KINGSTON, Jamaica— Defending champions Edwin Allen have surged to the top of the girls points table after today’s second day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships while boys’ champions Kingston College have maintained their tight grip on the lead.

Edwin Allen picked up 37 points from four finals today and are leading the tables with 108, just 12 ahead of first day leaders St Jago High-96 with Hydel in third place on 82 points, followed by Wolmers Girls-42 and Holmwood Technical stayed in fifth place on 30.5 points.

Kingston College failed to score in the one boys final held today, the Class 2 boys long jump but are still leading with 55 points but saw St Jago close the gap to 15 points and are in second place on 40, followed by Calabar High-37, St Elizabeth Technical and Jamaica College-30 points each.

Boys after 7 finals

 1) Kingston College            55       

 2) St Jago High                   40

 3) Calabar High                  37       

 4) St Elizabeth Technical    30

 4) Jamaica College             30       

 6) Excelsior High                  9

 7) St George’s College         7     

  7) Edwin Allen High             7

 7) Wolmer’s Boys School    7      

 10) Bellefield High                 6

10) Cornwall College           6      

12) Clarendon College           3

13) Vere Technical                2      

14) Oberlin High                   1

Girls after 14 finals

 1) Edwin Allen High           108      

 2) St Jago High                     96  

 3) Hydel High                       82       

 4) Wolmer’s Girls School    42  

5) Holmwood Technical      30.50    

6) St Catherine High             21  

    7) Vere Technical              20       

   8) Excelsior High             16.50

    9) Rusea’s High                16     

   10) Alpha Academy              13.50

   11) Camperdown High             13      

   11) Clarendon College          13  

   13) St Elizabeth Technical     11      

  14) The Queen’s School          7  

   14) Herbert Morrison Technical   7      

   16) St Mary High               5  

   17) Merl Grove High              4.50   

  18) Glengoffe High              4  

   19) Manchester High              3.50   

  20) Immaculate Conception       2  

   21) St Andrew High              1.50                

 Paul A Reid