The race for places in the second round of the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/Wata daCosta Cup football competition intensifies when the competition continues with 26 games following Saturday’s postponement because members of the Jamaica Football Referees Association (JFRA) withdrew their services.

The matches were pushed back after the referees refused to take up their whistles and flags, demanding a meeting with ISSA to discuss security concerns.

The JFRA pointed out a number of incidents, including the alleged assault of match officials in two instances this season, and an emergency meeting was held on Saturday when the go-ahead was given for Monday afternoon’s restart.

Meanwhile, five of the competition’s 13 zones include more than six teams. The format requires the top four teams in those zones to enter a three-game play-off to decide the top two qualifiers.

Three teams have secured their places in Zone G, while Glenmuir, the only one from Zone I to have qualified so far, face Vere Technical. Happy Grove High have secured the top spot in Zone L, while Port Antonio High and Titchfield High are through from Zone M.

Holmwood Technical, Zone G leaders, with a perfect 18 points from six wins, need only a draw against second-placed Christiana High 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.

MONDAY’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 @ Ministry of Education: 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