Catherine Hall, John Rollins Success clash in U-13 football
TUCKER, St James — Former champions Catherine Hall Primary and John Rollins Success Primary will meet in a Zone D top-of-the-group clash at Wespow Park today when the St James Football Association/VM Foundation Uplift Under-13 competition continues with three games.
Catherine Hall and John Rollins Success are tied on six points after both won their first two games and will face off in the third game of the day, while third-placed Buckingham Primary could sneak into second place with a win over St James Prep in the second game.
In the first game, set to start at 10:00 am, Pinnacle Academy and Farm Primary will meet, as both seek their first win.
Catherine Hall will go into the game with an advantage; they are yet to concede a goal while scoring 11. Meanwhile, John Rollins Success had to dig deep to beat St James Prep 3-2 in their last outing.
Mario Simms and Ajani Stephens have combined to score six of Catherine Hall Primary’s goals so far, while Kevin O’Gilvie has scored four times for John Rollins Success.
On Tuesday, Corinaldi Avenue joined Barracks Road Primary as the only schools to win three-straight games as they held off Flankers Primary 2-1 in their Zone A top-of-the-table game at Wespow Park.
Irwin Primary moved into second place on goal difference after beating Lethe Primary 3-0, while Mt Salem edged Barrett Town 1-0.
Hasani Nelson scored a double to lead Corinaldi Avenue, who took the lead in the ninth minute before Everald Lindsay equalised for Flankers in the 27th minute.
Nelson, however, got the winner in the 57th minute as the former champions cruised to a third-straight win.
Yahkeene Palmer also scored a double for Irwin in their win, in the 11th and 60th minutes after Sanjae Guy gave them the lead in the fifth minute.
Kahrome Grant’s 10th minute goal was enough for Mt Salem to get three points from Barrett Town.