KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three former champions, Frome Technical High, Rusea’s High and Garvey Maceo High booked their places in the second round of the ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup football competition after contrasting results on Thursday.

Frome Technical and Rusea’s High sewed up the two automatic spots from Zone B, while Garvey Maceo cannot finish lower than second in Zone M after they were awarded points when Tacius Golding failed to show up for their game.

The trio brings to five the number of schools that have already secured their spots in the second round joining Morant Bay High and Happy Grove High.

Frome Technical hammered Cambridge High 8-1 in their Zone B return round game at Frome as Dwyane Watt and Obrien Reid scored two goals each, while Stevaughn Spence, Akeem Kongal, Mario Samms and Kemar Beckford also scored.

Frome, who moved to 18 points from seven games, took over the lead in Zone B after Rusea’s High lost their perfect win record after being held to a 0-0 draw by Green Island High and improved to 16 points from six games and neither can be caught by any other team in the zone.

Garvey Maceo were awarded points after Tacius Golding failed to show up for the continuation of their game that was interrupted on Tuesday when they led 7-0 and improved to 16 points and can finish no lower than second in their zone.

Meanwhile, defending champions Clarendon College and Manchester High extended their prefect win records with big double digit wins over Kellits High and Cross Keys High respectively.

Clarendon College moved to six straight wins in Zone H after winning 13-1 with Kaheim Dixon and Malachi Douglas both scoring hat-tricks and Christopher Hull and Tedan Williams both getting braces.

Javier Newman led the way for Manchester High in their 12-0 thrashing of Cross Keys with a hat-trick, while three players got doubles- Adrian Campbell, Michael Reid and Tyrese Douglas.

It was Manchester High’s seventh straight win in Zone F as May Day High were also winners, beating Mt St Joseph Catholic High 5-0.

Results from Thursday’ games:

Frome Technical 8, Cambridge High 1

Green Island High 0, Rusea’s High 0

May Day High 5, Mt St Joseph Catholic 0

Manchester High 12, Cross Keys 0

DeCarteret College 0, Belair High 2

Iona High 3, Carron Hall 0

Annotto Bay High 2, Wycliffe Martin 2

Horace Clarke High 0, St Mary High 1

St Mary Tech 1, Tacky High 2

Garvey Maceo 7, Tacius Golding 0

Kellits High 1, Clarendon College 13

– Paul A Reid