{"id":611,"date":"2017-08-28T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2017-09-04T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T16:42:38","slug":"compre-a-wildcard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Compre\u2019 a wildcard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noelita Lawrence – Staff Reporter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With hoisting the title a distant memory, former two-time champions Herbert Morrison Technical High will be hoping for a good showing when this year\u2019s annual DaCosta Cup Schoolboy football competition gets underway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Compre\u2019 \u2013 as the Bogue-based school is affectionately called \u2013 has not won the D\u2019Cup in more than two decades and with non-traditional schools now vastly improved, teams are now jostling even more for accolades.
\nOnce again under the guidance of Coach Leacroft Lettman \u2013 a man who has won the competition as a player \u2013 \u2018Compre\u2019 is at least this year aiming to get out of the first round and into the inter zone.
\n“\u2018Compre\u2019 is in the rebuilding phase and we will be hoping for at least qualification to the inter zone round, then wecan take it from there,\u201d Lettman told the Western Mirror<\/strong>.
\n\u201cThe team is a very young one, but we have a few players with experience and some with just raw talent, so we should be able to hold our own and win some games,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Bogue school has been seeing a lot of on-field preparation in the buildup and Lettman is adamant his troops \u201cwill give a good account of themselves.\u201d
\n\u201cWe are a confident bunch; we\u2019ve been together now for a while and we know what we can do. We know what we are capable of and we expect to cause a few surprises; you can count on that,\u201d added the coach, following one of his intense training sessions at the school’s playfield.
\n\u201cOur preparation \u2013 which started back in July \u2013 has been going really well. The boys are putting in the work in training, because we are really targeting a good showing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are likely to be the wildcard in the group; we will definitely surprise a few, while hopefully producing eye-catching performances,\u201d he further added.
\nThe maroon and cream clad institution will be banking on a host of players to lift their standard and turn games for them during the competition, namely: Matthew Thorpe, goalkeeper, David Gordon, Richard Thompson, Samuel Reid and Solano Birch.
\nLettman revealed that those players \u2013 who have been a part of the team now for the past three seasons \u2013 will carry the burden, with Birch, the speedy Thompson and Thorpe to be the focal point of the team\u2019s attacking thrust.
\nAlthough filled with good attacking players, the squad is adamant that their strength lies in their defense, which includes some solid players who are also good readers of the game.<\/p>\n

PLAYERS IN AND OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The team \u2013 which fell short of expectations last year \u2013 has seen a few key players exit the school. However, they have managed to retain seven players from last year\u2019s overall squad \u2013 six of whom were starters.
\nThe squad has also seen a player from rivals Cornwall College come in, one Andre Bowen. He is expected to add some experience and do well.
\nDespite their confidence and their hopes for a progressive season, \u2018Compre\u2019 has been hit hard, with solid defender Tremaine Simpson and Brandon Curate along with Giovanni Scale all leaving for other institutions.<\/p>\n

Simpson \u2013 a standout \u2013 has joined the ranks at Cornwall College; Curate has swapped for the red and gold of Cornwall College while Scale is now on the roster at Green Pond High.
\n\u2018Compre\u2019 players are said to be at 45-55 percent in readiness and have played a series of friendly games while also participating in a parish competition.
\n\u2018Compre\u2019 played games against both Manning and da’Costa Cup oppositions, getting favorable results.
\n\u2018Compre\u2019 won 4-0 against Cambridge; lost 4-1 to Calabar; beat Manning\u2019s School and Frome Technical 1-0 and 2-1 respectively, while being beaten 2-1 by Lennon and St. Georges, respectively, during their participation in the Georges Cup held in Kingston.<\/p>\n

HERBERT MORRISON TECHNICAL HIGH WON THE D\u2019CUPIN 1986 AND 1988.
\nThey have been paired with Cedric Titus, Holland High, Muschett, Spot Valley and William Knibb.<\/p>\n

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Noelita Lawrence – Staff Reporter With hoisting the title a distant memory, former two-time champions Herbert Morrison Technical High will be hoping for a good showing when this year\u2019s annual DaCosta Cup Schoolboy football competition gets underway. \u2018Compre\u2019 \u2013 as the Bogue-based school is affectionately called \u2013 has not won the D\u2019Cup in more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-611","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\/611","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=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}