HIGH-RIDING Belair High hammered Cross Keys High 9-0 at Brooks Park in Manchester as they kicked off their schedule of return matches in the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association/Wata daCosta Cup football competition on Friday.

Ajwani Wauchope led the way with a hat-trick while Dejon Pinnock and Fante Johnson also got two goals each. Belair High repeated their first-round winning margin and romped to their sixth-straight victory to open up a six-point lead in Zone F.

Manning’s School, Ocho Rios High, and former champions Frome Technical also scored wins while Spot Valley High’s flawless start ended at five games after they were held 2-2 by Cedric Titus High.

Jodon Grey and Kajaye Williams both scored for Manning’s School as they repeated their first-round 2-1 win over Black River High. Ocho Rios were 8-0 winners over Marcus Garvey Technical at Drax Hall as they ran their win record to six games.

Frome Technical, who had back-to-back games rained out, blanked Cambridge High 4-0 to edge past Anchovy High on goal difference at the top of Zone B. Both teams are on 12 points.

William Knibb Memorial and defending champions Clarendon College rebounded from losses with big wins over Holland High and Edwin Allen High, respectively.

William Knibb punished Holland 9-0 as they bounced back from their loss to Spot Valley High on Tuesday.

Clarendon College got back on track, after their loss to Central High last week, with a 5-0 whipping of Edwin Allen High. The goals came from Justin Hayles, Deandre Gallimore, Nahshon Bolt, Dusean Petgrave, and an own goal.

Meanwhile, among the 26 games set to be played today, the play-off qualifiers in four of the five zones with play-offs are set to be finalised.

Three teams have secured their places in Zone G; Glenmuir is the only qualifier from Zone I so far; Happy Grove High have secured the top spot in Zone L; and Port Antonio High and Titchfield High are through from Zone M.

Holmwood Technical, the Zone G leaders with a perfect 18 points from six matches, need only a draw against second-place Christiana High on Saturday to take top spot. Both have already secured their spots alongside Alphansus Davis High.

Fourth-placed Bellefield High need only a point against Alston High to take the other available place.

Four schools are still in contention for three spots in Zone I. The game between second-placed Garvey Maceo High and fourth-place Foga Road High will be crucial for both schools.

Third-placed Kemps Hill High should secure their place as they host Winston Jones High, while Old Harbour High are still in the race with a game in hand.

Another four schools are in contention for three spots in Zone L from which Happy Grove High have already taken the top spot, after winning all six games so far.

Second-placed Paul Bogle High, who are on nine points, will face fifth-placed Seaforth High who are on seven points. Third-place Yallahs High, also on nine points, are to face St Thomas Technical who are yet to score a point, and Morant Bay High on seven points are scheduled to take on Robert Lightbourne High who are out of contention.

The remaining two spots in Zone M are expected to be filled as Port Antonio High and Titchfield High, who will meet at Carder Park, have already booked their spots.

St Mary High, who are in third spot with nine points, face fifth-place Wycliffe Martin who are on six points in a game that will decide the fate of both teams.

Joint Zone B leaders Anchovy High are to take their perfect record of four wins to Lucea and face former champions Rusea’s High. Anchovy beat Rusea’s 1-0 earlier this season.

Glenmuir High will go after a sixth-straight win in Zone I when they take on Vere Technical while Cornwall College will start their return games when they host second-place Maldon High. Cornwall won 1-0 when the teams met previously this season.

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DAY’S RESULTS

•Frome 4, Cambridge 0

•Mannings 2, Black River 1

•Cedric Titus 2, Spot Valley 2

•William Knibb 9, Holland 0

•Belair 9, Cross Keys 0

•Clarendon College 5, Edwin Allen 0

•McGrath 13, Tacius Golding 1

•Ocho Rios 8, Marcus Garvey 0

•Thompson Town 1, Lennon 1

SATURDAY’S GAMES

•Cornwall vs Maldon @ Cornwall College

•Irwin vs Green Pond @ Irwin High

•Green Island vs Knockalva @ Green Island High

•Rusea’s vs Anchovy @ Rusea’s High

•Little London vs Godfrey Stewart @ Little London

•STETHS vs Maggotty @ STETHS Complex

•Munro vs Lacovia @ Munro College

•BB Coke vs Newell @ BB Coke High

•deCarteret vs Mount St Joseph @ deCarteret College

•Manchester vs May Day @ Manchester High

•Troy vs Alphansus Davis @ Troy High

•Christiana vs Holmwood @ Kirkvine Sports Club

•Knox vs Mile Gully @ Knox College

•Bellefield vs Alston @ Bellefield

•Central High vs Denbigh @ Effortville Community Centre

•Foga Road vs Garvey Maceo @ Foga Road High

•Glenmuir vs Vere @ Glenmuir High

•Old Harbour vs Porus @ MOE: Region 6

•Kemps Hill vs Winston Jones @ Kemps Hill High

•Browns Town vs Aabuthnott Gallimore @ Addison Park

•York Castle vs Ferncourt @ Drax Hall

•Paul Bogle vs Seaforth @ Paul Bogle High

•Morant Bay vs Robert Lightbourne @ Morant Bay High

•Yallahs vs St Thomas Technical @ Yallahs High

•Titchfield vs Port Antonio @ Carder Park

•Wycliffe Martin vs St Mary High @ Wycliffe Martin High