Glenmuir High qualifies for daCosta Cup semis
ST ANN, Jamaica—Glenmuir High are the first qualifiers for the semi-finals of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition after beating Ocho Rios High 2-0 in their quarterfinal Group B game played at Drax Hall on Saturday.
Glenmuir High, a finalist last season, were winning back-to-back games in the quarterfinals, after getting by McGrath High by the same margin on Tuesday and are assured of one of the two qualifying spots from the group.
Meanwhile, Ocho Rios High and Kemps Hill High from Group A have been eliminated from contention after both lost their first two games.
Also on Saturday, Cornwall College and Denbigh High, who will continue their weather-affected game on Monday, scored impressive wins over Kemps Hill High and Munro College respectively, while Lacovia High and McGrath High drew 1-1.
Cornwall College scored four times in the first half to hammer Kemps Hill High 4-1, with Carlondo Morris and Shakeem Gibson both scoring braces to sit atop Group A on goal difference.
Denbigh High beat Munro College 2-0, the second time this season they were getting the better of the St Elizabeth-based school after knocking them out of the Ben Francis Cup.
All three – Cornwall College, Denbigh High and Munro College – are on three points.
At Drax Hall, Orel Miller and Rajaun Brown scored headers within two minutes of each other to carry Glenmuir High to their win. Miller gave them the lead in the 39th minute when he scored with a header from a cross from the left wing, and two minutes later Brown, a defender, headed powerfully from a cross from the left wing.
At STETHS, Lacovia High came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against McGrath High to improve to four points, second to Glenmuir.
Jimm Mitchell put McGrath High in the lead from the penalty spot in the 30th minute after he was fouled by Kishawn Jones on the edge of the 18-yard box.
Tyraun Bembridge equalised for Lacovia in the 50th minute with a shot from outside the 18-yard box, into the right corner of the goal.
Saturday’s Results:
Ocho Rios High-0, Glenmuir High-2
Lacovia High-1, McGrath High-1
Munro College-0, Denbigh High-2
Kemps Hill High-1 Cornwall College-4
-Paul A Reid
