ST JAMES, Jamaica – First time qualifiers Irwin High School were among six teams that booked their places in the second round of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition.

Irwin High earned their first qualification in style with a 5-1 win over Anchovy High in their Zone A return round game, led by four goals from Leo Campbell.

Irwin High extended their historic season with a sixth win as they extended their unbeaten run to nine games.

Defending champions Garvey Maceo High, Petersfield High, Holmwood Technical, Glenmuir High and Central High also booked their spots as 18 schools are now into the second round.

The six schools that qualified on Tuesday, joins Frome Technical, Rusea’s High, William Knibb and Cedric Titus, Manning’s School, St Elizabeth Technical, Clarendon College, Edwin Allen High, York Castle High, Dinthill Technical, McGrath High and Paul Bogle High who had booked their spots earlier.

In the first game of a double header at Cornwall College on Tuesday, Campbell who took his tally of goal to seven, scored in the 41st, 57th and 87th minutes after Fabian Grey gave Irwin High the lead in the ninth minute while Oneil Irving scored for Anchovy High.

Cornwall College are in second place on 15 points after edging St James High 1-0 thanks to a direct free kick from Braxton Richards in the 48th minute.

Petersfield High booked their spot from Zone D after holding zone winners Manning’s School to a 1-1 draw in their first meeting of the season and improved 16 points, seven behind the leaders.

Garvey Maceo High edged Foga Road 2-1 in their Zone N game and improved to an unassailable 19 points as Vere Technical took over second place with 13 points after their 3-1 win over Kemps Hill High.

Holmwood Technical booked their spot without kicking a ball yesterday but the 0-0 draw between top contenders Christiana High and Mile Gully means Holmwood who are on 15 points will finish in the top two in Zone G.

There is a two-team race for the next spot with Christiana High on 12 points and Mile Gully on 11 points both with a game to go, while Alphansus Davis completed their schedule with 10 points.

Glenmuir High’s 5-0 win over Old Harbour High, their fifth straight victory, means that both them, and Central High, who are also on 15 points, will get both spots from Zone M.

Meanwhile, Munro College ended St Elizabeth Technical’s eight-game winning streak, edging them 1-0 at Munro in their first meeting of the season as the losers also conceded in a game for the first time this season.

STETHS had already won the zone and BB Coke, who beat Maggotty High 2-0, are in second place ahead of Munro College on goal-difference, both on 16 points.

Tuesday’s Results

Zone A

Green Pond 0, Maldon 0

Anchovy 1, Irwin 5

Cornwall College 1, St James 0

Zone D

Black River 1, Belmont 0

Godfrey Stewart 4, Grange Hill 1

Petersfield 1, Manning’s 1

Zone E

Lacovia 1,Sydney Pagon 0

Maggotty 0, BB Coke 2

Paul A Reid