Impressive to date, Manning\u2019s early pacesetters in Zone \u2018D\u2019, are expected to face their first real test when they come face-to-face with Petersfield at the school grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be the clash of the winless two when Green Island and Merlene Ottey battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Early impressionists Manning\u2019s are among eight schools gunning for three straight wins tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 14) in the ISSA\/WATA da\u2019Costa Cup Schoolboy Football Competition. Impressive to date, Manning\u2019s early pacesetters in Zone \u2018D\u2019, are expected to face their first real test when they come face-to-face with Petersfield at the school grounds. Manning\u2019s sit atop the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2920"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2927,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions\/2927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Manning\u2019s sit atop the standings with a perfect 6 points from two games, while Petersfield ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSC_7516.jpg\")
Munro College, who failed to advance from the first round last year, Manchester, Mile Gully, Oracabessa, Annotto Bay, Seaforth
Meanwhile, the 11-times champions Rusea\u2019s will be aiming to join Frome Technical as leaders of Zone \u2018B\u2019 when they challenge Hopewell High in the local derby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Russians\u2019 have won their sole game played and three points would see them joining Frome Tech on 6 from two games. Hopewell too can claim
In Zone \u2018C\u2019, early leaders Herbert Morrison Technical High go in search of back-to-back wins in a hope to maintain the lead when they line-up against William Knibb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Compre\u2019 scored their first win in midweek and will be after a second, which would move them to seven points. Cedric Titus, yet to tick off a win, play at home to Spot Valley, who will also be searching for their second win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lead could change hands over in Zone \u2018A\u2019, where leaders Green Pond High and Cornwall College, last year\u2019s beaten finalists, will both be at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cornwall
Victory would lift CC to seven points, while a win for St. James High could see them kick-starting their campaign and move to six points.
Green Pond, on the other hand, can assume sole leadership of the zone should they claim three points outright against a tricky Anchovy, if CC lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gregory Daley-coached Green Pond
Maldon and Irwin are both yet to win a game clash in the Zone\u2019s other match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All games are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
An overall 40 games are scheduled to be contested on the day, ten (10) involving western schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n