hit the crossbar was amazing.KC held on though.

In reply to RoyalDad

1. STATHS had 65% of the possession.
2. STATHS had better scoring opportunities.
3. Football, strange game.

In reply to JoeGrine

Yes.The 1-0 score hid a lot of the overall ball game.

Leh we go Mona High! You can beat St Andrew Tech!

Mona Hih leading 2-0 21 minutes in

In reply to Chrissy

STATHS knocked out

Mona through to the semi-finals

In reply to FanAttick
KC 1. St Caths 1
Not sure of final score

In reply to Chrissy

St Catherine 2, KC 1

KC scored late to move on to the semis

In reply to FanAttick

Was this a "tactical" result per KC losing so as to face a more easier opponent? Just asking.