{"id":3099,"date":"2019-10-02T21:39:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2019-10-02T21:39:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:39:31","slug":"battle-for-inter-zone-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=3099","title":{"rendered":"Battle for Inter Zone heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the jostling for\npoints now on in earnest, Manning\u2019s can become the latest western qualifier to\nthe Inter Zone round of the ISSA\/WATA Schoolboy Football Competition with three\npoints away to Maud McLeod in Zone \u2018D\u2019 action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manning\u2019s, already with five victories under their belt,\nwill be aiming for a repeat of their first round win and complete the double\nover their second-from-bottom opponents, Maud McLeod, as they take aim at a\nplace in the round of 32.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending champions Clarendon College are the other early\nqualifiers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Westmoreland-based Manning\u2019s, have 16 points going into\nthe fixture against the much-improved Maud McLeod, and will also be hoping to\nmaintain their unbeaten record in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere in the Zone, last year\u2019s beaten semi-finalists,\nPetersfield, also among the top performers, will aim to move closer to\nqualification when they tangle with Grange Hill, positioned fourth and with\njust two wins to their credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another game, out-of-contention 2005 champions, Godfrey\nStewart, face a tricky 90 minutes against a Belmont Academy team which has\nalready claimed a historic two wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, last year\u2019s beaten finalists and 12 times\nchampions, Cornwall College, will be aiming for a return to winning ways when\nthey line up at home Irwin in one of three games on in the very competitive\nZone \u2018A\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cornwall were on the receiving end of a shock 1-0 beating\nlast time out and with just a goal separating them from second place Anchovy\nand a mere point between them and third place St. James, a victory is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irwin showcased a resilient display against the red and\ngold-clad Cornwall in the teams\u2019 opening game of the competition, but with the\nfancied CC severely wounded, they could prove deadly, but must be lethal\nin-front of goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irwin, however, are on a high as they recorded a first win\nlast time out and with the hopes of only a second ever win over CC at the\nforefront of their minds, a very competitive encounter is likely to unfold at\nthe Pleasant Hill-based Cornwall school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also on the day, Anchovy, who missed the chance to go top,\nface a high riding St. James High at Jarrett Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anchovy clipped the ex-champions 1-0 in their first meeting,\nbut with St. James High on a charge, dropping just two points from their last\nthree outings, bagging seven from a possible 9, a  feisty affair is expected between the two as\nboth will be trumping for the vital win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2012 Inter Zone qualifiers Green Pond High, still in\nwith a mathematical chance of making progress, will also be on the hunt for\nvital points in an away fixture against the winless cellar dwellers, Maldon at\nthat school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Pond hammered the said opponents 5-1in the first\nmeeting and will be aiming for a repeat of that performance if they are to\nmaintain their slim, but fast fading hopes of progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 other matches are also listed to be competed on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts With the jostling for points now on in earnest, Manning\u2019s can become the latest western qualifier to the Inter Zone round of the ISSA\/WATA Schoolboy Football Competition with three points away to Maud McLeod in Zone \u2018D\u2019 action. Manning\u2019s, already with five victories under their belt, will be aiming for a repeat of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1587,1586,1545,277],"class_list":["post-3099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-battle","tag-inter-zone","tag-issa-wata-dacosta-cup-schoolboy-football-competition","tag-schoolboy-football"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099","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=3099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3101,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions\/3101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}