MANNING CUP FOOTBALL: Haile Selassie defeat Meadowbrook 3-2
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Haile Selassie, under the guidance of veteran coach Geoffrey Maxwell, continued their rich vein of form in Group D, when they edged Meadowbrook High 3-2 to register their fourth-straight victory in the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/FLOW Manning Cup competition at Michigan Avenue field on Monday.
Ricardo Phipps (10th), Meshach Trupaire (22nd) and Renaldo Lemon (36th) gave Haile Selassie a comfortable lead. However, Navardo Thomas (45+3) and Demar Robinson (90+3) pulled it back for Meadowbrook.
The Payne Avenue-based team continue to chart the course with 12 points, four ahead of St Catherine High who played out a 1-1 scoreline with Jonathan Grant in the St Catherine derby.
Over in Group F, Wolmer’s Boys also made it four straight, with a comfortable 4-0 whipping of Jose Marti Technical at Stadium East field.
The Vassel Reynolds-coached team maintained their position atop the six-team standings on 12 points, three ahead of Camperdown who clipped Kingston Technical 1-0. Dunoon Technical registered a second-consecutive victory with a 2-1 win over Edith Dalton James in the other group game at Rockfort Football Club.
Today’s results
Group C
Kingston College 13, Ascot 1
Denham Town 5, St Mary’s College 0
Norman Manley 1, Papine 4
Group D
Meadowbrook 2, Haile Selassie 3
Jonathan Grant 1, St Catherine 1
Ardenne Pembroke Hall
Group F
Wolmer’s Boys 4, Jose Marti 0
Dunoon Technical 2, Edith Dalton James 1
Kingston Technical 0, Camperdown 1
Group G
Cumberland 2, Calabar 0
Campion College 0, Hydel 11
St Jago 1, Bridgeport 2
Today’s schedule
Group A
Excelsior vs St George’s College @ Stadium East
Tarrant vs Tivoli Gardens @ Jacisera Park
Group B
Jamaica College vs Vauxhall @ Jamaica College
Group E
Waterford vs Clan Carthy @ Waterford
Holy Trinity vs Charlie Smith @ Santos/Bell Chung Oval
*All games are scheduled for 3:30 pm.
Sherdon Cowan