Manley, Penwood in Group A decider

Published: Friday | October 12, 2012 Comments 0
Jamaica College (JC) captain Junior Flemmings (right) and St Jago Alex Gooden battle for possession during their ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel Manning Cup clash at Old Hope Road on Tuesday. JC won 2-1. - Ian Allen/Photographer
Jamaica College (JC) captain Junior Flemmings (right) and St Jago Alex Gooden battle for possession during their ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel Manning Cup clash at Old Hope Road on Tuesday. JC won 2-1. - Ian Allen/Photographer

Norman Manley High and Penwood High will today know which of the two will join Excelsior High as qualifiers from Group A to the second round of the ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel Manning Cup.

Norman Manley, who are second in the group with 14 points, will host Campion College at Maxfield Park and a win will ensure qualification for the second round, joining early qualifiers Excelsior (17 points).

Penwood, with 12 points, will host Excelsior hoping for a victory and a draw or defeat for Norman Manley. A point will be enough to cement a Walker Cup KO spot for the group leaders.

Elsewhere, second-place Donald Quarrie High will seek to all but tie up a spot behind leaders and qualifiers Wolmer's in Group F when they host cellar dwellers St Andrew College at Bull Bay.

With José Martí High third, Donald Quarrie need at least a draw to qualify, while for the former they need to not only defeat Wolmer's Boys at home, but also hope that St Andrew pull off an upset win - a rather unlikely scenario.

Oberlin High will host Kingston Technical in the group's other encounter.

Over in Group B, winners Jamaica College will close out the preliminary round with a home fixture against Mona High, while St Jago High and Waterford High, both of whom have been eliminated, will meet at Spanish Town Prison Oval.

TODAY'S GAMES

Group A

Norman Manley vs Campion

Penwood vs Excelsior

Group B

St Jago vs Waterford

Jamaica College vs Mona

Group G

Pembroke Hall vs Meadowbrook

Group F

Donald Quarrie vs St Andrew College

José Martí vs Wolmer's Boys

Oberlin vs Kingston Technical


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