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Intriguing matchups as second round of urban U14/U16 heats up
Marcel Gayle, St George’s College football coach
Latest News, Sports
February 8, 2026

Intriguing matchups as second round of urban U14/U16 heats up

Kingston College (KC) recorded the biggest victory in the second round of the ISSA/Mighty Malt Urban Under-16 football competition with a massive 13-0 thrashing of Waterford High, while St Catherine High’s 6-1 hammering of Jose Marti was the largest win in the Burger King-sponsored Under-14 category in Friday’s opening Round-of-16 fixtures.

Action is set to continue Monday with several teams well-placed to book their spot in the quarter-finals if they manage to secure a second-straight victory and dependent on other results in their respective zones.

On Friday, the high-scoring KC picked up from where they left off in the preliminary round of the Under-16, where they scored 32 goals — the second most behind Excelsior (34) — to pile on the misery on Waterford, who advanced to the Round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams.

The Marcel Gayle-coached St George’s College were also impressive, brushing aside Hillel Academy 6-1, as they continued their claim on the title.

In other games, defending champions St Andrew Technical blanked St Catherine 2-0, while Excelsior got the better of Haile Selassie 3-1 in their contest. Jamaica College ran out 3-0 winners over Eltham and Calabar edged Jose Marti 3-2 on the road.

Mona continued to impress with a 3-2 victory over Greater Portmore while Wolmer’s tagged St Jago 4-0.

In Under-14 action, St Catherine made light work of Jose Marti to take control of Group 3. Today, they will play away to a St Andrew Technical team desperate to get back on track after their 0-2 loss to Excelsior High, who will fancy getting full points from Jose Marti in their contest today.

Campion College’s 4-0 beating of Camperdown gave them the edge on goal difference in Group 3 over Jamaica College (JC), who edged Dunoon 1-0. Campion will on Monday host Dunoon looking to sure up their quarter-final place, while JC will be hoping to do the same against Camperdown.

Hillel Academy also enjoyed a big win over Vauxhall, coming out 4-0 winners in their Group 2 encounter, while defending champions KC brushed aside Calabar 3-0 in their matchup. KC will today play Vauxhall while Hillel will welcome Calabar. A win for KC and Hillel in their respective games will see them both progress to the next round ahead of a potential group-deciding showdown on Thursday.

Holy Trinity have developed into a dark horse for the title and their 4-0 win over Greater Portmore coupled with Wolmer’s surprising 1-1 draw with Eltham, has left Group 1 in an intriguing position heading into today’s matches.

Trinity will face Eltham today in a critical game that can either see them booking their place in the quarters at the expense of the Spanish-Town based team, who will themselves be looking to throw the group wide open with a win. Meanwhile, Wolmer’s is expected to secure maximum points against Greater Portmore in their game at Mico.

Burger King Under-14

Round of 16 (All games start at 1:15 pm)

Excelsior vs Jose Marti at Excelsior

Campion vs Dunoon at Campion

Eltham vs Holy Trinity at Eltham

Vauxhall vs Kingston College at Vauxhall

STATHS vs St Catherine at STATHS

Camperdown vs Jamaica College at Camperdown

Wolmer’s vs Greater Portmore at Mico

Hillel vs Calabar at Hillel

Mighty Malt Under-16

Round of 16 (All games start at 3:30 pm)

St Jago vs Hillel at St Jago

Jose Marti vs Eltham at Jose Marti

St Catherine vs Excelsior at St Catherine

Greater Portmore vs Kingston College at Greater Portmore

STATHS vs Haile Selassie at STATHS

Wolmer’s vs St George’s at Mico

Calabar vs Jamaica College at Calabar

Mona vs Waterford at Mona

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